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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: 1 in 5 Pot Products Fails Tests in California Close to 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed to pass tests for potency or purity since the state began mandating such testing July 1, a new […]
New company Civica Rx will create a number of generic medications to combat shortages and decrease cost of medicine. Thursday announced the official launch of nonprofit company Civica Rx, which will begin producing a number of generic formulations of drugs for hospital use. St. George News reports that the company, based in Salt Lake City […]
Just as students return to school — with many planning to spend time on the football field — the Centers for Disease Control has released a list of recommended actions to help healthcare providers diagnose and manage the recovery of children who suffer from concussions, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). “More than 800,000 children seek […]
The teenagers and young adults who might have been smoking marijuana in the late 1960s during the “flower power” era are now senior citizens whose pot use was, more often than not, little more than a phase. However, younger Baby Boomers, as well as older members of Generation X, are about twice as likely in […]
Over the past decade, probiotic dietary supplements have turned into a multi-million dollar industry, taken by almost 4 million adults and prescribed by up to 60 percent of health care providers. Yet the scientific community has known little about whether or not they actually work. But this is likely to change, thanks to two back-to-back […]
Increasing time between meals made male mice healthier overall and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently, according to a new study published in the Sept. 6, 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism. Scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Pennington […]
Researchers have revealed what carries the highest level of pathogens in the airport, and it is not found in the bathroom. In a new study, Niina Ikonen, from the the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, and colleagues found that the plastic trays used at airport security checkpoints harbor the highest level of viruses […]
Schools are often where children’s and adolescents’ mental health problems are identified. While there is ever growing demand for mental health support for pupils, such as in-school counselling and mentoring, the focus now – just like for any health problem – should be more on prevention than intervention. Prevention makes sense financially, given that specialist […]
On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued an updated statement containing flu vaccine recommendations for the 2018-2019 flu season, according to CNN. After last year’s flu season ranked as the most severe on record, the AAP’s new statement recommends that everyone (especially pregnant women and children over 6 months of age) receive their immunization […]
Fast-food restaurants may soon have to make a major change to their default menus. Councilman Ben Kallos is a Democrat from Manhattan who is currently sponsoring proposed legislation that the City Council hopes to pass. It’s a measure that would effectively take soda out of meals designed specifically for children, at least by default. In […]