Kids’ ER Visits for Mental Health Crises Rise When School Term Begins
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the start of the school year can give kids and teens the chance to reconnect with friends and enjoy school sports and activities, it can also trigger stressors that send many to the emergency room for m…
Learn MoreKids’ ER Visits for Mental Health Crises Rise When School Term Begins
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the start of the school year can give kids and teens the chance to reconnect with friends and enjoy school sports and activities, it can also trigger stressors that send many to the emergency room for m…
Learn MoreVaping Raises a Teen’s Odds of Developing Asthma
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes.Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, …
Learn MoreVaping Raises a Teen’s Odds of Developing Asthma
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes.Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, …
Learn MorePediatric ED Visits for Mental, Behavioral Conditions Increased During School Term
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children and adolescents, the number and proportion of weekly emergency department visits for mental health and behavioral conditions is higher during the academic year, according to research published…
Learn MoreBabies May Leave Cells Behind That Help Mom Prepare for Future Pregnancies
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One pregnancy may leave behind microscopic souvenirs that prepare a mom’s immune system for the next one, a new study suggests.Experts said the research, carried out in lab mice, offers new insights into a …
Learn MoreTreatment Failure Similar for Amoxicillin +/− Clavulanate for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is no difference in the risk for treatment failure for outpatient children with acute sinusitis treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate compared with amoxicillin, according to a study published in the Se…
Learn MoreFDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco.Among the report’s findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration nee…
Learn MoreSubstance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination.New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke …
Learn MoreVery Few Children With Obesity Transition to a Healthy Weight
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More children with overweight move to a healthier weight over two years than do children with obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in PLOS ONE.Byron A. Foster, M.D., from the Oregon Heal…
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