Active Learning Best for Students: Study
Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Whether you’re a kid or a college student, you’ll learn more with interactive activities, discussions, movement and even AI-enhanced technologies than you will just sitting still and listening, a new study suggests. Learning methods that work best are hands-on, as well as what […]
Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women who receive an epidural to ease their pain during labor aren’t any more likely than others to have kids with autism, two new studies show. Earlier research suggested this practice may increase autism risk in offspring, […]
Baby Lounger Recall Cites Infant Deaths – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Healthy Kids News MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 The death of eight babies has prompted the Boppy Company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall more than 3 million baby loungers, they announced Thursday. A year ago, the CPSC issued a safety warning about similar pillow-like baby products, CBS News […]
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) In kids and teens, symptoms of long COVID rarely last more than 12 weeks, a new international study reports. The researchers also found that exposure to the highly contagious Delta variant did not result in more serious disease in children compared to earlier […]
Pilot study of diet/exercise in young adults with intellectual disabilities is promising: A program to educate and support healthy behaviors in specific young adult population has merit
Adhering to a diet and exercise program to manage health can be a challenge for anyone. But maintaining a healthy weight may present unique challenges for young adults with inherent barriers such as cognitive impairment. A pilot study at the University of Cincinnati found that young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities […]
Kids Piled on Extra Pounds During Pandemic
Latest Healthy Kids News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) New research confirms the pandemic has not been good for the waistlines of children. During lockdowns, American kids gained more weight than before the pandemic, and the number who became obese also increased, researchers report. “This increased weight […]
Your Young Child Is Sick: Is it COVID or RSV?
Latest Healthy Kids News SUNDAY, Aug. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) A common bug called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulating among American kids during what’s normally its off-season may cause concern if parents don’t know how to tell it apart from COVID-19, experts say. Getting RSV during the summer is unusual, but the U.S. […]
What Relieves Stress Fast? How to Relieve Stress Naturally
How to relieve stress comes down to a healthy lifestyle, dietary changes, and changing your thought process. There is no fast-fix cure for stress, and no method is a universal solution. Stress is a product of long-standing stimuli that have slowly but surely broken your body. Hence, resolution strategies take time to work as well. […]
Small changes in diet could help you live healthier, more sustainably
Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their […]
Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule
Latest Healthy Kids News SUNDAY, Aug. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) After a year of learning online in their pajamas at home, many kids may struggle to wake up early for class as schools reopen this fall, an expert says. “I think the biggest concern is that the virtual environment of last year led […]