WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For weeks, Donna Greene got the brush-off when she asked the pharmacist about getting her second dose of Shingrix, the sought-after but scarce new shingles vaccine. Check back next week. Check in two weeks. We just don’t know, she was told at last.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The type of high school teens attend may determine whether they’ll try marijuana and other illegal drugs, a new study suggests. “We concluded that schools play an important role in influencing adolescent behavior,” said study first author Dr. Rebecca Dudovitz, an assistant professorContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Giving trace amounts of wheat to children with wheat allergy shows promise in treating the allergy, according to new research. The researchers started with 46 wheat-allergic children, average age about 9 years, and gave them trace amounts of wheat. The researchers gradually increasedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Rules for new drivers instituted in Massachusetts back in 2007 have led to fewer car crashes, including fewer deadly crashes, among drivers in their teens. And most of the rules are ones that Moms and Dads can set no matter what state youContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Parents of teens can add “sextortion” to the list of things to worry about, because a new study shows that 5 percent of teenagers are targets of this cybercrime. Another 3 percent of teens have likely done it to others, the study authorsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are sending U.S. college students to mental health clinics in record numbers, a new study finds. Between 2009 and 2015, treatment and diagnoses of anxiety increased by nearly 6 percent among these students, followed by depression and panicContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Young children are more likely to be awakened by a smoke alarm that uses their mother’s voice than one with a typical high-pitched alarm, a new study finds. The mother’s voice alarm also resulted in much quicker escape times. “Children are remarkably resistantContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Almost half of all marriages end in divorce, the American Academy of Family Physicians notes. If you have children, it’s important for you as a parent to stress that the divorce is not their fault. You also should do your best to keep lines of communication open,Continue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Teen drivers are more likely to be involved in a car crash that results in injury or death than any other age group in the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Teens with less than 18 months of driving experience are much more at riskContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity has been linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and early heart disease, but new research now ties it to a sometimes crippling hip condition. It’s called slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), and it causes the hip to becomeContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Jack-o’-lanterns can be scary, but they shouldn’t be dangerous. Last year, pumpkin carving accounted for nearly 3,200 of the 16,706 Halloween-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments, doctors’ offices and clinics, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Pumpkin carving is a funContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Teens with allergies and asthma can enjoy Halloween as long as they take precautions, an allergist says. “There’s no reason a teen with allergies should have to miss anything,” said Dr. Bradley Chipps, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Though the maker of Juul e-cigarettes has claimed its product is aimed at adult smokers trying to quit, almost a quarter of the company’s Twitter followers are under 18, a new study finds. And many of these young fans are retweeting the company’sContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Kids take their cues from mom and dad, so it only makes sense to participate with them when teaching them the merits of exercise. Couch potato kids are a real concern. The College of New Jersey exercise science professor Avery Faigenbaum defined theContinue Reading