Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Boarding Now: Parents of Children With Nut Allergies

By RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MYlD...

Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart

The research found no decrease in major heart events in people taking vitamin D supplements. There was no drop in heart attack rates. No drop in stroke. No drop in death from any cause from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IVvD...

San Francisco May Ban Sales of E-Cigarettes

The goal is to reduce youth use of e-cigarettes until the Food and Drug Administration completes a review of the effects of e-cigarettes on public health, the Associated Pressreported. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2XYc8...

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High

Suicides among teens have especially spiked, with an annual percentage change of 10% between 2014 and 2017 for 15- to 19-year-olds, researchers said. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2MVqn...

Study: More Pregnant Women Using Pot, Despite Risks

The percentage of women in the study who reported "daily or near daily" cannabis use during pregnancy more than tripled -- from 0.9% of respondents in 2002 to 3.4% by 2017. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2WRHX...