MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many parents worry that their kids aren’t popular enough, or that they aren’t making the right friends, a new survey finds. About 1 in 5 parents say their child aged 6 to 12 has no friends or not enough friends, according to theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Prescriptions for amphetamine stimulants to treat ADHD have increased significantly in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. Unfortunately, high doses of stimulants like Adderall can increase the risk of psychosis or mania by more than fivefold, a new study finds. Patients had aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s natural for a parent to want to protect their children and keep them from harm. But sometimes this understandable desire crosses over into “helicopter parenting,” an overbearing need to be part of a child’s every decision and dilemma. “A helicopter parent isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster than expected during that stressful time, even faster than the brains of their male peers. In theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Meddling moms who try to prohibit their kids’ friendships with troublemakers will only make things worse, a new study says. Limiting contact with a friend who appears to be a bad influence tends to exacerbate the behavior problems parents were hoping to headContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As news of yet another senseless school shooting makes headlines, a new report finds the number of children who lose their lives to injury and gun violence has risen in almost all states since 2018. Rates of deaths caused by injuries overall haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just 5.9% of American middle and high school students now vape, a big drop from the 7.7% who did so a year ago, new government data shows. Put another way, about 1.6 million youth now say they used e-cigarettes at least once overContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues. Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July,Continue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new brain imaging study has concluded that autism likely isn’t caused by faulty connections to the amygdala. A prevailing hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder has held that people with the condition have poorer neural connections in certain brain regions, including the amygdala.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A survey of Australian adolescents finds those who are experiencing depressive symptoms have double the risk of taking up vaping. “In the short term, nicotine may reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, and young people may be reaching for vapes as a copingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The final rule, which will go into effect Sept. 30, alsoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, August 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teaching schoolkids to practice mindfulness can boost their mental health — and, maybe, even their grades. That’s the takeaway from a new review of more than three dozen research studies on school-based mindfulness interventions, such as seated or slow-walking meditation. In a nutshell,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer. But following the delivery of her daughter in late June, a car seat tech at her Salt LakeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Classroom cellphone bans should help improve learning environments in schools, a child development expert says. Keeping the devices out of classrooms would help focus attention, improve problem-solving and — by allowing kids to occasionally lapse into boredom — spur creativity, says Jon Piacentini,Continue Reading