As more U.S. states legalize marijuana, the number of preschoolers accidentally eating cannabis “edibles” is rising in tandem, a new study shows. In the past five years, U.S. poison control centers have witnessed a whopping 14-fold increase in calls about youngsters who got their hands on marijuana edibles. In 2017, there were just 207 cases… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 Older women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) often experience delirium along with them, and researchers may have found a solution. Estrogen, often given as part of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, may prevent these mental changes, according to researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, who studied the condition in… read on > read on >
When children have autism, it’s possible to recognize the symptoms as early as when they are 18 months old. Although it takes a doctor to diagnose the condition, parents and caregivers should be aware of the signs, advises the Autism Research Institute, offering some other tips for noticing early symptoms. Children with autism may have… read on > read on >
A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials reported. Since details of the first measles cases were announced last month by Columbus Public Health, 32 children have been hospitalized. The first four cases were… read on > read on >
Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early. “It’s surprising, but true,” said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president of the research institution NORC at the University of Chicago, which conducted the review. Cancer screening,… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds. As many as 220,000 young people under the age of 20 could have type 2 diabetes in 2060, which would represent a nearly eight-fold increase,… read on > read on >
Those seemingly random kicks or wiggles a newborn baby makes have a purpose. With each movement, the baby is developing its sensorimotor system, which it will later use to perform sequential movements. The sensorimotor system lets a person control muscles, movement and coordination. Researchers studying these “spontaneous” newborn movements and comparing them to babies a… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – All travelers flying from China to the United States will soon be required to produce a negative COVID test or show proof of recovery if they’ve had a recent COVID infection, U.S. health officials announced Wednesday. The new rule, set to go into effect on Jan. 5, was… read on > read on >
While 8 of 10 mothers breastfeed their newborns for a short time, the number plummets despite recommendations from experts, in part because milk production falls off. Researchers investigating why that happens found that in women who are obese, inflammation may be the culprit. Prior research has shown that when a person is obese, chronic inflammation… read on > read on >
When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn. But another new worrisome dynamic is afoot in the United States, a just-published study reveals: pediatric poisonings from a particularly lethal combo — a potent synthetic opioid known as fentanyl and a powerful veterinary sedative… read on > read on >
