Household Items Tied to Sharp Increase in Self-Harm Cases in Teens

Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved.

Their findings appear in the Sept. 8 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Researchers analyzed more than 1.5 million reports made to U.S. poison contro...

Climate Change Could Be Fueling Higher Sugar Consumption

Even as the U.S. heads into cooler months, climate change is driving hotter overall temperatures, and new research suggests that rising heat is pushing Americans to consume more sugary drinks and frozen treats — with some potential health risks.

Researchers analyzed food purchases from U.S. households between 2004 and 2019 and compar...

Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Confirmed in Maine for the First Time

An invasive species of tick has been confirmed in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast detection of the pest in the United States.

The tick was collected in southern Maine in July and identified by the University of Maine Extension Tick Lab, officials announced Monday. While this is the state’s first confirmed dis...

Nearly Half Of People With Diabetes Unaware Of Their Illness

Nearly half of people with diabetes around the world are unaware of their condition, according to a new study.

Globally, an estimated 44% of people 15 and older with diabetes didn’t know they had the life-threatening disease, researchers reported Sept. 8 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

“By 2050, 1.3 b...

Wireless Ultrasound: A Potential Revolution In Assessing On-Field Sports Injuries?

The collegiate sports season is upon us, and with it the inevitable bruises, sprains and strains that come from tough competition.

Portable wireless ultrasound devices could be key to getting fast, reliable assessment of on-the-field sports injuries, researchers say.

These wireless devices deliver results faster and at lower cost, wh...

Premature Immune Aging Might Be Driver Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis might be caused in part by a prematurely aging immune system, a new study says.

Researchers found that people with joint pain and arthritis exhibited signs of accelerated immune aging, according to findings published recently in the journal eBioMedicine.

This suggests that immune aging might play a direc...

Caffeine Bad News For Blood Donations, Study Says

Your morning cup of coffee might harm the quality of a blood donation provided later in the day, a new study says.

Caffeine appears to impair donated blood in ways that reduce the effectiveness of future transfusions, researchers report in the journal Haemotologica.

Specifically, they found that red blood cells are more pron...

Inactive Parents Tend To Have Couch Potato Kids

Kids are more likely to become couch potatoes — or enthusiastically active — based on what they see their parents doing day-to-day, a new study says.

The example set by moms and dads appears to contribute to sedentary or active behavior in their children, researchers report in the journal Sports Medicine and Health Science<...