People are laughing at videos of dogs who have consumed marijuana. But the stress and expense isn’t funnyBy Jennifer Graham Accidental ingestion of marijuana products on the rise for children and pets. Getty Images/Tetra images RFIn a waiting room over the weekend, I talked with a woman who’d spent much of the previous day at...
“WE WILL GIVE EVERY CHILD THE BEST POSSIBLE START IN LIFE BY ENSURING THEY GET THE BEST POSSIBLE MEDICAL CARE AS SOON AS THEY ENTER THE WORLD.” BY DAN ROBITZSKI / AN HOUR AGO The U.K. may start offering full genome sequencing to every child born in the country, an official says. Health Secretary Matt...
by Bob Yirka, Science X Network, Medical Xpress A team of researchers from Baylor University, with assistance from staff at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed and tested a smartphone app that is able to detect “white eye” in children by analyzing stored photographs. In...
by Susan Davies, The Conversation “Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding accident in July. He was diagnosed in the emergency room. Jamal initially had headaches, nausea and sensitivity to light and noise, but he appeared symptom-free within two weeks. When Jamal returned to school in late August, he had difficulty waking...
A new study found that children with ADHD are less likely to be ready to start kindergarten. Parents can take steps to prepare their children for school and ease them through the transition. For some children, waiting an extra year before starting kindergarten can help. Many preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — or symptoms of it — are much less likely than their...
Adding genomic sequencing results to traditional newborn screening means a baby could potentially test positive for numerous conditions that might not develop within their lifetime UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE CHAPEL HILL, NC – Newborn screening is required in the U.S. and differs slightly depending on which state you live in. For the most part, it’s done before a newborn...
New Macquarie University research has revealed the devastating disease burden associated with elevated blood lead levels in India. The results of the first ever meta–analysis of Indian blood lead levels found the burden of disease to be significantly larger than previously calculated, with negative outcomes on intellectual disability measures in children. Credit: Alex Proimos/Flickr The research calculated the pooled mean blood lead level from data published between 2010 to 2018 to...
(HealthDay)—Ingesting honey after swallowing a button battery may reduce injuries and improve outcomes in children, according to research published recently in Laryngoscope. Rachel R. Anfang, from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues sought to identify novel mitigation strategies for the morbidity and mortality associated with caustic esophageal injury in infants and children resulting from the...
