TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Jay-Fay Fraser was in the back seat of her father’s sedan, heading home from feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving 2016, when another car rear-ended them on the highway. The driver’s seat collapsed backward from the sudden force of the rear impact, slamming intoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Your teens’ route to a healthy or unhealthy weight may be in their hands — literally. New research out of South Korea shows that teens who spend too much time on their smartphones are also more prone to eating habits that increase theirContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Although the number of teens who use e-cigarettes has dropped significantly, new research suggests that vaping rates are still too high. “This study underscores that flavored e-cigarettes, especially JUUL, have caused the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use and nicotine addiction in the U.S.Continue Reading
SATURDAY, June 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As you seek to cool down in a pool or at the beach this summer, always keep water safety for yourself and others in mind, an expert urges. “With children, I always recommend starting swim lessons at an early age and having parentsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. teens are getting their COVID shots — how does that change their daily lives? Besides letting teens resume many of their normal activities, U.S. authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people as young as 12 is crucial to slowing the spreadContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If your child has both allergies and asthma, it’s imperative to treat their allergies to prevent asthma from worsening as they spend more time outdoors, an expert says. “It’s a time when after a winter when we’re all cooped up inside kids wantContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ethan Lindenberger knows what it’s like when you have anti-vaxxer parents: At 18, he gained national notoriety when he sought vaccines in defiance of his mother’s fervent wishes. Now, the 20-year-old has some advice for teens facing a similar dilemma posed by theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that affects children has been discovered by an international team of researchers. They used advanced genetic techniques to identify 11 such cases in children who had mysterious neurological disorders. Most cases of ALS — alsoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Expectant mothers’ high blood pressure heightens kids’ risk of stroke later in life, a Swedish study finds. “Our findings indicate that hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are associated with increased risks of stroke and potentially heart disease in offspring up to the age ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People aren’t born understanding social norms, but kids do have a desire to fit in with the crowd from an early age, according to a new study. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, N.C. found that when 3-year-olds were asked to behave inContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As you head into the great outdoors this summer, keep safety in mind, an expert says. Drowning is one of summer’s risks. It only takes a few seconds and can happen without an obvious struggle, according to Dr. Seth Hawkins, a wilderness medicineContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many health experts hailed the recent approval of the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, but some parents have been hesitant to take their kids in for a shot. “Parents naturally worry more about their children than they do about themselvesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If more proof of the safety of vaccines is needed, a new study delivers fresh evidence that they carry few harms for children, adults and pregnant women. “This in-depth analysis found no evidence of increased risk of serious adverse events following vaccines, apartContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that demonstrates the power of a mother’s touch, new research shows that immediate and continuous skin-to-skin contact with mom reduces the risk of death for low-weight newborns in poorer nations. “The idea of giving skin-to-skin contact immediately after delivery toContinue Reading