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About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese

About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now ObeseWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Despite reports that rates of childhood obesity are decreasing, kids seem to be packing on pounds at younger ages.In 1998, just under 73% of children entering kindergarten in 1998 had a normal body mass index (BMI), while 15.1% were overweight, and 12% were obese. However, fast forward 12 years and just 69% of kids started kindergarten at a normal BMI, a new study finds. And while the percentage of kids entering kindergarten who were overweight in 2010 didn't change from 1998, the percentage who were obese jumped to 15.3%, the study showed. That's about one in every seven kids."We were hoping we would see a decrease in the incidence of obesity," said study author Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham, an associate professor of global health and...

FDA Temporarily Suspends Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

6 July 2022
FDA Temporarily Suspends Ban on Juul E-CigarettesWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday temporarily suspended its ban on e-cigarettes sold by Juul Labs while the company while appeals the agency's action.The FDA Center for Tobacco Products wrote on Twitter that "the agency has determined that there are scientific issues unique to the Juul application that warrant additional review," but added that the additional review does not rescind the June 23 ban which ordered the company to pull its products from store shelves. "The stay and the agency’s review does not constitute authorization to market, sell or ship Juul products," the agency stressed.The vaping company got a temporary reprieve from the ban on June 24 after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana...

6 July 2022
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to AdultsWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another report that illustrates the dangers pot poses to the young, developing brain, a new British study finds teenagers are much more likely than adults to develop an addiction to marijuana."We found that teenagers are three and a half times more likely to have severe cannabis use disorder, which is essentially cannabis addiction," said lead researcher Will Lawn, a lecturer in addiction psychology with King's College London. "That's a very important harm which teenagers should be informed of."However, marijuana use did not appear to cause any other harms to the teenage brain, his team found."Teenagers were not more vulnerable to associations between cannabis and depression, anxiety or psychotic-like symptoms, nor were they more...

Age Big Factor in COVID Vaccine Views

6 July 2022
Age Big Factor in COVID Vaccine ViewsWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Your age may play a huge role in whether you'll decide to get a COVID vaccine, new research finds.Though vaccine hesitancy due to personal politics has drawn a lot of media attention, a University of Georgia study reveals it's not the only consideration.The link between vaccines and politics is "not so much true as people get older," noted study author Glen Nowak. He co-directs the Center for Health and Risk Communication at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Athens, Ga. In fact, "people who are 65 and older are almost universally vaccinated, particularly as you start getting to 75 and older," Nowak said.For the study, his team surveyed a nationally representative sample of more than 1,000...

Do Preteens Think About Booze, Pot? Survey Says Yes

6 July 2022
Do Preteens Think About Booze, Pot? Survey Says YesWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exactly when do your kids become curious about smoking or alcohol? Earlier than you think, new research shows.Children as young as 9 and 10 start to wonder about tobacco, booze and even marijuana, and many may have easy access to these substances at home, mostly because their parents have not forbidden their use yet.Broken down further, about one in 10 of the nearly 12,000 preteen children in the study said they're curious about using alcohol or tobacco products, while one in 50 expressed curiosity about using marijuana. Up to 3% of the 9- and 10-year-olds surveyed said they have a friend who already uses one of these substances. Those who did have such a friend were more likely to be curious about trying the substances themselves. The...

A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure

6 July 2022
A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart FailureWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The risk of being hospitalized for heart failure after surgery is higher in patients who develop an abnormal heart rhythm, a new, large study shows.Of more than 76,000 heart surgery patients, about 18.8% developed post-operative atrial fibrillation (A-Fib). Researchers found their risk of hospitalization increased by a third compared to patients who did not develop A-Fib. And, of nearly 3 million patients with no heart disease history who had surgery for other conditions, 0.8% also developed A-Fib, doubling their risk of hospitalization for heart failure.“This could mean that atrial fibrillation is an important indicator of underlying but not yet detected heart failure; or it could mean that atrial fibrillation itself contributes to the...

Many Gen Z Americans Have Sun Safety All Wrong

6 July 2022
Many Gen Z Americans Have Sun Safety All WrongWEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You might think everyone knows by now to protect against the sun's rays, but many Gen Zers apparently haven't gotten the message.In a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by the American Academy of Dermatology, many of these 18- to 25-year-olds were unaware of the risks from tanning.About 60% of Gen Z respondents said they got a tan in 2021. About 27% said they thought having a base tan decreased the risk of developing skin cancer (it doesn't). Another 38% said tanning was safe as long as they didn't burn -- another fallacy. "It's frustrating that people still think a tan looks healthy and that a base tan is going to protect you," said Dr. Brittany Craiglow, associate professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine. "Just...

High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study

5 July 2022
High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: StudyTUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Heat coupled with smog can be a particularly lethal mix, especially for older adults, a new study finds.Unfortunately, both hot temperatures and air pollution are going to increase as the planet warms, and so will deaths, researchers report."We are experiencing more and more frequent wildfires, which cause pollution, and wildfires happen during the hotter days. So, there will be more of these occurrences in the future," said lead researcher Md Mostafijur Rahman, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.Although extreme heat and air pollution each increase the risk of dying, the combination increases the risk exponentially, he noted. Extremely hot days increase the risk of dying by just over 6%. On...

COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight

TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds. The study of over 9 million...

COVID Was a Leading Cause of Death for 2020, 2021

TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 has officially joined heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death in the United States for two years in a row. The virus was the...
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