After an October 23 Food and Drug Administration warning to consumers, the manufacturer of Hyland’s Teething Tablets, the Standard Homeopathic Company, is recalling the supplement. The FDA recommends that parents stop administering this product and discard it. The FDA claims that the homeopathic tablets, intended to help babies with the discomfort and irritability associated with … Continue reading “Product Recall: Hyland’s Teething Tablets”
Circadian rhythms – they keep our systems in balance and running on a schedule. Our internal clocks, which control everything from sleep-wake cycles to hormones to appetite, are set according to the amount of light that enters the brain. Until now, how this happens has largely been a mystery. Biologists from Johns Hopkins, University of … Continue reading “Eyes Control the Internal Body Clock”
Getting back to school can mean getting back on the playing field for many kids. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics highlights the need to take conservative approaches to head injuries and concussions. The younger the child, the longer the recovery period should be. New guidelines include such advice as: children recovering from … Continue reading “Concussions in Children”
It seems like everyone from grandmothers to many family doctors has supported the belief that teething babies tend to run fevers as new teeth come in. A new study out of Australia, however, claims to debunk this medical myth. Researchers at the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne say … Continue reading “A Myth: Teething Causes Fevers in Babies”
Increasing Risk The Centers for Disease Control has recently turned its attention to the increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes in which the blood vessels of the eyes are damaged resulting in potential vision loss. The study, published in Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that those with diabetes require more … Continue reading “Diabetic Retinopathy: Risks”
Women who live in neighborhoods with large amounts of nighttime light are more likely to get breast cancer than those who live in areas where the nights are darker. This reinforces previous studies that exposure to too much light at night can raise the risk of breast cancer by interfering with the brain’s production of … Continue reading “Exposure to Light at Night Linked to Breast Cancer”
Most female-pattern baldness is inherited. Other causes of hair loss include: illnesses such as diabetes, lupus and thyroid disease, medications, medical treatments, recent severe flu, childbirth, hair treatments or scalp infection.
Now that children are headed back to school, it’s time to brush up on the best ways to avoid seasonal flu and other illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published information on its web site to help parents keep their children healthy. First, the facts: Approximately 1/5 of the U.S. population … Continue reading “Stop the Spread of Germs in School to Limit Colds and Flu”