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TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a deep dive into how Americans eat, a new dietary analysis finds that no matter where people get their food, bad nutrition rules the day, with one key exception: schools.The conclusion is based on surveys conducted among 61,000 adults and children between 2003 and 2018. Respondents' answers revealed that the quality of much of the food they've been getting from restaurants, grocery stores, work sites, entertainment venues and food trucks has remained consistently poor over the years.But a very different picture has been unfolding in American schools. During the study period, children have seen the poor nutritional content of their in-school meals (as a percentage of all school-based food on offer) drop by more than half, down from 57%...

TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies out of Britain find that although the now-dominant "U.K. variant" of the new coronavirus does spread more quickly, it does not appear to lead to more severe disease in those made ill.The findings should help allay fears that more patients will die after infection with the variant, officially labeled B.1.1.7. Scientists published the findings online April 12 in two Lancet journals. However, experts in the United States stressed that the findings are not yet conclusive, and certainly no reason for people to relax their vigilance against SARS-CoV-2."We should interpret these findings cautiously, as there is conflicting evidence about the severity [of disease] with similar numbers," said Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña, who directs global...

TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) --The first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect possible signs of colon cancer during colonoscopy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The GI Genius uses AI-based machine learning to help identify lesions such as polyps or suspected tumors in real time during a colonoscopy, according to the agency."Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care to better assist health care providers and improve patient care. When AI is combined with traditional screenings or surveillance methods, it could help find problems early on, when they may be easier to treat," said Courtney Lias, acting director of the GastroRenal, ObGyn, General Hospital and Urology Devices Office in the FDA's Center for...

TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Snoring just isn't for adults, and behavior problems in kids who regularly snore may be due to changes in their brain structure, researchers say.Prior studies have found a link between regular snoring and behavior problems such as inattention or hyperactivity, but this connection isn't fully understood.And a few small studies have reported a link between sleep apnea -- prolonged breathing pauses during sleep -- and certain brain changes.But it's not clear if these changes contribute to behaviors in some kids with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing, a group of conditions connected with snoring and characterized by resistance to breathing during sleep.To learn more, researchers analyzed data from more than 11,000 children ages 9 and 10 in...