Health Tip: Medication Suggestions for Older Adults
2017-09-19
Be safer when taking your medsContinue Reading
Restaurant Rules for Weight Loss
2017-09-19
How to indulge at these diet danger zonesContinue Reading
9 of 10 Docs Unprepared to Prescribe Marijuana
2017-09-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Although it’s becoming more commonplace, medical marijuana is rarely discussed in U.S. medical schools, a new study shows. “Medical education needs to catch up to marijuana legislation,” said senior author Dr. Laura Jean Bierut, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University School ofContinue Reading
Girl Soccer Players Take More Chances After Concussions
2017-09-19
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Girls who play soccer try to tough it out after a concussion more often than their male peers do, researchers warn. In fact, they were five times more likely than boys to return to the field on the same day, putting them atContinue Reading
Are Today’s Teens Putting the Brakes on Adulthood?
2017-09-19
They’re often postponing traditional ‘milestones’ to growing up, study suggestsContinue Reading
This Mistake Can Cost Athletes’ Lives in Cardiac Arrest
2017-09-19
Bystanders often get distracted by a non-life-threatening issue, research showsContinue Reading
Cutting the Fat From Your Favorite Brews
2017-09-18
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Whether it’s to get your day going, a way to curb your appetite, or just a taste you love, you might insist on your daily coffee fix. But depending on what you add to it, that cup of joe can easily skyrocket fromContinue Reading
Parents Say Schools Don’t Help Kids With Mental Health, Chronic Disease
2017-09-18
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many parents don’t believe schools are prepared to help students with mental health problems and serious physical health issues, a new survey finds. While 77 percent of parents were certain that schools would be able to provide first aid for minor issues suchContinue Reading
It’s a Food Allergy! Where’s the School Nurse?
2017-09-18
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many students who suffer a severe allergic reaction at school get potentially lifesaving epinephrine injections from unlicensed staff or other students, not a school nurse, a new study finds. “The findings highlight the importance of having a supply of epinephrine available in schools,Continue Reading
Big Rise in Hospitalized Kids With Opioid Side Effects
2017-09-18
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — There has been a large increase in the number of young hospital patients in the United States who suffer harmful side effects from opioid painkillers, a new study says. The findings show an urgent need for safer pain medications for young patients, theContinue Reading