Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
Fran Fleming-Milici, University of Connecticut Walking down the drink aisle at any grocery store will take you past hundreds of drinks, from sodas to sports drinks. Children’s drink sections are filled with a vast array of products as well. Most parents want to buy what is healthy for their children, but with so many options […]
Is COVID-19 here to stay?
A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic. Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the number of fully vaccinated people in the U.S. is […]
Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet tips, to succeed at managing their weight
Amanda Harrist, Oklahoma State University and Laura Hubbs-Tait, Oklahoma State University Hundreds of programs over the past four decades – from the removal of junk food from school vending machines to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign – have tried to get kids in the U.S. to eat healthier food and exercise more often. But none […]
What is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms [about 88 pounds]) with positive results of direct COVID-19 viral testing and who are at high risk for […]
Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
By Lauren Weber Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated. While the initial surge of […]
A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News September 24, 2021 Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to the emergency room. When her […]
“Stand Up Straight”—Minding Your Posture!
We all remember our parents telling us to “stand up straight” and “don’t sit like that or you’ll stay like that!” They really had more than a straight back in mind (whether they knew it or not) when they told us that. Good posture is really a key part of our overall health. How we […]