Parents Often Ignore Safe Sleep Advice After Baby Wakes at Night
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most parents know that placing newborns on their backs to sleep can slash the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but a new study suggests that many may forget that rule when baby wakes up wailing in the middle […]
Can CBD Affect Your Driving?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Though it is a cannabis component, very high doses of CBD don’t appear to affect driving, a small Australian study reports. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that even 1,500 mg, the highest daily medicinal dose of cannabidiol (CBD) tested, did not seem to […]
High-Tech Pacemaker Reads Body Signals, Dissolves After Use
Latest Heart News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers are another step closer to bringing heart patients a temporary “smart” pacemaker that simply dissolves once it’s no longer needed. Pacemakers are devices that are implanted to help control certain abnormal heart rhythms, by sending electrical pulses to the heart […]
Shield Your Eyes From Summer Sun
Latest Eyesight News SUNDAY, May 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) You probably slather on sunscreen to protect your skin, but your eyes need protection from the sun’s rays, too. Wearing sunglasses can be protective and reduce your chances of developing a condition called photokeratitis. When your cornea — the surface of your eye — is exposed […]
New Hope for Relief From Peanut Allergy in Kids
Latest Allergies News TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) For families of children with peanut allergy, there may be some hope. Researchers say they’re working on a treatment that can create immune system changes that put kids into remission from their allergy. A parent of a child who participated in an allergy trial in Australia […]
Opinion | Assume Every Child Has PTSD These Days Until Proven Otherwise
We are only halfway into 2022 and there have already been 214 mass shooting events in America, several of which have been in schools. It goes without saying that even one life lost to senseless violence is too many, but this week on May 24, the lives of 19 innocent fourth graders and two of […]
9 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed in United States
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) Nine cases of monkeypox had been confirmed in seven states as of Wednesday, and there are likely to be more cases as a worldwide outbreak continues, U.S. health officials say. The nine cases of the disease, which does not occur naturally in the United States, […]
Breastfeeding May Boost a Child’s Brainpower, Study Shows
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Breastfeeding has long been thought to help boost a child’s IQ, but other factors such as mom’s education level and/or social standing could also be responsible for some of this benefit. Now, a new study shows that babies who were […]
AHA News: Her 2-Year-Old Niece Noticed Something Wrong During a Video Chat. It Was a Mini-Stroke.
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Exhausted at the end of a workday, Dawn Turnage plopped into a comfortable chair on her patio to soak up some sun before going to bed early. Her phone buzzed. It was a FaceTime call from her sister, April Washington. Washington was calling because […]
Sperm Counts Rebound When Obese Men Shed Pounds
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) When men shed extra pounds and keep them off, the health benefits may extend all the way to their sperm count, a new study finds. The study, of nearly 50 men with obesity, found that those who lost […]