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4 in 5 Adolescents Worldwide Don't Exercise Enough
Researchers analyzed data gathered between 2001 and 2016 from 1.6 million students, aged 11 to 17, in 146 countries. They found that 81% of them did not meet World Health Organization recommendations...
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Two-Thirds of Child Abuse Survivors Do Well as Adults
Researchers looked at 651 Canadian survivors to identify factors associated with what the researchers call complete mental health.
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Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue
The strategy resulted in a 76% decrease in dengue transmission in a community in Indonesia that has frequent dengue outbreaks. Similar reductions were seen in an urban area near Rio de Janeiro, and...
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Dramatic Rise in Eye Injuries From BB and Paintball Guns
A new study found that while the overall rate of injuries due to BB and paintball guns has dropped around half since 1990, the rate of eye injuries has risen by 30%.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Released From Hospital After Health Scare
The 86-year-old was first evaluated on Friday at a hospital in Washington, D.C., after feeling unwell. She was then transferred to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. By Saturday, her fever and...
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Smallest Tots Spending Too Much Time on Screens
Watching TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets or electronic games occupies about an hour a day of an infant's time and increases to more than 150 minutes by age 3.
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Can Air Pollution Take a Toll on Your Memory?
Previous research has implied that exposure to fine particle air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, but it wasn't clear how this type of pollution affects...
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Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows
Using advanced MRI techniques, researchers found that obese teenagers tended to have signs of decreased "integrity" in the brain's white matter. White matter contains the fibers that connect different...
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German Dies of Infection from Dog's Lick
The infection was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria, which is commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats, but rarely transmitted to humans, CNN reported.
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Ducks & More: Animals Offer Flyers Emotional Support
According to the industry trade group Airlines for America, more than 1 million people brought emotional support animals on flights last year.
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Death Toll in Samoa Measles Epidemic Reaches 25
Samoa declared a state of emergency nine days ago, closed all schools, banned children from public gatherings and ordered all people to get vaccinated.
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Potentially Tainted Marijuana Sold in Colorado
The affected marijuana was mistakenly distributed due to a technical error, according to Colorado Department of Revenue news release.
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Life Expectancy Shrinks for America's Working-Age Adults
Deaths among working-age adults, especially, have been increasing in the United States for decades, particularly in economically struggling parts of the nation such as the "Rust Belt" and Appalachia,...
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Dramatic Drop Seen in Kids Choking to Death on Household Objects
Regulations, more education about choking hazards and guidelines from organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics have likely all played a role in the downward trend, said study author...
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FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Marketing of CBD Products
The FDA is warning people to be cautious when buying foods or supplements that claim to contain CBD oil. The agency says many of the flood of new CBD oil products being sold in stores and online are...
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Sleep Deprivation a Big Drain on the Brain
The mental impacts of sleep deprivation are much more serious than previously believed, a new study finds.
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Is CBD Safe to Carry on a Plane?
While some CBD products are now legal, what will happen if you carry them on a plane?
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U.S. Birth Rate Falls to Lowest in Decades
The U.S. birth rate declined again in 2018, falling to its lowest in more than three decades, the CDC said.
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Calls Increase to Poison Control For Psychoactives
Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects -- including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg -- triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers over nearly two...
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Mammograms Every 2 Years Could Come With Risks
Researchers found that among 232 breast cancer patients at their hospital, those who'd undergone mammography screening every two years tended to have more advanced tumors: Of those 32 women, 44% were...
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