Before slathering on your Jergens moisturizer, check the label. Certain lots have been recalled because they may be contaminated with bacteria that pose a risk to people with weakened immune systems. Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria typically pose little medical risk to healthy people, according to Kao USA Inc., which recalled 3-ounce and 10-ounce Jergens Ultra Healing… read on > read on >
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Raising a Special Needs Child: An Expert Offers Guidance
Parents of children with special needs face a number of challenges, so here’s some advice from an expert. “Raising children is an adventure for any parent, but the journey for parents of children with special needs often has a few more twists and turns,” said Dr. Thomas Challman, medical director of the Geisinger Autism &… read on > read on >
Missed Cancer Screenings During Pandemic Could Raise Death Rate for Years
The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic kept millions of Americans away from routine cancer screenings. Now a new study finds that many U.S. screening programs were still not back to normal by 2021. The study, of more than 700 cancer facilities nationwide, found that in January 2021 — a year after COVID’s emergence in… read on > read on >
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
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 somewhat or very confident that they would notice the signs of trouble. Yet,… read on > read on >
Shedding Excess Pounds Won’t Boost a Woman’s Fertility
MONDAY, March 21 2022If you are obese and you want to try to lose some weight to boost your chances of getting pregnant, a new study suggests it might not help. What did the researchers find? There was no significant difference in rates of healthy births among obese women with unexplained infertility who had lost… read on > read on >
Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children
(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 might cause more severe croup compared to other viruses,” said… read on > read on >
Brain Scans Give Clues to Binge Eating Disorder in Young Kids
Children who binge eat may be hardwired to do so: New research reveals they have abnormalities in regions of the brain associated with reward and inhibition. People with binge eating disorder have frequent episodes of eating large amounts of food and struggle to control the behavior. Those with the disorder are at increased risk for… read on > read on >
COVID Vaccine Won’t Cause Rare Neuro Events, But COVID Infection Could
In a finding that reinforces the safety of COVID vaccines, a new study shows that while the shots don’t raise the risk of rare neurological problems, COVID-19 infection might. The researchers focused on four immune-related neurological disorders: Bell’s palsy (facial weakness), encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord), Guillain-Barré syndrome (a nerve condition), and… read on > read on >
Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic
Rates of postpartum depression among American mothers rose nearly three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with large increases in major depression and thoughts of self-harm, according to a new study. It included 670 new moms who completed online screening between February and July 2020. One-third screened positive for postpartum depression and 20% had symptoms of… read on > read on >
Omicron Wave Had 5 Times as Many Small Kids Hospitalized Compared to Delta
Omicron appears to have hit America’s youngest children much harder than any previous variant of the virus, a new government report shows. Five times as many kids aged 4 and younger landed in the hospital during the Omicron wave than were hospitalized when Delta was the predominant strain, according to findings published March 15 in… read on > read on >