In an article written by Robert Preidt for HealthDay News, it’s been found that kids that are distracted with their devices are getting injured when school is dismissed. (HealthDay News) — Children are at greatest risk of being hit by a car at the end of the school day, as well as in the evening, a new study finds. One expert wasn’t surprised by the findings. The after-school hours are “times when adult supervision may not be ideal,” said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. “Having increased police awareness and school-sponsored safety patrols available when afternoon caregivers cannot be present may help to reduce the risk,” said Glatter, who was not involved in the new research. The study was led by Dr. Alexa Karkenny of Jacobi Medical Center in New York City. Her team looked at the medical records of 79 boys Read the full article →
Cheri Berkley for Yahoo! Health News shines the light on why we wait so long at the doctor’s office and what we can do when we’re fed up with waiting. The wait time to see a doctor isn’t COMPLETELY out of your control. Few things are more frustrating than waiting at the doctor’s office. Anxiety grows as an appointment time comes and goes. Each passing moment of lateness serves as a reminder of all the other places you’re supposed to be: at school to pick up your kid, at a work meeting, at yoga class. Unfortunately, waiting for the doctor seems to be an experience virtually all Americans have to suffer through — and according to the results of a new national survey, the average time you have to wait is 19 minutes. But not every kind of doctor has the same average wait time. The Sixth Annual Vitals Index shows that Read the full article →
In an article written by Gillian Mohney for ABC News, she discusses how being thin doesn’t necessarily mean being healthy: In the ongoing war on obesity, health officials have consistently focused on Body Mass Index, or BMI, as a measure of weight appropriate to a certain height. The bad news is that more than a third of Americans, 34.9 percent, are obese, with a BMI of over 30, according to 2014 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Another third of Americans are overweight, according to the CDC, with a BMI of between 25 and 30. But that’s not where the bad news ends. Many health experts have long been concerned that BMI does not properly account for people who look svelte but have fat hidden away, making them “normal weight obese.” Those people can still store away reservoirs of fat in the body Read the full article →
In an article recently written for Yahoo! Health by Noelle Howey, she lists seven non-candy treats that are bad for our teeth. It’s not exactly a startling revelation that candies and other sticky, sugary treats are bad for teeth. But it’s not just the most obvious foods — say, caramels, taffy, or lollipops — that can wreak havoc on your chompers. According to Matthew Messina, DDS, a Cleveland, Ohio-based dentist and consumer adviser for the American Dental Association, problems can arise when foods are sugary, sticky, starchy (meaning they cling to the teeth longer), or hard (since chewing them can cause tooth cracks or breakage). We asked the experts to share the top teeth-destroying culprits. But don’t panic if you find your favorite snacks or drinks on the list — “there are no absolute nevers,” Messina tells Yahoo Health. “If you brush well in the morning and before bed, and Read the full article →
In an article written for CNN, we learn about the risks of listening to loud music. “Hey dude — can you turn your music down?” If anyone says this to you while you’re wearing your earbuds, take note: You are probably endangering your hearing. More than one billion teens and young adults are at risk of losing their hearing, according to WHO (that’s the World Health Organization, not the rock band). It’s not just old folks who suffer hearing loss. Just by listening to music at what you probably think is a normal level, or hanging out in loud bars, nightclubs and music and sporting events, you can permanently damage your hearing. By analyzing listening habits of 12- to 35-year-olds in wealthier countries around the world, WHO found nearly 50% of those studied listen to unsafe sound levels on personal audio devices and about 40% are exposed to damaging levels of music Read the full article →
