MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With the growing popularity of electric scooters, the number of kids injured while riding them has jumped dramatically, a new study finds. Moreover, those injuries have become more severe: In the past decade, the number of patients admitted to hospitals after an e-scooterContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Before the pandemic, Theodore Kleinman, then a rising high school freshman, was excited to earn his spot on the varsity track team. Aside from staying in shape, he was also looking forward to making new friends and being part of a group. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Danger on the road: Speeding and texting while driving are two common but risky behaviors among teens, a new study finds. Among teen drivers in the study, researchers found they drove over the speed limit on 40% of trips and held cellphones moreContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Firearm sales in the United States broke records at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, researchers have found that firearm injuries to children also increased during the pandemic’s first two years compared to the preceding year. “We experienced an increase in pediatricContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over 1 million U.S. children and teens — many of them male — have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years, according to new research that brought together two decades of data. Boys aged 10 toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At some schools, grassy sports fields have been replaced by easier-to-maintain synthetic turf. But it turns out that may be more likely to cause player injuries. Noting that synthetic turf football fields have been associated with more ankle and knee injuries, medical studentContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teen vaping continues at concerning levels, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. About 2.5 million middle school and high school students reported that they had vaped in the past 30 days in 2022, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though it is illegal nationwide to sell tobacco products to anyone under age 21, many New Jersey stores still do, an undercover study revealed. More than 40% of store visits by 18- to 20-year-olds in New Jersey resulted in purchase of cigarettes, cigarsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes allergies can lead to pink, irritated eyes. But allergic conjunctivitis, or “pink eye” may have a simple fix: physical fitness. That’s the conclusion of researchers in Taiwan who tracked health data of more than 1.2 million children. The kids were examined atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For a young child with life-threatening food allergies “the world looks like a minefield,” a New Jersey mother says. It’s a stress-filled landscape that financial adviser Amy Leis knows all too well. Her daughter Zoe was just a few months old when sheContinue Reading