Summer is almost over – it’s the holidays. To ease you into the new school year, a pediatric neuropsychologist is sharing three things parents should keep in mind. Jennifer Katzenstein – director of psychology, neuropsychology and social work at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. – wants caregivers to think about getting…
If you want to lose weight, it’s best to eat more protein and fiber, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed the Individualized Eating Improvement Program and tracked 22 participants who followed the eating plan for 25 months. The volunteers were advised to increase their daily protein to 80 grams…
Talk about a splash landing. A water park pool in Kentucky became the unfortunate breeding ground for a powerful infection that produces painful symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, fever and painful cramps. Silver Lake Water Park and Adventure Center in Erlanger, a suburb of Cincinnati, was host to chlorine-resistant Cryptosporidiosis, abbreviated to crypto. Silver Lake…
Parents are just as stressed as children because they are often absorbed and distracted by their constantly ringing cell phones, a University of Michigan Medicine study has found. Busy working parents find that there are many conveniences to their mobile devices – but that the daily digital notifications from their screens also cause anxiety, according…
Even “light smoking” – defined as just one or two cigarettes a day – can be a real pregnancy obstacle, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. Although smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of premature birth, low birth weight, restricted fetal growth and other complications,…
Now you have a new excuse to hit the snooze button on the weekends. New research finds that people who catch zzz’s on the weekend can lower their risk of heart disease by up to 20%. “Sufficient compensatory sleep is associated with a lower risk of heart disease,” said study co-author Yanjun Song, a researcher…
Armageddon? Sixty percent of baby and toddler foods sold in the U.S. aren’t as nutritious as they may seem, according to a new study from the George Institute for Global Health. The Australia-based research group compared data on 651 commercial baby foods to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, finding that 70% did not meet protein…
UK dad Damien Gath got a new lease on life after extraordinary treatment helped manage his Parkinson’s disease. Gath was one of the first patients in the UK to be fitted with a portable pump that gradually releases the new drug Produodopa throughout the day to help manage symptoms, according to NHS England. Produodopa or…
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he was recovering from West Nile virus. Fauci, 83, was hospitalized for six days and is now recovering at home. “A full recovery is expected,” his spokesman said, according to the Washington Post. What is West…
Millennials need to treat themselves — to therapy, says a young doctor. “There’s a lot you’re going through right now,” Dr. Terry Simpson, a board-certified general surgeon based in California, to his millennial TikTok followers last week. “You are making career choices. You’re thinking about starting a family,” Simpson continued. “Maybe you have a family…