Kids who smoke menthol more likely to get hooked
Kids who experiment with menthol cigarettes are more likely to become habitual smokers than their peers who start out with the regular variety, new research findings suggest. Continue reading →
View ArticleInsurance policies favoring compounded drugs for high-risk pregnancies draw...
When a brand-name drug to help prevent premature births was approved last year, its $1,500-a-dose-price alarmed state and private sector insurance officials. Continue reading →
View ArticleIvermectin hair lotion found effective against lice
A single 10-minute hair application of a drug used in oral form since the 1980s to control river blindness and other parasitic diseases eliminated head lice in nearly three of four children in a new...
View ArticleHealthy snacks still limited in some US schools
U.S. school children searching for a healthy snack at school - perhaps an apple or some celery sticks - may find that a bag of potato chips is much easier to come by. Continue reading →
View ArticleModest results in program to reduce kids’ screen time
A program aimed at reducing the number of hours young children spent in front of a screen didn't accomplish that goal, but it did cut back on the meals they ate in front of a television, a new study...
View ArticleIron, omega-3s tied to different effects on kids’ brains
For children with low stores of two brain-power nutrients, supplements may have different, and complex, effects, a new clinical trial suggests. Continue reading →
View ArticleSweet treats can trick you into thinking sugar makes your kids go nuts
Anyone else still nursing their kids' Halloween candy hangovers? Continue reading →
View ArticleJust for moms: How to meet other ‘mom friends’
Many people I know compare finding mom friends to the dating game. Moms are looking for company, but they are also yearning to meet a like-minded person who is experiencing the same things. Continue...
View ArticleVeterans Day lets us recognize sacrifices of military children
There also are 500,000 kids between the ages of 6 and 13 whose parents serve in the military. For those kids, Veterans Day is a day to remember not just the sacrifices their moms and dads have made for...
View ArticleStudy tentatively links flu in pregnancy and autism
Kids whose mothers had the flu while pregnant were slightly more likely to be diagnosed with "infantile autism" before age three in a new Danish study. But the children's overall risk for the...
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