Obesity: It’s Not Just for Mid-Life Anymore
No matter what time you set on your alarm clock, you keep pounding the snooze button until 8:30 every morning. Barreling out of bed in a panic, you hit the shower, race out the door, and clock into work just 10 minutes late with a coffee and giant muf…
Learn MoreBulimia Nervosa
What is bulimia nervosa?Although this eating disorder is less well-known than anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa is actually more common among American teenage and young women — and just as serious. Bulimia nervosa, or simply “bulimia,” is often refer…
Learn MoreDiabetes in the Classroom
Giving a 6-year-old a shot of insulin every morning is hard. Putting her on a school bus afterwards is even harder. Every weekday for years, Mary Schuh (pronounced “shoe”) of Beaver Creek, Oregon, entrusted her daughter’s life to the staff of Beaver C…
Learn MoreInteractive Tools for Kids with Diabetes
Once upon a time not so long ago, in a land very close to home, children faced bleak prospects when it came to learning about and coping with type 1 diabetes. Stern lectures from clinicians and educators, do’s and don’ts imposed by parents, secrecy bo…
Learn MoreType 1 Diabetes and Your Child
Although the number of children with type 2 diabetes is growing, type 1 is still the most prevalent form of disease in people younger than 18. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, which means the body’s own immune system, designed to attack infec…
Learn MoreBonding: It’s Not Always Instant
If you find that you’re not immediately overwhelmed with love with your newborn, don’t worry. Like any other emotional relationship, developing a connection with your child can take time. Similarly, as with any other relationship, this one will have i…
Learn MoreTraveling Overseas? Follow This Health Checklist
SUNDAY, May 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As summer approaches, you may be planning a big trip for the first time since the pandemic began — but be sure to make and follow a health checklist if you are traveling to another country, an expert advises.Th…
Learn MoreDelicious Ways to Sneak Fiber Into Your Child’s Diet
The biggest shortfall in most Americans’ diets isn’t vitamins or minerals. It’s fiber. Experts say adult women should get 25 grams a day while men should get 38 grams. Yet we average a paltry 15 grams. Our kids aren’t doing any better. The American He…
Learn MoreHaving a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
SATURDAY, May 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the estimated one million Americans having total hip or knee replacement surgery this year, some lifestyle changes might improve your chances of a good outcome, an expert says.Lose weight safe…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Children
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of children across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ann…
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