FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In half of American homes containing a loaded gun, that gun is kept unsecured and ready for potential use, often with children in the home, new research shows. The finding is especially troubling given the link between gun accessibility and accidental child deaths,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The two top officers of a telehealth company that began to distribute ADHD drugs widely during the pandemic have been charged with health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The arrests will likely worsen ongoing shortages of Adderall and another ADHD medications, Vyvanse,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company’s e-cigarettes are back under review,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If your child is among the youngest in their school grade, it’s more likely they’ll be mistakenly identified by teachers as having ADHD or autism, a new study confirms. “Adults involved in identifying or raising concerns over a child’s behavior — such asContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Severe forms of autism could be linked to overgrowth of the brain’s outer layer that starts while a baby is in the womb, a new study finds. Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes — often referred to as “gray matter” — that areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teens on the verge of falling asleep behind the wheel is a common threat to public safety on U.S. roadways, a new study reports. About 1 in 6 teenage drivers say they’ve driven while drowsy, according to a National Sleep Foundation study presentedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. With another summer set to begin and ATVs brought out of storage, the agencyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Weighted blankets are trendy items, largely based on the idea that the pressure of a heavy blanket will help a person more easily slip into slumber. But they do little to help troubled children sleep better, a new study has found. There wasContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 9 American children have ever received an ADHD diagnosis, slightly more than the number of kids currently being treated for the disorder, a new study shows. About 7.1 million kids (11.4%) have ever been diagnosed with ADHD, according to findingsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of American teens and young adults who’ve been prescribed one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs soared nearly seven-fold between 2020 and 2023, a new report finds. That’s compared to an overall decline of about 3% in young Americans’ use ofContinue Reading