Cognitive Scores Lower for Children With Iron Deficiency
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with chronic iron deficiency have lower cognitive scores even at four and 12 months after an intervention, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in Pediatrics.Argie Gingoyon, M.P.H., from the…
Learn MoreEducation Interacts With Genetic Variants to Increase Myopia Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Education interacts with genetic variants to confer susceptibility to myopia, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in PLOS Genetics.Rosie Clark, Ph.D., from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, …
Learn MoreEven a Little Drinking in Pregnancy Can Reshape Fetal Brain
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to even low levels of alcohol while in the womb can change the structure of the fetus’ brain, according to Austrian researchers.The study results suggest that pregnant women should strictly avoid alc…
Learn MoreYouth Suicides Up With Shortage of Mental Health Professionals
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health professional workforce shortages are associated with increased youth suicides, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in JAMA Pediatrics.Jennifer A. Hoffmann, M.D., from the Northwestern U…
Learn MorePRIORIX, M-M-R II Vaccines Interchangeable for MMR
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines PRIORIX and M-M-R II are interchangeable, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity a…
Learn MoreVitamin D Supplements Do Not Reduce Asthma Exacerbations Overall
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce the risk for asthma exacerbation in children overall, but does reduce the risk in those with low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations, according to a rev…
Learn MoreUn estudio confirma que los hijos evitan que las mamás ocupadas hagan ejercicio
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Algo, o más bien alguien, quizá evite que las mamás tengan una rutina de ejercicio regular: sus hijos.Una investigación reciente de las universidades de Cambridge y Southampton, en Reino Unido, sugi…
Learn MoreStudy Explores Weight Terminology That Youth Prefer, Dislike
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many youth have a preference and dislike for terms of weight terminology, with differences seen across sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and weight status, according to a study published online Nov. 21 …
Learn MoreMore Than 12 Percent Develop De Novo Postpartum Hypertension
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the year after delivery, more than 12 percent of patients with normotensive pregnancies experience de novo postpartum hypertension (dn-PPHTN), according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Hypertension.S…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Treatment of Middle Ear Infections in U.S. Children
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to receive treatment for otitis media and more likely to experience complications from undertreatment, according to a study published online Nov…
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