Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series. Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets t…
Learn MoreAs Alcohol Abuse Declines Among Teens, Marijuana Abuse Soars
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — American kids are drinking to excess less and abusing marijuana more, a new study finds.Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined ov…
Learn MoreRisk Factors for Sleep-Related Suffocation, Infant Death Identified
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for sleep-related suffocation and unexplained infant death are explored in a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics.Sharyn E. Parks, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreFor Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study.In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms receive a ne…
Learn MoreGirl Toddlers Have Bigger Vocabularies, and Researchers Now Know Why
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why.It has nothing to do with gender, and everything to do with parental interaction, res…
Learn MoreImmune System T-Cells Can Still Fight COVID Variants, But for How Long?
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While people’s immune system T-cells can still target the spike proteins of the COVID coronavirus, their power to do so is waning over time, researchers report.As the virus continues to mutate, T-cell recogniti…
Learn MorePut Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
SUNDAY, Dec. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices.Each year, about 200,000 U.S. children end up in the emergency room with a toy-…
Learn MoreCannabis Use Among Pregnant Women More Likely With Legalization
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Up to 7 percent of pregnant women in the United States report using cannabis, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.Kathak Vachhani, from University of …
Learn MoreUn programa virtual podría hacer que la conducción sea más segura para los adolescentes con TDAH
JUEVES, 1 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un simulador podría hacer que la conducción sea más segura para los adolescentes que sufren del trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), al entrenarlos para que desvíen la mirada de l…
Learn MoreNo Significant Association Found for ADHD Meds, CVD Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There seems to be no statistically significant association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to a systematic review and meta-an…
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