By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- New research suggests a link between middle school students being disciplined for marijuana use and legalization of recreational weed, particularly when schools are close to dispensaries…
Mediterranean Diet May Ease PTSD Symptoms
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- As scientists try to learn more about the impact of the gut microbiome on physical and mental health, a new study finds the Mediterranean diet may…
High-Tech Home Simulations Could Help Folks Fight Hoarding
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- A virtual reality program helped hoarders clear out their clutter, researchers report. Hoarding disorder, which strikes more than 2.5% of Americans, has only been defined as…
Press That Snooze Button: It Might Be Good…
By Alan Mozes HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- The expression "you snooze, you lose” may have given reluctant morning risers a bad rap. New research suggests folks who hit the snooze button on their…
U.S. Gun Homicides Drop Slightly After Pandemic Peak
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public…
Georgia To Be First State to Let Pharmacies…
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Four years after the state of Georgia approved the distribution of low-dose THC, medical marijuana may be sold at local pharmacies. That will make Georgia the…
Pandemic Didnt Lower Parents Trust in Childhood Vaccines
By Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID…
Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Olds Death
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- More than 60,000 gun safes have been recalled following the death of a 12-year-old boy and dozens of reports that unauthorized people can open the Fortress…
Depression Rates Rising Among College Students, and Race…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Many college kids are depressed and anxious, especially when they are a minority on campus or the first in their family to go to a university,…
Americas Pediatricians Offer Tips for a Safe Halloween
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterSUNDAY, Oct. 22, 2023 -- As pint-size witches, ghosts and superheroes roam the streets on Halloween, it’s important for adults to keep their eyes on safety. “It’s always best for an…