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 […]
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 […]
Big Rise in Marijuana Vaping Among U.S. Teens
Latest Healthy Kids News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana — a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of teens who […]
Mystery of Hepatitis Cases in Kids Deepens as CDC Probe Continues
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who’ve developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday. “The evidence is accumulating […]
Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
Latest Healthy Kids News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) A bill that would allow families in a U.S. government assistance program to buy whatever brand of baby formula they can find is on the way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill, which is meant […]
As Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Experts Offer Guidance to Frantic Parents
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) A nationwide baby formula shortage continues across the United States, with desperate parents scouring shelves to find nutrition for their infants. Millions of babies rely on formula — the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren’t exclusively breastfed. […]
FDA Expands Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers, Moves to Reopen Abbott Plant
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Dealing with a crippling shortage of infant formula that has many U.S. parents desperate, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced “increased flexibilities” in allowing foreign manufacturers to help boost American supply of the vital product. […]
FDA Moves to Ease Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula
Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it is continuing its efforts to boost the country’s supply of infant formula. Amid shortages due to high demand amid recall and supply issues, stores have limited the number of products consumers can purchase. Mothers […]
Better School Lunches Blunt U.S. Kids’ Weight Gain
Latest Healthy Kids News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) America’s kids have a weight problem, but regulations that boosted the nutritional standards for school meals may have helped slowed down weight gain among low-income students, a new study finds. For decades, the National School Lunch Program has provided free […]
Obesity May Be Affecting Heart Health in Kids as Young as 6
Latest Healthy Kids News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 1,000 Danish children, found that kids who were overweight often […]