WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parents can’t monitor everything their kids watch online, but a set of new guidelines may help young people manage their own viewing habits. “Research consistently shows that video content, and the platforms that host it, have the potential to help or harm teens,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who won’t leave the house without makeup or a spritz of hairspray may want to think twice about those habits when they’re pregnant or breastfeeding. New research links these and other personal care products, including hair dyes, fragrances, lotions, moisturizers and nailContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Angry outbursts are common among children, as siblings squabble and kids protest the unfairness of rules like screen time limits. Now, a new survey shows that many parents struggle to manage their kids’ anger, and some even suspect they’re not providing a goodContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared. The spike in purchases of what is also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B suggests women worry the incoming administrationContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most parents haven’t considered the potential risk of an unlocked, poorly stored firearm in a house their child is visiting, a new study shows. More than 60% of Illinois parents have never asked another parent about an unlocked gun in their home beforeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure. A new study is the first to give hard numbers on those concerns. It finds that, evenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Having a child can cause significant and ongoing financial hardship for new parents, even if they are covered by health insurance, a new study shows. More than half of people with private insurance spent more than $1,000 out of pocket on childbirth, andContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that a quarter of (no doubt exhausted) breastfeeding moms admit to falling asleep while their baby was feeding, a moment that can raise risks for infant suffocation. That’s because whenever a baby falls asleep in an area that’s gotContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Babies born preterm face a life of lowered prospects, a new study warns. Adults who were preemies are less likely to achieve higher education or snag a high-paying job, researchers reported Nov. 6 in the journal PLOS One. What’s more, the earlier pretermContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds. Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy is confirmed using ultrasound, researchers said. But abortion pills can be safely taken prior toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov.7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who take vitamin D supplements during a pregnancy may be giving their kids the legacy of stronger bones, new British research suggests. Children whose moms took vitamin D supplements when pregnant had stronger, denser bones at the age of 7 compared to theContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who are pregnant but who also have the ovarian cyst disorder polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at higher odds of giving birth to an underweight baby, new Norwegian research shows. The risk rises even higher if the woman with PCOS is alsoContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Although numerous studies have shown that marijuana use during pregnancy may harm both the fetus and a mom-to-be, almost 6% of women responding to a recent survey said they used weed while pregnant. That’s more than one in every 20 pregnancies, noted aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if parents were offered electronic feedback on feeding habits, playtime and exercise, researchersContinue Reading