Mental Health Issues Can Plague Families of Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Kids with type 1 diabetes and their closest relatives are more likely to experience mental health issues than people without the disease, Swedish researchers report.“Many clinicians assume intuitively that diabe…
Learn MoreVegan? Weightlifting May Protect Your Bones
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While a plant-based diet may be associated with lower bone mineral density and increased fracture risk, there might be a way to counteract that: pumping iron.New Austrian research shows that vegans who lift wei…
Learn MorePost-COVID-19 Symptoms, Conditions ID’d in U.S. Children
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.S. Ce…
Learn MoreU.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.”We’re prepared to take our re…
Learn MorePediatric Obesity Subtypes ID’d in Latent Class Analysis
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eight pediatric obesity subtypes have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in PLOS Digital Health.
Elizabeth A. Campbell, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, and colleagues us…
Learn MoreCDC Set to Ease COVID-19 Guidance, Including for Schools
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week. Updated guidance expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would change current reco…
Learn MoreAustralia’s Current Flu Season Is Tough: Will America’s Be the Same?
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the worst flu season in five years winds down in Australia, U.S. health officials are bracing for similar severity this coming fall.
Australia’s flu season had a big impact on children. Children ages 5…
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Call for New Board Members
Southern Iowa Mental Health Center (SIMHC) is seeking new board members to guide its mission and development in being the best mental health treatment facility in the area. SIMHC is a Community Mental Health Center and is committed to providing high quality mental health care to any and all patients, regardless of their ability to pay or their stage of change. The SIMHC Board meets...
Learn MoreU.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.“We’re prepared to take our re…
Learn MoreLas exacerbaciones de la gota podrían aumentar el riesgo cardiaco durante las semanas posteriores
MIÉRCOLES, 3 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando la gota se exacerba, el dolor de la articulación con frecuencia es agonizante. Pero esta no es la única preocupación vinculada con esta afección artrítica inflamatoria común.Un nuevo estudio br…
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