FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Turning off smartphones is an important step in making sure tweens get the sleep they need, a new study says. Leaving a phone ringer on is associated with a 25% higher risk of sleep disturbance among tweens ages 11 and 12, according toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Misuse of illicit prescription drugs is falling dramatically among U.S. high school students, a new study says. The percentage of seniors who say they’ve misused prescription drugs in the past year has dropped to 2% in 2022, down from 11% back in 2009,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Boredom is the key emotion behind most teens’ use of Instagram, a new study says. Teens open the app because they’re bored, then sift through its contents looking for interesting bits to relieve their boredom, researchers report. Then, bored by slogging through theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids whose families frequently move have a significantly higher risk of depression later in life, a new study warns. Children who move once between the ages of 10 and 15 are 41% more likely to be diagnosed with depression in adulthood, compared withContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, July 17, 29024 (HealthDay News) — In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing delta-8 THC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday they have warned five companies to stop marketing such products. Because the packaging for theseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Defiance, tantrums, aggression: All signs of a condition called conduct disorder, which Mental Health America says affects up to 16% of boys and 9% of girls. Now, research is revealing real differences in the brain structure of children and youths with conduct disorder,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As millions of American teens continue to struggle with their mental health, a new survey reveals a sizable gap between how much support teens say they get and how much support their parents think they are getting. In the report, published Tuesday byContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says. Worse, a significant minority continue to fill those opioid prescriptions three to six months after surgery, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Restrictive gun laws can decrease suicide rates among children and teenagers, but they don’t seem to lower their risk of being murdered, a new study says. States with laws requiring safe storage of firearms and mandatory waiting periods had lower suicide death ratesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel has left children and parents with significant psychological scars, a new study shows. But families with a child who has autism have been especially hard hit, according to researchers from the Autism Center at Hebrew UniversityContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 60 illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have now been linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles, U.S. health officials reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in an update issued Tuesday that of the people who got sick after eating theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research offers what could become a surprising way to diagnose whether a child has autism: Simply check the makeup of their gut microbiome. In a study published July 8 in the journal Nature Microbiology, scientists analyzed more than 1,600 stool samples from childrenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a case that will test the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authority to approve or reject new vaping products, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether the agency was legally allowed to ban flavored e-cigarettes. In recent years, theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A girl’s genetics can indirectly influence the age when she has her first period, by accelerating her weight gain in childhood, a new study finds. A number of other genes also can directly affect the age of puberty, some with profound effects, researchersContinue Reading