MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Would you know if your teen was struggling with mental health issues? Most parents say yes, but many also doubt their teen would tell them something was wrong, a new poll shows. Specifically, nearly 95% of the parents surveyed said they were somewhatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) –The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. “The relatively high hospitalization rate and the large number of medication doses our COVID-19 croup patients required suggests that COVID-19 mightContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns. The mental health of children has become a big talking point in light of the pandemic, butContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more time kids spend in day care, the greater their risk for problem behaviors in primary school, according to a Swiss study. But, parents can take heart: The study also found that such problems generally disappear by the end of primary school.Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fresh review of recent government surveys suggests the well-being of 73 million American kids is under strain and seems to be getting worse. The upshot: anxiety, depression and behavioral problems appear to be on the rise, while the amount of time kidsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report. Conversion therapy attempts to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people “straight.” Its safety and effectiveness has been discredited in multiple prior studies.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Each year, RSV sends as many as 58,000 kids under age 5 to U.S. hospitals, but a vaccine in development may dramatically reduce the risk for severe illness. RSV, short for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, typically circulates in fall, winter and spring, causing congestion,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a parent using Similac, Alimentum or EleCare infant formulas, here’s updated facts on the ongoing product recall. As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigates, Abbott Nutrition has recalled certain powdered formulas made at its Sturgis, Mich., facility. The products haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If they quit early on, there’s a good chance that teenage drug abusers can still succeed in life, researchers say. The findings show the importance of stopping drug use by early adulthood in order to protect future health and well-being, according to JakeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screen your young child early and often for developmental delays. That’s the message behind updated checklists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The checklists, revised for the first time since their release inContinue Reading