La EPA asigna 58 millones para ayudar a las escuelas y guarderías a eliminar el plomo del agua potable
MARTES, 25 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El lunes, la administración de Biden asignó 58 millones de dólares en subvenciones para ayudar a las escuelas y guarderías a eliminar el plomo del agua potable. El anuncio se realizó durante un evento en…
Learn MoreEPA Awards $58 Million to Help Schools, Daycare Centers Remove Lead From Drinking Water
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Monday awarded $58 million in grants to help schools and daycare centers remove lead from drinking water.The announcement came during an event in Boston.“I am excited to join local…
Learn MoreCasi 1 de cada 10 niños de EE. UU. tiene una discapacidad del desarrollo, según los CDC
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más niños de Estados Unidos están recibiendo un diagnóstico de una discapacidad del desarrollo, y en 2021 la prevalencia se acercó a un 9 por ciento, informan los Centros para el Control y la Prevención …
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 MoreLearning Disabilities in U.S. Youth Remained Steady From 1997 to 2021
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of learning disabilities among youth aged 6 to 17 years remained steady from 1997 to 2021, according to a research letter published online July 10 in JAMA Pediatrics.Yanmei Li, from Guangdong…
Learn MoreNew Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.Doctors treat cran…
Learn MorePsychiatric, Learning Disorders Common in Students Who Make School Threats
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Students who make threats toward others at school have diverse psychiatric profiles and often do not receive recommended treatments, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Aca…
Learn MoreGrowing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lead is known to damage young children’s brains, and a new study suggests the effects may still be apparent in old age.Researchers found that among nearly 1,100 older U.S. adults, those who grew up in cities…
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