La FDA aprueba los refuerzos bivalentes contra la COVID para los niños de a partir de 6 meses
JUEVES, 8 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los refuerzos bivalentes actualizados contra la COVID-19 cuentan ahora con la aprobación para su uso en niños de incluso apenas 6 meses, anunció hoy la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA)…
Learn MoreUno de cada 10 adolescentes ha sexteado, y muchos ven porno en sexto curso, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un alto número de preadolescentes y adolescentes de Estados Unidos han visto pornografía, y muchos también han enviado o recibido fotografías de desnudos o semidesnudos (lo que se conoce como sexte…
Learn MoreFDA OKs Bivalent COVID Boosters for Kids 6 Months and Older
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.Children can receive either a Moderna or Pfizer-B…
Learn More1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn by 6th Grade: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos — sexting — over their smartphones, a new study reveals. “The p…
Learn MoreU.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad…
Learn MoreLas niñas pequeñas tienen unos vocabularios más amplios, y ahora los investigadores conocen el motivo
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las niñas pequeñas tienden a balbucear hasta adquirir unos vocabularios más amplios antes que los chicos, y ahora los investigadores piensan que saben el motivo.No tiene nada que ver con el sexo, y tod…
Learn MoreMientras el abuso de alcohol se reduce en los adolescentes, el abuso de marihuana se dispara
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los jóvenes estadounidenses beben menos en exceso y abusan más de la marihuana, encuentra un nuevo estudio.El abuso de la marihuana entre los niños y adolescentes de 6 a 18 años ha aumentado en un 245 …
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 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 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-…
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