One in Five Children Globally Has Excess Weight
Prevalence of obesity showed 1.5-fold increase in 2012 to 2023 versus 2000 to 2011
Expert Panel Develops New Definition of Long COVID
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help...
FDA Advisors Support New Alzheimer’s Drug
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously on Monday to...
FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up...
Many Patients Have Discontinuation Symptoms After Stopping Antidepressants
Higher frequencies of discontinuation symptoms seen in association with desvenlafaxine, venlafaxine, imipramine, and escitalopram
Smoking Cessation Aids Equally Effective in Those With Mental Health Conditions
Specifically, vaping products, varenicline, and heated tobacco products tied to significantly greater odds of successful cessation
Psychiatric Service Dog Intervention Can Reduce PTSD Symptom Severity
Partnering with a trained psychiatric service dog tied to reduced PTSD symptom severity and significantly lower scores for depression, anxiety
Study Looks at Links Between Cognition, Psychopathology, Weight in Preteens
Lower cognition and greater psychopathology at baseline linked to increased weight gain; higher baseline BMI linked to depression symptoms
Many U.S. Women Unhappy With Maternal Health Care, Poll Finds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Many women are unhappy with the state of U.S. maternal health care, but...
Staying Up Late Tied to Poorer Mental Health
Authors say this finding persists regardless of chronobiological preferences
