In the USA, the vast majority of mothers deliver in hospitals, with less than 2% giving birth in birth centers or at home. However, few systematic attempts have been made to understand how the latter trend impacts maternal health. A new research ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers examine how timing of cannabis exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal development
As more people use cannabis for recreational purposes, attitudes towards the drug have changed. For example, research has shown that dispensaries often recommend cannabis – also referred to as marijuana – to pregnant women to ease pregnancy symptoms, ... [Continue Reading]
Maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy linked to language development in children over time
High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in ... [Continue Reading]
Weight-Loss Drugs and Exercise
The obesity management drugs we have been discussing include Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and others based on molecules that imitate GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1). People who want pharmaceuticals may be disappointed to learn that all these meds are ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19 that occurs after vaccination carries a much lower risk of severe illness
COVID-19 vaccination associated with lower rates of ICU admission and in-hospital mortality during the dominance of the Delta and Omicron variants. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Math Homework and Why Parents Should Sometimes Stay Out of It
When it comes to school subjects, mathematics is far from being a crowd favorite. Math can seem complex and intimidating, yet early math education forms the foundation for essential life skills, including problem-solving and critical thinking. Many ... [Continue Reading]
Weight-Loss Drugs, Safety, and the Brain
People might tend to think, well, if the FDA approves something, then it must be okay. As an antidote to that delusion, consider the story of phentermine. Now, back to the category of synthetic hormones, which several posts here have explored. On the ... [Continue Reading]
Adolescent body image perceptions shape dietary habits, study finds
Research paper is a systematic review that examines the relationship between body image perception/satisfaction and dietary habits in adolescents. The review found that adolescents who underestimate their body weight tend to report less healthy ... [Continue Reading]
What Else Can Weight Loss Drugs Do?
As we have seen, Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and its relatives Ozempic and Wegovy are not recommended for nursing mothers, or for women who are or might become pregnant, because of possible adverse effects on the developing fetus. So far, the substances ... [Continue Reading]
Sodium showdown: How the food service industry battles salt to make America healthier
Research paper discusses the challenges faced by the food service industry in reducing sodium content in foods prepared and consumed away from home (FAFH), as well as successful strategies used to reduce sodium in FAFH. SOURCE: News Medical Child ... [Continue Reading]
Weight-Loss Drugs and Pregnancy
The semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, intended to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively, are a risky bet for pregnant people. Ozempic is also used “off-label” for weight loss. A large number of the individuals who would use ... [Continue Reading]
Unhealthy air and poor diet increase risk of preterm birth, study finds
Study investigated the association of ambient pollution on preterm birth and the effect measure modification of this association by caloric intake, percent caloric intake from fats, and percent caloric intake from saturated fats. The findings suggest ... [Continue Reading]
What Else Can Tirzepatide Do?
In addition to the possibility of hypoglycemia, this drug has been known to cause hair loss, which sounds bad. But to be fair, a slender model can fake having hair by wearing a wig, while an obese model with the world’s greatest mane will ... [Continue Reading]
Omicron’s grip on Sweden: High transmission rates persist despite high seroprevalence
Research paper reports on a study conducted in Sweden to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection despite high seroprevalence. The study found a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in Sweden despite high ... [Continue Reading]
Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant’s brain before birth
In a first, a team from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth, avoiding potentially fatal symptoms after delivery. SOURCE: News Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood
Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike material contaminating a nearby community's soil with lead. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
What Tirzepatide Can Do
As previously mentioned, unsupervised use of this drug can bring about hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), with consequences like “dizziness or lightheadedness, blurred vision, sweating, slurred speech, hunger, drowsiness, shakiness, weakness, ... [Continue Reading]
Study warns of strong link between cannabis use and adverse psychosocial events in adolescents, regardless of disorder classification
Study aimed to investigate the prevalence and demographics of nondisordered cannabis use (NDCU) and to compare the associations of cannabis use with adverse psychosocial events among adolescents with no cannabis use, NDCU, and cannabis use disorder ... [Continue Reading]
The Equivocal Promise of Tirzepatide
The American Academy of Pediatrics has passed down the okay for people as young as 12 to be prescribed weight-loss medicines. Meanwhile, authorization of the injectable diabetes drug Mounjaro to be prescribed for the separate purpose of weight loss ... [Continue Reading]
What are the top 10 public health challenges in 2023?
Researchers discuss the global public health challenges for the year 2023, which include health systems, mental health, substance abuse, infectious diseases, malnutrition and food insecurity, sexual and reproductive health, environmental pollution, ... [Continue Reading]
The Allure of Tirzepatide, Continued
In their generic form, pharmaceuticals go by science-oriented names that start with lower-case letters, like tirzepatide. Being a commercially marketed product, Mounjaro starts with a capital letter, and there is no other tirzepatide on the market, ... [Continue Reading]
Research analyzes developmental trajectories from childhood trauma to insomnia in adulthood
Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences result in more dysfunctional ways of shame coping and increase the severity of insomnia in adulthood, although these two variables are not associated. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed ... [Continue Reading]