Los cascos protegen a las jóvenes jugadoras de lacrosse, encuentra un estudio
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una norma que requiere que las chicas de la escuela secundaria que juegan lacrosse usen cascos protectores está resultando en grandes dividendos en Florida. Su riesgo de conmoción cerebral es más bajo q…
Learn MoreHelmets Protect Young Lacrosse Players, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rule requiring high school girls who play lacrosse to wear protective headgear is paying big dividends in Florida.Their risk of concussion is lower than that of players in states without such a mandate, a …
Learn MoreSe dispara el uso de los alucinógenos entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de marihuana y alucinógenos está en un máximo histórico entre los adultos jóvenes de EE. UU., informaron el lunes las autoridades de salud del país.En comparación con hace cinco o 10 años, el uso…
Learn MoreU.S. Hallucinogen Use Up Overall, Down Among Teens
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hallucinogen use in the United States has increased among adults 26 years and older and decreased among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Addiction.Ofir Livne…
Learn MoreBreakfast Might Be Good for a Child’s Emotional Health, Too
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What your kids eat for breakfast and where they eat it could matter for their social and emotional health. That’s the upshot of a new nationwide study from Spain that concluded that eating breakfast away fr…
Learn MoreToo Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that not getting enough sleep may doom adolescents and teens to obesity and poorer health as they enter adulthood.Those who slept less than eight hours a night were more likely to be o…
Learn MoreUse of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana and hallucinogen use are at an all-time high among young adults, U.S. health officials reported Monday.Compared to five or 10 years ago, the use of these drugs over the past year has risen significa…
Learn MoreFDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned a maker of nicotine gummies to stop marketing what is an illegal product.
In what is a first-of-its-kind warning, the agency said it considers these…
Learn MorePediatric Populations Less Likely to Get Long COVID
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children and adolescents are less likely to experience persistent COVID-19 symptoms than adults, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.Sarah E. Messiah, Ph….
Learn MoreConsensus Developed on Managing Hypertension in Children
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a consensus document published online July 27 in the European Heart Journal, recommendations are presented for the management of hypertension among children aged 6 to 16 years.On behalf of the ESC Council…
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