FRIDAY, Dec. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Regular bedtimes and adequate sleep during childhood may contribute toward a healthy weight in the teen years, a new study finds. The study included nearly 2,200 kids in 20 U.S. cities. One-third of them had consistent, age-appropriate bedtimes between ages 5 and 9,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In the past two decades, opioid overdose death rates among U.S. kids and teens have tripled, a new study shows. Young children have either died from accidental ingestion of narcotics or from intentional poisoning. Meanwhile, teens have died from unintentional overdoses, using theirContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The exhaustion of a new baby can have negative fitness consequences as you lose the motivation to exercise and feel there’s no time to get to the gym. But not exercising actually worsens fatigue, makes it harder to lose your baby weight, andContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Growing pains occur as kids exercise more and their muscles try to keep up. Ironically, these pains aren’t directly caused by the process of growing, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Generally, parents shouldn’t be too concerned, the academy advises. These muscle aches tend to occur atContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) — One in 4 American parents who drink over the holidays don’t think about whether they’ll be able to take care of their children the day after, a new survey shows. “Most parents planning to drink alcoholic beverages on a night out arrange forContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — When it comes to toys, the simpler the better, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “Simple . . . really is better,” says Dr. Aleeya Healey, lead author of the academy’s report on the subject. So the organization’s advice is to skip the flashing lights, digital readoutsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Good sleep routines can help children get the rest they need, researchers say. For the new report, investigators reviewed 44 studies from 16 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. The studies included a total nearly 300,000 children, aged 4 months to 18Continue Reading
(HealthDay News) — It’s perfectly normal for parents to be concerned when a child comes home sneezing and coughing with what appears to be the common cold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. But cough medicine may not be the best remedy, the agency warns. It says some coughContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When a baby starts sniffling and sneezing, the type of bacteria in their nose may predict how long the cold will last, a new study finds. Babies with a wide variety of bacteria in the nose recover faster from their first cold thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The numbers are alarming. According to U.S. health officials, more than 200,000 children aged 14 or under are treated each year in emergency departments for playground-related injuries, about 10 percent of which involve “TBIs” — or traumatic brain injuries. Modern playground designs helpContinue Reading