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Colon cancer rates skyrocket among children, teens
UPI· 7 days agoColon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer...
Japan's lessons for combating obesity without Ozempic
Boing Boing· 3 days agoJapan has one of the world's lowest obesity rates at just 4.5%, compared to 42% in the United...
Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days ago“There is no time to be lost in harnessing this potential.” In October, figures from the National ...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoLouisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate...
Does Childhood Weight Alter Health Risks in Adults?
Medscape· 2 days agoThe new study follows earlier work on the association of obesity with disease outcomes due to body size trajectories, presenter William Johnson, PhD, an...
Setmelanotide Shows Promise in Hypothalamic Obesity
Medscape· 1 day agoTreatment with setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, led to a significant reduction in BMI in a difficult-to-treat population of patients...
Hormonal Conditions and Childhood Obesity: What You Need to Know
Healthline· 6 days agoObesity in childhood is a growing concern in the United States and beyond. While lifestyle factors...
It's time to use TikTok to talk to young people about obesity, says researcher
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoThe popularity and broad reach of such platforms provides the opportunity to reach diverse audiences, including teenagers and young adults, explains lead researcher Dr. Antonella Franceschelli ...
How we can bridge the obesity-care gap for Black Americans
theGrio· 7 days agoobesity, and that number is expected to jump significantly, crossing the 50% threshold by 2030. While that statistic is undoubtedly chilling, for Black Americans 2030 has ...
ADHD in women and girls: signs, symptoms and treatment
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to be rocketing – so much so that...