Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports
SUNDAY, Feb. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spring sports season will be here soon, so it’s time to get kids ready after a winter break.Sports can teach valuable lessons, including teamwork, good sportsmanship, good communication, preparing for success,…
Learn MoreComputerized Adaptive Screen for Suicide Best for Teens With Psych Symptoms
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) and the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) instrument are equally effective for universal screening of teens presenting in the emergency departmen…
Learn MoreEl motivo de que los fideos instantáneos sean un peligro para sus hijos
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El ramen es un peligro. Un tazón hirviente de fideos instantáneos es una importante causa de lesiones por escaldaduras en los niños, informan los investigadores.Un nuevo estudio que examinó las admisio…
Learn MoreEn breve, dos vacunas podrían proteger a los adultos mayores del VSR
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas mayores cuentan con vacunas para prevenir una influenza y una COVID-19 graves, pero no ha habido nada que las proteja contra el tercer virus respiratorio que contribuyó a la terrible “trip…
Learn MoreRisk for Prediabetes, Diabetes Increased for Those Delivering Large Infants
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant is associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes 10 to 14 years postpartum, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy …
Learn MoreChildren’s Screen Time Use Remains Higher Than Prepandemic
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Screen time among children increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated after public health precautions were lifted, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Monique M…
Learn MorePrior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Natural immunity acquired from a COVID infection provides strong and lasting protection against severe illness if a person becomes reinfected, a new evidence review has concluded.Ten months after a COVID infec…
Learn MoreComplication Risks Rise in Pregnancies Among the Very Young
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant girls who are especially young, those only 10 to 15 years old, face increased risks for complications that include preeclampsia and C-section, according to new research.Investigators from University o…
Learn MoreMany Children Not Eating Enough Vegetables, Consuming Too Many Sweet Drinks
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many children do not eat fruit or vegetables daily and regularly consume sugar-sweetened beverages, according to research published in the Feb. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreYoung Kids Eating Too Few Greens, Drinking Too Much Soda
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young American children are not getting enough fruits and vegetables, but they are consuming too many sugary drinks, a new state-by-state government report shows.To come to that conclusion, the survey questi…
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