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Media, TV Time Doubled for Kindergartners During Pandemic

Media, TV Time Doubled for Kindergartners During PandemicFRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When the COVID-19 pandemic kept young kids indoors, their time spent watching TV and other screens rose dramatically.That's the finding of a new study that investigated the screen time of kindergarteners from low-income families in Ohio. The researchers found that their use of television, video, movies, short clips, and apps or games on any electronic device topped six hours a day in May and June of 2020.That was nearly double previous levels of screen use reported in earlier studies."We found a high level of media use compared to what many experts think is appropriate for this age group," said lead author Rebecca Dore. She is senior research associate at Ohio State University's Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, in Columbus....

New Coronavirus Lingers in Penis and Could Cause Impotence

13 May 2021
New Coronavirus Lingers in Penis and Could Cause ImpotenceTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Men now have one more compelling reason to get a COVID-19 vaccine — doctors suspect the new coronavirus could make it hard to perform in the bedroom.How? Coronavirus infection is already known to damage blood vessels, and vessels that supply blood to the penis appear to be no exception.Researchers armed with an electron microscope found coronavirus particles in penile tissue samples taken from two former COVID-19 patients who became impotent following their infection, which had occurred six and eight months earlier.Further study revealed evidence of blood vessel damage in the penises of the COVID-19 patients, compared to two other men with erectile dysfunction who'd never been infected, the researchers reported May 7 in the World Journal of...

What Works Best to Ease Recurrent Ear Infections in Kids?

13 May 2021
What Works Best to Ease Recurrent Ear Infections in Kids?THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent middle-ear infections are the nemesis of many parents and young children. Now a new study suggests that a common treatment -- "ear tubes" -- may not prevent future bouts.Middle-ear infections (or acute otitis media) are second only to the common cold in creating childhood misery. They occur when the air-filled space behind the eardrum becomes infected and fills with fluid -- which can cause pain, fever and obstructed hearing.Some babies and young children are prone to frequent infections. One treatment option is to surgically place a tiny tube in the eardrum, to help drain fluid built up behind it.But the new study, published May 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the tactic did not thwart future infections.Among...

AHA News: What to Tell Your Young Teen About Their Shot...

13 May 2021
AHA News: What to Tell Your Young Teen About Their Shot at the COVID-19 VaccineTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for people as young as 12 offers parents more than the opportunity to protect their kids. It offers them a chance to be a guide.Adolescents might be wondering whether vaccines are safe or even necessary. They also might be struggling with conflicting information from their peers about those very issues.That is why the most important thing a parent can do right now is listen, said Francesca Penner, a clinical psychology resident who will do postdoctoral work at Yale University's Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut."Hearing them out is the biggest thing," Penner said, "because there's just so many influences on what kids might be thinking."On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration...

Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts

13 May 2021
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent CataractsTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery can trim waistlines, and new research suggests it could also protect aging eyes.The study found that after bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, a person's odds for cataracts can drop significantly, especially among younger patients.Why might that be so? According to Swiss researchers, weight loss in obese patients may lower oxidative stress on cells, cellular inflammation, and even prompt diabetes and high blood pressure into remission, all of which are healthy for the eyes.One weight-loss surgeon in the United States called the findings a "real wow."The researchers show "how what you eat and the consequences of obesity impact on virtually every aspect of your health," said Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of obesity surgery at Lenox...

New Drug Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Manage Asthma

13 May 2021
New Drug Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Manage AsthmaTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental injectable drug appears more versatile than existing medications in treating people with different forms of severe, hard-to-control asthma, clinical trial results show.There are many different types of asthma brought on by many different triggers, and a number of monoclonal antibody medications — called "biologics" — have been crafted to target distinct asthma triggers.This new drug, tezepelumab, is yet another monoclonal antibody, but it targets an inflammatory protein thought to play an early role in many different types of asthma, said researcher Dr. Andrew Menzies-Gow, director of the lung division at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England.A phase 3 clinical trial found that tezepelumab is effective in quelling...

COVID More Lethal for People Living With HIV

13 May 2021
COVID More Lethal for People Living With HIVTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Like certain health conditions including cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, new research shows that having HIV or AIDS increases a person's risk of catching and dying from COVID-19. For the study, researchers from Penn State College of Medicine assessed data from 22 previous studies of 21 million participants in North America, Africa, Europe and Asia.The investigators found that people living with HIV had a 24% higher risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), and a 78% higher risk of COVID-related death than people without HIV."Previous studies were inconclusive on whether or not HIV is a risk factor for susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and poor outcomes in populations with COVID-19," said lead researcher...

Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test

13 May 2021
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea TestTHURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have developed a rapid test for gonorrhea that could help reduce the spread of the sexually transmitted disease. The test consists of an inexpensive, portable device and a cellphone app that will diagnose gonorrhea in less than 15 minutes. It can also determine whether the strain of the infection will respond to frontline antibiotics. "Our portable, inexpensive testing platform has the potential to change the game when it comes to diagnosing and enabling rapid treatment of sexually transmitted infections," said team leader Tza-Huei Wang."It ensures that patients are diagnosed on the spot, and treatment can begin immediately, improving clinical outcomes. This will be especially valuable in low-resource settings, where...

Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment

THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In areas of the United States where opioid treatment centers are rare, addicted people can find it nearly impossible to get help, a new study finds. "The...

Good Bacteria Aren't Present in Baby's Gut Before Birth

THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Bacteria don't set up house in the human gut until after birth, a new study finds. Gut bacteria are vital for digestion and overall health, but when...
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