Globally, Fewer Teens Perceive Themselves as Overweight
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2002 to 2018, there was a global increase in the number of teenagers who underestimated their body weight, according to a study published online July 2 in Child and Adolescent Obesity.Anouk Francine Jacqu…
Learn MoreRacial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial discrimination may drive health inequities from an early age, according to researchers who found that it puts kids at risk for obesity.“Exposure to racial discrimination must be acknowledged as both a s…
Learn More2019 to 2021 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Developmental Disability
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability increased in children aged 3 to 17 years during 2019 to 2021, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreLos medicamentos para el TDAH no aumentan el riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas en el futuro
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adolescentes que usan medicamentos estimulantes, como Ritalin, para tratar el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) no tienen un mayor riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas más adela…
Learn MoreLa obesidad y el sobrepeso reducen las tasas de supervivencia en la leucemia infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una creciente epidemia de obesidad podría afectar el resultado del tratamiento de las personas que se enfrentan a un cáncer, según un nuevo estudio de adultos y adolescentes que recibían tratamiento p…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 10 U.S. Children Has a Developmental Disability: CDC
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More kids in the United States are getting a developmental disability diagnosis, with prevalence close to 9% in 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.Among 3- to 17-year-olds, 8.5…
Learn MoreOverweight/Obese BMI Linked to Worse Survival in Young People With Leukemia
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), overweight/obese body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse outcomes, according to a study published online July 11 in Blo…
Learn MoreIncidence of Childhood Diabetes Up Globally
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Childhood diabetes is an increasing global health challenge, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.Kexin Zhang, from Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University in China, and …
Learn MoreExposure to COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Delayed Development at Age 5
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with delayed development at age 5 years, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Pediatrics.Koryu Sato, M.P.H., from Kyoto University in Japan, …
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