The first day of preschool can be tough — lots of new faces, unfamiliar sounds and the sudden goodbye to Mom or Dad can be overwhelming. But what if something as simple as the ceiling could make it a little easier? New research suggests that reducing noise in preschool classrooms can help calm children and… read on > read on >
Birds on a remote Australian island are so full of plastic they crunch, British researchers report. They found plastic in the bellies of chicks less than 3 months old and a dead bird with 778 individual pieces of plastic packed into its tummy “like a brick,” according to ecologist Alex Bond, principal curator at Britain’s… read on > read on >
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A new White House report says today’s children are the sickest generation in U.S. history when it comes to chronic disease, and it puts the blame on environmental toxins, poor nutrition and too much screen time. Called the “MAHA Report: Making Our Children Healthy Again,” the report was released Thursday by top Trump administration officials,… read on > read on >
A federal deadline ending sale of off-brand weight-loss and diabetes medications is now in effect, cutting off access to drugs many patients count on. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already declared that shortages of popular GLP-1 medications have ended, CNN reported. Those medications include semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound). … read on > read on >
Women are 10 times more likely to develop postpartum psychosis if they have a sister who experienced the condition after an earlier pregnancy, a new study says. Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious mental illness that causes severe mood swings, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia and thoughts of self-harm among new mothers. If left untreated, the… read on > read on >
Dirty, crowded urban environments can significantly increase a person’s risk of developing asthma, a new study says. Cleaner, better-thought-out cities could ward off 1 of every 10 asthma cases, researchers reported recently in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Asthma risk in both kids and adults is increased due to urban air pollution, dense development… read on > read on >
Eczema sufferers could soon find it easier to track their skin condition, via a newly developed AI that can assess severity using uploaded smartphone images. The AI demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy in evaluating eczema shown in symptom photos uploaded by patients using their smartphone cameras, researchers reported May 19 in the journal Allergy. “Many patients… read on > read on >
Almost $34 million worth of unauthorized e-cigarette products seized in joint operation read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Pfizer and Moderna to expand their warning labels on COVID-19 vaccines. The updated warnings highlight a rare risk of heart inflammation in teen boys and young men, CBS News reported. The warning applies to males ages 16 to 25 and is based on new data from… read on > read on >
