¿Los medicamentos con cannabis son seguros para los niños con cáncer?
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diecinueve estudios científicos no lograron responder a una importante pregunta: ¿Son los productos que contienen cannabis seguros o efectivos para los niños con cáncer?Un nuevo análisis de los estudios …
Learn MoreEvite los opioides para el dolor dental a corto plazo en los niños, indican unas nuevas directrices
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños que sufren un dolor dental a corto plazo debido a las extracciones o a un dolor de muelas no deben recibir recetas de opioides, sino que estos dolores se deben gestionar mediante ibuprofeno o a…
Learn MoreApenas un mordisco de un comestible de marihuana manda a un niño al hospital
LUNES, 28 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los “comestibles” de colores brillantes pueden ser una tentación para los niños pequeños, y están más disponibles ahora que muchos estados de EE. UU. han legalizado el cannabis para el uso recreativo y m…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Interventions in Prevention of Child Maltreatment
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions for preventing child maltreatment. Thes…
Learn MoreYouth Reporting Discrimination Face Higher Risk for Subsequent Suicidal Ideation
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Self-reported experiences of discrimination increase youth’s risk for suicidal ideation a year later, according to a study published online July 28 in The Journal of Pediatrics.Arielle T. Pearlman, from the Un…
Learn MoreRecommendations Made for Hearing Assessments in Children
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hearing assessment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents are discussed in a clinical report published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.Charles Bower, M.D., from Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Lit…
Learn MoreTHC Dose Predicts Severe, Prolonged Toxicity in Children Younger Than 6 Years
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children younger than 6 years, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) dose is a significant predictor of severe and prolonged toxicity, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.Lesley C. Pepin, M.D….
Learn MoreTeens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreIt Only Takes a Bite of a Marijuana Edible to Send a Child to the Hospital
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brightly colored “edibles” can be tempting for young kids and are more widely available now that many U.S. states have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical use.Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much of…
Learn MoreAre Cannabis-Based Medicines Safe for Children With Cancer?
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nineteen scientific studies have failed to answer a big question: Are cannabis-containing products safe or effective for kids with cancer?A new analysis of the studies found the evidence just isn’t there to de…
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