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FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight. The findings, researchers said, are no surprise. Many adults, faced with normal life being upended duringContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While climate change gets a lot of notice for its numerous negative impacts around the globe, children’s allergies may not be among them. Despite climate change, with the longer growing seasons and larger pollen loads that are attributed to it, more than 5,800Continue Reading

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THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Gene therapy might soon offer a new option for children with a rare genetic disorder that damages tissues throughout the body, researchers are reporting. In a study of eight children with the condition, called Hurler syndrome, researchers found that the gene therapy wasContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A 3-D virtual reality system to treat back pain was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The EaseVRx system is a prescription device for at-home use that combines cognitive behavioral therapy and other behavioral methods to treat patients 18Continue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — American teens are increasingly turning to the social media giant Instagram to share graphic images of their own attempts to harm themselves, a new study reveals. “It could be an attempt to share their emotional or psychological pain with others or find supportContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Grandmothers can have a strong bond with the little children in their families — and the connection even shows up on brain scans, researchers say. The investigators embarked on a unique study, looking at the brains of older women — not for signsContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When young people are allowed to give their own consent for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, vaccination rates are higher, new research shows. The new study suggests that allowing teens to consent without parental involvement could be an important strategy for boosting HPV vaccinationContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A rare inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 in children was more severe in the second wave of patients than in the first, researchers report. For the study, investigators examined the cases of 106 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) who arrivedContinue Reading

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MONDAY, Nov. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As if suffering through a childhood trauma weren’t enough, new research suggests it might raise the risk of poor mental and physical health later in life. Researchers analyzed nearly 2,900 responses to the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Survey and found that aboutContinue Reading