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2020

The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit

The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to QuitMONDAY, April 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Kids and teens who take up smoking are more likely to become daily smokers and find it harder to quit by their 40s, a new study finds. "Based on our data coupled with a variety of other evidence, we found childhood smoking leads to adult smoking," said lead researcher David Jacobs Jr., a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. "Cigarette smoking, even experimentally, among children of any age should be strongly discouraged." For the study, Jacobs' team collected data on more than 6,000 men and women who took part in an international heart study. Information was collected when participants were 6 to 19 years of age and during their 20s and 40s. The researchers found that teens who smoked the most and kids...

Transgender Teens Have High Rates of Depression,...

10 April 2020
Transgender Teens Have High Rates of Depression, Suicidal ThoughtsFRIDAY, April 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Depression, suicidal thoughts and self-injury are common among U.S. transgender teens, new research shows. The study also found that hormone therapy leads to significant improvements in gender dysphoria -- the feeling of being uncomfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth. For the study, the researchers analyzed the medical records of 158 transgender teens treated at a pediatric endocrinology clinic between 2014 and 2019. The patients included 107 affirmed males (female to male), 47 affirmed females (male to female), and four who considered themselves non-binary. Affirmed gender is an individual's declared gender identity. Overall, 78.5% had a mental health condition, with depression the most common (66.5%). Suicidal thoughts...

Bedroom Air Filters May Help Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

10 April 2020
Bedroom Air Filters May Help Kids With Asthma Breathe EasierFRIDAY, April 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A bedroom air filter can significantly improve breathing in kids with asthma, new research shows. The study included 43 children with mild to moderate asthma, and was conducted during a period of moderately high fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution in Shanghai, China. Particulate matter pollution originates from fossil fuels and can be found in various sizes. PM2.5 are about 30 times smaller than the width of a single human hair, and can be inhaled into the deepest areas of the lungs. For the study, two air filters were tested in the children's bedrooms. One was a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter capable of removing PM2.5, and the other was a fake filter. Each filter was used for two weeks with a two-week gap in...

AHA News: Most of the Nation's Teens Aren't Getting...

9 April 2020
AHA News: Most of the Nation`s Teens Aren`t Getting Enough ExerciseTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- With the explosion of smartphones, teens have learned to swiftly scroll and type away using only their thumbs. But the rest of their bodies are woefully inactive – and the effects are far-reaching. Only about 1 in 4 high school students get the recommended hour a day of physical activity, according to statistics from the American Heart Association. Screen time is partially to blame, along with declining physical education programs in schools, experts say. Teens are missing out on the health benefits, which range from a stronger heart to better mental health. "Physically active children tend to be less obese and are less likely to develop hypertension, diabetes and cardiac disease, and they have better mental well-being as...

Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds

9 April 2020
Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury OddsTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Children of parents with mental illness are at increased risk for injuries, researchers report. Risk is highest before 1 year of age, but remains elevated to age 17, according to the new study. "Our results show there is a need for increased support to parents with mental illness, especially during the first year of life," said Alicia Nevriana. She is one of the study authors and a Ph.D. student in the global public health department at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. "There are already recommendations for new parents to ensure their children's safety, but we think there is a need to update these recommendations also by taking into account parents' mental health," Nevriana said in an institute news release. For the study, the...
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