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News Consumer News Experts’ Guide to Trampoline Safety SUNDAY, Sept. 15, 2019 — If you own or use trampolines, you need to take steps to prevent injuries, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) says. While trampolines are fun and can help improve coordination and strengthen the musculoskeletal system, serious injuries can occur without proper […]
Continue ReadingThe beauty industry is worth billions of dollars just in the US. But do today’s beauty trends really help women become more attractive or do they ruin their self-esteem and perception of themselves? Do they help us uncover our authentic inner beauty or force us into striving for its fake superficial version? Today’s society thrives […]
Continue ReadingSATURDAY, Sept. 14, 2019 — Don’t let foot problems hobble your autumn activities, a foot surgeon says. “Foot health contributes to your overall health. From beginners to advanced athletes, proper foot care is important to keep your body healthy,” said Dr. John Giurini, chief of podiatric surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — Many children walk through parking lots without adult supervision, putting them in great danger, a new study warns. Researchers watched 124 kids, ages 2 to 10, and their adult companions as they crossed a parking lot at a community recreation center. The team found that 67% of the children lacked […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — Strong adult social support can help prevent violence among teen boys growing up in poor neighborhoods, new research shows. The study included nearly 900 boys in poor areas of Pittsburgh, aged 13 to 19, who took part in a sexual violence prevention trial. The researchers looked at 40 risk behaviors […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — More than 8 in 10 U.S. adults say kids should be required to get vaccinated in order to attend school, but far fewer trust the safety of vaccines, a new poll finds. The nationwide poll from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health sampled 1,550 adults (704 parents and […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — Exposure to higher levels of air pollution in a second pregnancy than in a first may increase the risk of preterm birth, a new study says. U.S. National Institutes of Health researchers analyzed data from more than 50,000 women who gave birth in 20 hospitals in Utah between 2002 and […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — A substance that could cause cancer has been found in some ranitidine heartburn and ulcer medicines, including the brand-name drug Zantac, and the source of this contamination is being investigated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. While preliminary tests found low levels of the nitrosamine impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Women are less likely than men to receive a mechanical heart pump that is becoming the norm for people with advanced heart failure, according to new research. The study, published Friday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure, took a deeper look at long-standing […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 — Only about one in five U.S. adults and one in 10 children and teens who suffered head and neck injuries in cycling crashes said they wore a helmet, a new study finds. An analysis of data from more than 76,000 cyclists nationwide who experienced such injuries between 2002 and 2012 […]
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