WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 30 million Americans have an eating disorder in their lifetime, and calls to a nationwide support group have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 2020 and October 2021, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) recorded a 58% increase in calls, textsContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have a family history of cancer and are considering genetic counseling to measure your risk for the disease, an expert offers some advice. Genetic counseling can help you understand your family’s cancer history and how it applies to you, said TanyaContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children raised by same-sex parents are just as well-adjusted as kids raised by different-sex parents, researchers say. In the new study, the researchers compared 62 Dutch children (aged 6 to 16 years) whose parents were the same sex with 72 kids whose parentsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It remains one of the most painful images of the pandemic: Families who were not allowed to be by their loved ones’ bedside as they waged a lonely battle against COVID in a hospital ICU, with some forced to say goodbye via aContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two in five adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder say their mental health is excellent, which is significantly lower than people without the disorder, but still an encouraging finding, according to the authors of a new study. Their analysis of a Canadian government mental healthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The structure of teens’ families influences their risk of delinquent behaviors such as shoplifting, graffiti or robbery, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed survey data gathered between 2016 and 2019 from more than 3,800 14- and 15-year-olds in Sweden. TheyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Who hasn’t had the urge to trace their roots by buying consumer genetic testing kits? But in a new report, researchers warn that you may come across some unexpected, and potentially troubling, information if you discover relatives this way. “If you’re going toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a fate many older women fear: loneliness and isolation as they age. Now, new research suggests those feelings may also predispose them to heart disease. The findings may be especially relevant now because of social distancing required by the pandemic. “We areContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most gene variants that have been labeled “pathogenic” may make only a small difference in a person’s risk of actually developing disease, a new study suggests. Scouring genetic data on more than 72,000 individuals, researchers found that most of the gene variants believedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Support from family and friends, along with exercise and sufficient sleep, have helped protect teens’ mental health during the pandemic, new research shows. The study also found that teen girls have been more likely than boys to suffer mental distress during the pandemic.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sharing food and smooching are two ways babies can suss out whom they can depend on to take care for them, a new study suggests. The tell-tale clue common to both is a surprising one: saliva. “Babies don’t know in advance which relationshipsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It can happen so fast. One moment, a family is eating dinner together like usual. Soon after, they go off to do other things before being brought back together by a child’s scream. That is what unfolded in the Beckman home in StateContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For several years, a leading U.S. pediatricians’ group has called for middle and high schools to start later in the morning, to help these young people get the right amount of sleep. Now, new research suggests that students aren’t the only ones whoContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Give yourself and your loved ones the gifts of health and safety this holiday season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. The agency outlines 12 ways to do that, beginning with a reminder that washing your hands with soap andContinue Reading