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18May
2023

Vaping Could Up Teens' Odds for Marijuana Use, Binge Drinking

Vaping Could Up Teens` Odds for Marijuana Use, Binge DrinkingTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who use electronic cigarettes are significantly more likely than non-vapers to binge-drink and use cannabis, new research finds.Surveys of teens ages 13 to 18 revealed that vapers were 20 times more likely to use marijuana than teens who used no nicotine products. And those who vaped in the previous month were six times more likely to have had multiple binge-drinking episodes in the previous two weeks.These associations were even stronger for kids who smoked traditional cigarettes and vaped.“The surprising thing is just how strong those links were,” said lead study author Noah Kreski, a data analyst for Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. “The associations we see there are just far and away so much higher than what...

American Women Need More Maternity Leave, Access to...

18 May 2023
American Women Need More Maternity Leave, Access to Pregnancy Care: PollTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy is a difficult and potentially dangerous time in a woman’s life, and U.S. women say they aren’t getting the support they need while they’re expecting, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has found.Nearly 2 in 5 women who are pregnant or have ever been pregnant (37%) say they have experienced barriers to getting needed care.Worse, women in their prime childbearing years (18 to 34) are more than twice as likely as those who are 35 and older to say they encountered barriers to needed health care during pregnancy and birth -- 74% versus 28%.The most common barrier they cite is an inability to make doctor’s appointments because of they are unable to take time off work or find child care.One in 5 women overall (19%) -- and 2 in 5 between...

FDA Panel to Vote on First RSV Vaccine Given in...

18 May 2023
FDA Panel to Vote on First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect InfantsTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The first RSV vaccine designed to protect infants is under consideration by a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.An independent committee of experts will vote Thursday on whether to recommend the shot for pregnant mothers at 24 to 36 weeks gestation.“Before the pandemic, RSV was the No. 1 cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, so this is a big deal,” Dr. Ofer Levy, director of the precision vaccines program at Boston Children’s Hospital, told NBC News. Levy is a temporary voting member of the panel, but not one who will vote on this vaccine.If the panel recommends the vaccine, the FDA would still need to approve it, a process that could take months. The agency is not obligated to follow its...

Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say

18 May 2023
Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts SayTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you're old enough to dial 911, you're old enough to be a lifesaver.Building lifesaving skills can start as young as age 4 and be expanded over the years, the American Heart Association and others advise in a new scientific statement.Children can be adept at these actions by middle school if they start learning basic lifesaving skills early, when they’re highly motivated to do so.A 4-year-old who can identify when to call an emergency telephone number becomes a 10-year-old who may begin to perform effective chest compressions, according to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council.This group of scientists reviewed more than 100 research articles about...

For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma

17 May 2023
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease AsthmaWEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kids whose families left distressed neighborhoods had significantly fewer severe asthma attacks, with improvements greater even than those seen with medication.New research found that children whose families participated in a program that enabled them to move to areas with less poverty, and better schools and parks had about 50% fewer severe attacks.After moving, there were about 40 severe asthma attacks per year for every 100 children, compared to 88 before the move.“That degree of improvement is larger than the effect we see with asthma medications,” said senior study author Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, a professor of population health and pediatrics at Dell Medical School of the University of Texas at Austin. “We were also surprised to find...
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