FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new government report shows. The trend may reflect both greater awareness among adults of ADHD symptoms and increased stress driving people to get the care they need. “This reportContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is little doubt that caregiving for someone with dementia can be demanding and challenging, and that knowing how best to care for both the patient and yourself can be hard to figure out. Here are some tips to help you navigate thisContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents who harshly discipline their young children may be putting them on a path toward lasting mental health symptoms, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 7,500 children followed from age 3 to 9, about 10% fell into a “high risk” groupContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental injectable drug appears effective in reducing bleeds in patients with hemophilia A and B, according to a pair of new clinical trials. Two-thirds of people with treatment-resistant hemophilia who were treated with the drug fitusiran had no bleeds at all afterContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has provided answers to a mystery involving an outbreak of severe hepatitis in children last year. A total of about 1,000 cases emerged around the world in spring 2022, after the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns. Children in about 35 countries, includingContinue Reading
‘Harsh’ parenting can bring mental health harms to kids. In a new study, yelling and physical punishment were more likely than calm, consistent parenting to lead to emotional issues, researchers found. Read more Talking to your kids about school shootings. Following yet another tragedy, two children’s mental health experts fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children should feel safe at school, but learning of a mass shooting — like this week’s tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville — can threaten their sense of security. For parents, it can be challenging to know what to tell them. Two children’sContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cats constantly licking and chewing because of a skin condition called feline allergic dermatitis may benefit from a new generic treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approved Modulis for Cats on March 29, making it the first genericContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite a longstanding assumption that babies’ gut microbiome development could be affected by whether they were born vaginally or through cesarean section, scientists report this doesn’t appear to be the case. A team of Canadian researchers looked to infant stool microbiome composition inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early morning college classes can be a prescription for poor attendance and lower grades, a new study suggests. But starting classes later boosted both, as students got more sleep, were more likely to attend and were less likely to be groggy, which leadsContinue Reading