Vaccines have been heralded as a key measure to slow the COVID-19 pandemic and one day bring it to an end. Every day, millions of American adults are receiving one of the authorized vaccines proven highly effective at preventing severe illness that might otherwise lead to hospitalizations and deaths. In the US, most people over… Read More »
Today’s children live in a hurry-up world of busy parents, school pressures, video games, malls, and competitive sports. Especially with Covid-19 and staying indoors on rise the need for regular yoga practice for children of all age-group is recommended. According to the University of Indiana’s Sound Medicine, children who practice yoga, experience healthier sleep patterns… Read More »
The number of teenagers vaping marijuana linked to 52 deaths and more than 2,000 illnesses increased 6% in a single year, study finds Between 2017 and 2018, the number of middle and high school students in the US that reported vaping marijuana increased by 5.6% Nearly half of students who had ever tried vaping had… Read More »
September 4, 2019 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is publisher & founder of HealthNewsReview.org. He tweets as @garyschwitzer. The title of the article that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine was too tempting for many journalists – “Blindness Caused By A Junk Food Diet.” It was an article about the experience of one teenage… Read More »
Using smartphones and other screens has little impact on the wellbeing of teenagers even before they go to sleep, according to a study. Using data from more than 17,000 teenagers, Oxford University researchers said they found little evidence to support fears that screen time could damage young people’s mental health. “Implementing best practice statistical and… Read More »