MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe obesity appears to be on the rise among young U.S. children, based on data from a federal supplemental nutrition program. About 2% of children between 2 and 4 years of age in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program were severelyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cinnamon used in applesauce pouches that have been tied to high lead levels in kids may have been deliberately tainted with the toxic element, a source at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “We’re still in the midst of our investigation,” JimContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More patience. Less time on phones. Healthier habits. Better grades. Parents and kids alike are making resolutions for the New Year, setting personal goals for themselves in 2024, a new poll has found. Nearly three in four parents say they will adopt aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most parents plan to have their kids vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even as COVID-19 vaccine acceptance flags, a new poll finds. Seven in 10 parents (71%) plan to have their children get an RSV jab and six in 10Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them. But how? “It’s not always easy to get allergies and asthma under control,” allergist Dr. Gailen Marshall, president of the AmericanContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Add another post-COVID hazard to the list: Research suggests having the illness could raise risks for dangerous irregular heart beats. According to Swedish researchers, the odds a person might develop atrial fibrillation — a common arrhythmia linked to stroke — rose 12-fold inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dandruff becomes more common in the cold winter months, when the chilly air and dry heat causes a person’s scalp to flake and itch. But while it might be an annoying and unattractive condition, dandruff doesn’t mean you are an unclean person, theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure is a major killer. However, a new study finds that heart failure patients living in poorer neighborhoods are much less likely to pick up lifesaving meds from local pharmacies, compared to patients living in more affluent locales. The reasons behind theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A technology from the 19th century meets one from the 21st to better help doctors predict who’ll survive a heart surgery. Cardiologists from three major U.S. hospitals gathered data from the electrocardiograms (ECGs, invented in 1895) of almost 46,000 patients. They then fedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — French Bulldogs might be the most widespread breed in the world, but the fancy, flat-faced pooches pay a high price for their popularity, a new study warns. The shortened skulls and large, round heads that make Frenchies so cute also leads to worseContinue Reading