Teenagers are misusing prescription medicine for anxiety, says a study

The study found that while the rate of exposure in children under the age of 6 had decreased, the rate for teenagers had gone up from 17.7 exposures per 100,000 children to 27.3 exposures, from 2000 to 2015.

  • 16-Dec-2019
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New Study Puts Aspirin's Health Benefits In Question: Daily Dose May Do More Harm Than Good

Aspirin has been considered a cure all among Americans for decades. Aside from acting as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever, it's long been considered useful for people dealing with heart problems by helping prevent blood clots, which are the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

  • 13-Dec-2019
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Obesity in children may be linked to slight differences in brains executive function

New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children's health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function. Does excess body weight somehow reduce brain regions that regulate planning and impulse control? Is obesity a result of that brain difference? Or are eating habits, lifestyle, family circumstances and genetics to blame?

  • 11-Dec-2019
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Study links frozen embryo transfer to higher childhood cancer risk

Children born after the use of frozen embryo transfer were at higher risk of childhood cancer, according to a new study, but the risk remains low.

  • 09-Dec-2019
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Brain Stimulation Can Aid Practice of Mindfulness Meditation

Many believe our contemporary society is a haven for burnout. Perhaps as an offshoot of the information age or just an expansion of cultural change in the 21st century, many individuals live in a world of hyper connectivity.

  • 06-Dec-2019
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