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03/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Dangerous medicine: Common practice of increasing steroid dose for children with asthma not only doesn’t prevent flare-ups, it may retard their growth

Temporarily increasing the dose of inhaled steroids as asthma symptoms worsen won’t effectively prevent serious flare-ups, according to a study. This can even be linked to growth retardation, which doesn’t bode well for a common medical practice concerning younger patients with mild-to-moderate asthma. While common, asthma flare-ups in children are often expensive to treat. To […]

03/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Too much screen time too early damages children for life

A recent Canadian study proved the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) right about the bad effects of watching excessive television. Toddlers who watch TV for extended periods starting from the age of two turned out to be far more likely to suffer from bad grades and unhealthy diets when they became adolescents. The Université de Montréal (UM) researchers […]

03/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Doctors SHOCKED as children no longer able to hold pencils due to endless use of mobile devices

Today’s children have more technology at their disposal than any generation before them, and it’s a bit of a double-edged sword. Some parents might marvel at the wide range of educational apps available that claim to help children boost academic skills, but that won’t count for much if they can’t even master the basic skill […]

10/07/2015 / By Chris Draper

Harmful water fluoridation practice being reconsidered by Denver Water Board amid pressure from medical choice activists

Denver occupies the spot light of the fluoride debate: The largest supplier of public drinking water in Colorado is considering how much fluoride to pump into the delivery system. The debate was fueled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommending that fluoride drinking levels be lowered to 0.7 milligrams per liter. Federal […]

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