More Adult Prescription-Drug Use Leads to Increased Poisonings in Kids
A new study shows that the rise in prescription-drug use among U.S. adults has led to more poisonings among children
Alexandra Sifferlin
Alexandra Sifferlin is a writer and producer for TIME Healthland. She is a graduate from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
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Eat This Now: Morels
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In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number of former smokers exceeds the number of current smokers in the country, …
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Kids and adolescents with ADHD often struggle to keep their emotions in check. ADHD has also been linked to sleep disorders, which is one of the reasons a team of German researchers sought to determine how sleep influences the
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Autistic Children’s Brain Responses To Words Predict Their Developmental Outcomes
Language can prove a bugaboo for children with autism. Now new research finds that it’s possible to use toddlers’ brain responses to words to predict their linguistic and cognitive skills down the road.
Researchers from the …
Q&A: World’s Oldest Performing Female Bodybuilder
National Senior Health and Fitness Day was celebrated Thursday by aging gym rats everywhere. To mark the occasion, Healthland spoke with the world’s oldest performing female bodybuilder, Ernestine Shepherd.
At nearly 77 years …
Stroke Costs To Double By 2030
The projections are not pretty for aging populations in the U.S.
Novel Coronavirus: 5 Things To Know About the SARS-Like Infection
(Updated) On Tuesday, a 65-year-old French man died from a SARS-like infection, called novel coronavirus (nCoV). He was the first man in France to die from the infection, which he contracted after visiting Dubai. Meanwhile, …
Patients Who Are More Involved in Medical Decisions Pay More
We’re supposed to be more proactive about our health, and engage in making decisions that can impact our care. But what if that decision-sharing just adds to our medical bills?
Study Links Exposure to Bug and Weed Killers to Higher Risk for Parkinson’s
Who doesn’t want a pristine lawn free of annoying weeds and bugs? But some of those pest-fighting strategies may come with a price — to your health.
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Some months, days of the week and even times of day are linked to a greater risk of dying if you have a heart condition.
