TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Millions of infant swings and rockers are being recalled because crawling babies can get entangled in straps that dangle beneath them. The recall applies to MamaRoo and RockaRoo swings and rockers manufactured by Thorley Industries of Pittsburgh. The company, which does business underContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids will bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss by mid-October, under a landmark proposal just announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The final rule announced Tuesday creates a category of hearing aids that couldContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children. The study, of close to 26,000 schoolchildren, found that Black childrenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine is driving an epidemic of drug overdoses in rural America, a new study concludes. Researchers attribute the surge to meth laced with fentanyl or combined with an opioid that contains fentanyl. “Methamphetamine is increasingly contaminated or adulterated with fentanyl, which is 50Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden has COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” according to her staff. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” Biden’s communications director ElizabethContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to taking your blood pressure at home, smart devices with lots of bells and whistles are no better than old-school monitors, which happen to cost much less. This is the main finding of a new study that compared high-tech devicesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Fatima Mathews knew something wasn’t right. She was more tired than she’d ever felt in her life. “You just had a baby,” her doctor reminded her. “It’s normal to be tired.” She’d been feeling tired – and bloated and swollen –Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study of U.S. military veterans reveals they are more comfortable getting help for physical ills than for mental health issues. “The majority of participants indicated they would be willing to seek treatment for both physical and mental health problems. However, theyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children born a little early – before 39 weeks of pregnancy – are more likely to have symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. While birth before 37 weeks’ gestation has known links to hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention, this study investigated ADHDContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While some may think of hearing loss as something that happens with age, it can also happen to kids. Parents and teachers should consider hearing loss if a child’s academic performance declines or he or she develops behavioral issues, lack of focus andContinue Reading