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• New Study Warns About Rising Numbers of Teens Being Prescribed Multiple Psychiatric Drugs At Same Time

  February 19, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds more teens nationwide are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs at once, with little data on the possible side effects from such combinations.

• Pregnancy Complications Lead to Higher Risk of Heart Problems in Children: Study

  February 15, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that children born to mothers who suffered pregnancy complications, like hypertension and gestational diabetes, face an increased risk of heart problems later in life.

• Youth Drug and Alcohol Addiction in U.S. is Often Linked to Stress, Mental Health Problems: CDC

  February 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC study reveals many teens with drug and alcohol addiction are attempting to self medicate due to unaddressed mental health problems.

• Vaping Linked to Major Depression Among American Youth: Study

  February 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that U.S. youths with depression and other disabilities face a higher risk than their peers of becoming addicted to nicotine through vaping.

• Lead in Recalled Apple Cinnamon Fruit Pouches Traced Back to Foreign Processor: FDA

  February 8, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  FDA investigators say they believe they have tracked the source of lead contamination in recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches to a processor in Ecuador.

• Young Children Face Increased Risk of Behavioral Problems After Mild Head Trauma: Study

  February 7, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study shows children faced a heightened risk of depression and other affective disorders following mild head trauma, which could manifest two to four years after the injury was received.

• Wanabana Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Two Children Diagnosed with Lead Poisoning from Contaminated Applesauce Pouches

  February 2, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A Florida couple has filed a lawsuit against the makers of recalled Wanabana apple cinnamon fruit pouches after both their young children developed lead poisoning.

• Growth Hormone Treatment May Have Transmitted Alzheimer’s to Children, Study Warns

  February 1, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study warns that contaminated growth hormone treatments may have spread Alzheimer's disease to children, in the first study to find that the cognitive disease may be transmissible.

• Study Links PFAS Exposure to Childhood Leukemia Risks

  January 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Cancer researchers indicate prenatal PFAS exposure can increase the risk of childhood leukemia, and tracked how the cancer rates rose and fall in association with the amount of the chemicals found in expecting mothers' blood.

• Global Group of Researchers Release New Criteria for Diagnosing Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock

  January 23, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  An international group of researchers has introduced new criteria for determining whether children are suffering from sepsis or septic shock which could better identify those who need treatment.