SATURDAY, April 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of becoming emotional eaters are shaped by both their natural eating tendencies and their parent’s influence, according to aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The origins of a continuing outbreak of acute, potentially lethal hepatitis striking children in countries around the world has experts mystified. But a cluster of recent cases in Alabama all show ties to common viruses, according to a new report from researchers atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mom’s voice may be music to a young child’s brain, but the teen brain prefers to change the station, a new study finds. Past research using brain imaging has revealed how important a mother’s voice is to younger children: The sound stimulates notContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine given during pregnancy has shown early promise for protecting infants from a potentially severe respiratory infection. The vaccine, being developed by Pfizer, aims to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Most of the time, RSV causes nothing moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many of them young, turning to the app every month as a way to view, make and share bite-sizedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna announced Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6. It’s the first vaccine maker to seek U.S. authorization of a COVID-19 shot forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The toll of child abuse is wide-ranging and long-lasting. Researchers warn that childhood abuse is tied to high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes in adulthood, raising odds for heart disease and stroke. In contrast, those who grew up in nurturing homes are lessContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your teen is itching to get behind the wheel, new research underscores the importance of signing them up for driver’s education. The study found that driver training and graduated licensing significantly reduced young newbies’ risk of crashes. “With comprehensive licensing requirements, theseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As health experts around the world try to understand why nearly 200 children in 12 countries have fallen seriously ill with severe hepatitis, doctors in Alabama are investigating nine such cases in that state. In each case, seemingly healthy kids ended up inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve emergency use of its booster shot for children ages 5 to 11. The application hinges on a study of 140 children with no evidence of prior coronavirusContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies and toddlers who’ve been given antibiotics might have a less vigorous immune response to routine childhood vaccinations, new research warns. The study is the first to suggest that antibiotics might dampen youngsters’ ability to generate infection-fighting antibodies in response to vaccination. ExpertsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Witnessing violence between your parents is traumatic when it happens, but a new study finds that trauma can raise your risk of depression and other mental health problems. The study included more than 17,700 Canadian adults who took part in a national surveyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you think teen gun violence is not a pressing issue, a new study suggests otherwise. Researchers found the percentage of U.S. teenagers carrying handguns has risen by 41% over the past two decades — with notable increases seen among white teens fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the antiviral remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment for young children. The drug had so far only been available to this age group under a special FDA emergency use authorization order. Now, doctors treatingContinue Reading