Get out and play

Get the kids outside. That's the call from president bush today, as the white house tackles the issue of childhood obesity.

More than 10 million school age children are now considered overweight.

In an effort to combat the epidemic, the White House is teaming up Dreamworks Animation and the Advertising Council. The group plans to launch a public awareness campaign, featuring characters from the “Shrek” animated movies.

The characters will encourage kids to “be a player” and get up and play for an hour a day.

Some soaps cause breast growth in boys

Pre-pubescent boys might want to stay away from certain essential oils. That's because some may cause unwanted breast growth.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health say lavender and tea tree oils are to blame. They say the oils can mimic the actions of estrogen and block a certain male hormone.

The situation will reverse itself when those oils are eliminated.

Scientists stress more research needs to be done.

Take 2 of these...

Two is better than one when it comes to protecting your child from the flu.

A new study finds infants and toddlers given two doses of the influenza vaccine are less likely to contract flu, pneumonia and other flu-like illnesses.

One dose, researchers found, does not appear to have any effect at all.

You can read more in the Journal of Pediatrics.