Breastfeeding May Be Key to Letting Preemie Babies Thrive
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preterm infants who are breastfed do better in school and are less likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a new study. Preemies have a higher risk of doing poorly in math, r…
Learn MoreCorticosteroid Injections Plus Exercise Ease Achilles Tendinopathy
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The combination of corticosteroid injections and exercise therapy helps reduce symptoms of long-standing Achilles tendinopathy, according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open.In a partic…
Learn MoreNIH Trial Underway for Universal Flu Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has begun a phase I trial of a potential universal influenza vaccine, according to an announcement by the agency.The National Institute of Allergy and Infec…
Learn MoreGenetics May Affect Pregnancy Risk Factors for Offspring Neurodevelopmental Conditions
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maternal genetic liability to neurodevelopmental conditions is associated with several pregnancy-related factors previously thought to be associated with those conditions, according to a study published onl…
Learn MorePeanut Allergy in Infants Unchanged After New Guideline Introduced in Australia
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guideline-recommended early peanut introduction in Australia has not been associated with a statistically significantly lower or higher prevalence of peanut allergy, according to a study published in the Ju…
Learn MoreCan Anxiety Disorders Pass From Parent to Child?
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From the ongoing pandemic and the monkeypox outbreak to the charged political landscape, New York City mom and entrepreneur Lyss Stern has been increasingly anxious.Stern worries that she will pass all of t…
Learn MoreWhat Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows states to ban abortion isn’t expected to have an immediate effect on in vitro fertilization, according to an analysis by the nation’s leading reproductive health so…
Learn MoreSocial Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The potent influence of social media may include tobacco use.By analyzing 29 previously published studies, researchers found that people who viewed social media that contained tobacco content were more than…
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