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2021

Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students

Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College StudentsTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Parents frazzled by their little ones' finicky food choices often sigh in exasperation, thinking: "They'll grow out of it by college."Maybe not, suggests a new study from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Some young people continue their picky eating into early adulthood, often restricting their diets to 10 foods or even fewer.Such a limited diet can mean they're not getting the fiber and vegetables they need, which could be a health issue. But the study also suggests picky eaters also may be experiencing other challenges such as social phobias, including around eating. Social phobia is the fear of being judged by others during everyday activities, often resulting in fear or embarrassment."If someone's a picky eater but they couldn't...

Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in...

7 October 2021
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger KidsTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval for its coronavirus vaccine to be given to children between the ages of 5 and 11."We're committed to working with the FDA with the ultimate goal of helping protect children against this serious public health threat," the company said in a tweet announcing the FDA filing.Meanwhile, the FDA has already scheduled an Oct. 26 meeting to consider Pfizer's request, with a ruling expected between Halloween and Thanksgiving, the New York Times reported.Pfizer has proposed giving children one-third of the adult dosage, which may require adding more diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe, the Times reported. Vaccine doses...

AHA News: A 3-year-old girl with Down syndrome is...

7 October 2021
AHA News: A 3-year-old girl with Down syndrome is already a model and ambassador of the heartTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Heart surgery can be tough. It can be stressful. And while it can lead families on a path they might not have chosen, sometimes that path guides them smack dab into a purpose.That's what happened to Ariel Hernandez and her family.When she was barely 2 years old, Ariel had a lifesaving operation. It was a groundbreaking procedure that her heart surgeons learned in Brazil, and news of it spread widely. A year later, Ariel has been part of television interviews with her cardiologist, Dr. James Hill, in Sacramento, California.Even before surgery, Ariel, who also has Down syndrome, was modeling for major retailers, which she loves, said her mom, Kristal Hernandez. It's a way "to tell her own story, and to put a face and personality...

Kids With Food Allergies Are Often Targets for Bullies

7 October 2021
Kids With Food Allergies Are Often Targets for BulliesTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Life is challenging enough for teens and pre-teens with food allergies. But bullying often comes with the territory, making their situation worse.In a new study of more than 100 kids with food allergies, nearly one-third said they had been subject to some form of food allergy-related bullying. "We also found that only 12% of parents reported that their child was bullied for food allergies, which tells us they don't always know when bullying is happening," said study lead author Linda Herbert.Herbert is director of the psychosocial clinical program in the Children's National Hospital division of allergy & immunology, in Washington, D.C. The study involved 121 children, aged 9 to 15, along with their caregivers. The kids were allergic to at...

Los Angeles Passes Country's Strictest Vaccine Mandate

7 October 2021
Los Angeles Passes Country`s Strictest Vaccine MandateTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- One of the strictest coronavirus vaccine mandates in the United States has been approved in Los Angeles.The city council on Wednesday voted 11-2 in favor of a measure that requires proof of full vaccination for all customers and staff at bars, restaurants, nail salons, spas, gyms, sports arenas, museums, indoor city facilities and other locations, the Associated Press reported. Customers without proof of vaccination can still use outdoor facilities and can briefly enter a business to use a restroom or pick up a food order. People with religious or medical exemptions from vaccination will have to provide negative coronavirus tests within 72 hours of entry.The ordinance was signed Wednesday afternoon by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and takes...

Studies Show Power of Pfizer Vaccine Starts to Wane After Two Months

7 October 2021
Studies Show Power of Pfizer Vaccine Starts to Wane After Two MonthsTHURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies confirm that the immunity offered by two doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine drops off after about two months, although protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death holds strong. The reports, from Israel and Qatar, add to evidence that suggests even fully vaccinated people need to continue to guard against COVID-19 infection.In one study, Israeli researchers found that antibody levels among 4,800 health care workers fell rapidly within months after two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, "especially among men, among persons 65 years of age or older, and among persons with immunosuppression."That study also found that that immunity lasts longer in people who are vaccinated after natural COVID-19 infection.In the other study...

Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks

7 October 2021
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by TicksTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists in Japan have discovered yet another tick-borne virus that can make people sick.The Yezo virus is transmitted by tick bites, and triggers fever and a reduction in blood platelets and white blood cells."At least seven people have been infected with this new virus in Japan since 2014, but, so far, no deaths have been confirmed," said Keita Matsuno, a virologist at Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control."It's very likely that the disease is found beyond Hokkaido, so we need to urgently investigate its spread," Matsuno said in a university news release.In 2019, a 41-year-old man was hospitalized with fever and leg pain after possibly being bitten by a tick while walking in a local forest in Hokkaido. He was...

Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study

7 October 2021
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. StudyTHURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- You might think that wildfires in the western United States would only affect folks in places like Colorado, California or Oregon.But a new study estimates that three-quarters of smoke-related deaths and visits to the emergency room for asthma in the United States happen east of the Rocky Mountains."We don't often talk about smoke in the East," said Katelyn O'Dell, who led the study while at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. "I wonder if there's a lack of awareness because you think, 'Oh, that's a western problem.'"While smoke does, indeed, contribute to a larger percentage of health problems in the West, it affects greater numbers of people in the East, the study authors said.In the western United States, where the population density...

1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to...

THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another illustration of how the pandemic wreaked havoc on medical care, a new report shows that 15% of adult cancer patients worldwide didn't get...

Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You

THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A shift in thinking means it's OK to skip your monthly breast self-exam — but don't miss your regular professional checkup and diagnostic imaging,...
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