THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If your children are well-behaved, do they stand a greater chance of having healthy, happy lives as adults? A new study says yes. After tracking just over 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to the age of 45, investigators found that kids who wereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A prominent U.S. doctors’ group reaffirmed its recommendation this week that having kids physically in school should be the goal, while also outlining safety protocols needed to allow schools to be open. In its COVID-19 guidance for safe schools, the American Academy ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Stuck at home, bored. Fiddling with their phone or playing video games. Munching on snack foods to while away the time. School-age children gaining excess pounds could be one lasting health problem caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with pediatricians and public health expertsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Is your kid suddenly clamoring for a fast food meal or a sugary cereal you’ve never even heard of? He or she may have seen the product featured on a favorite “kid influencer” video. In a new study, researchers viewed the top 50Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — One thing most people can agree on, even in these divided times, is the importance of voting. And 19-year-old Aboubakar Konate from New York City is no exception. Despite a brain hemorrhage that left him partially paralyzed in March 2018, Konate plans toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Parents are usually pleased when their newborn seems big and strong, but new research suggests that large babies may be at higher risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation later in life. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) is the most common heart rhythm disorder,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In what will come as reassuring news to those who were born with a heart defect, new research finds these people aren’t at increased risk for moderate or severe COVID-19. The study included more than 7,000 adults and children who were born withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When parents have concerns about the safety of childhood vaccinations, it can be tough to change their minds, as a new study shows. The study involved “vaccine-hesitant” parents — a group distinct from the staunch “anti-vaxxer” crowd. They have worries about one orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Limiting TV ads for sugary, salty and high-fat foods and drinks might help reduce childhood obesity, British researchers suggest. They looked at advertising of these products between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. If all such ads were withdrawn during those hours, the numberContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In some reassuring news on the coronavirus front, a new study finds that pregnant women with COVID-19 rarely infect their newborn. That finding suggests that it may not be necessary to separate infected mothers from their infants and that moms can continue toContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The truly scary thing about Halloween this year is that it’s occurring during a pandemic, but there are safe ways to celebrate, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says. Suggestions include: virtual costume parties; physically distant, outdoor costume parades; Halloween-themed craft making; movieContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Learning to play a musical instrument helps fine-tune kids’ brains, researchers say. In a new study, 40 children (aged 10 to 13) performed memory and attention tasks while their brain activity was monitored with functional MRI. This type of imaging scan detects smallContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the struggle against racism continues to simmer across the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics took a hard look at racial gaps in health care for children during its recent annual meeting. “We know racism is a social determinant of health,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Facebook chatter from the anti-vaccination movement now frames the issue as one of civil liberties, a new study finds. As a COVID-19 vaccine gets closer to becoming a reality, opposition from so-called anti-vaxxer groups could become a political movement, researchers warn. For theContinue Reading