Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health ParentingDrivers Admit to Using Cellphones While Driving, Even with Kids in the Car By Adprime Admin articleA study done at the University of California, San Diego and published in August 2015 in Journal of Transport & … Read More→
_ Kid's & Teen Health Vaccines (TB, Tetanus, etc.)Winning the Vaccination Debate By Adprime Admin articleInstead of arguing with someone who doesn’t believe in vaccinations, it’s better to focus on reminding them of their child’s … Read More→
Medical Care Vaccines (TB, Tetanus, etc.)Toward a Universal Flu Vaccine By articleFlu vaccines must be given yearly, but there has been no guarantee that the strains against which they protect will … Read More→
Asthma Senior HealthOlder Asthma Patients at Increased Risk for Treatment Failure By articleOlder patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health over-the-counter medicines ParentingHealth Food Stores Recommend “Adult Use” OTC Supplements to Teens By articleParent and grandparent alert! Fifteen year olds are not only able to buy over-the-counter dietary supplements from a sampling of … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen HealthSafety First for Your Grandchildren’s Holiday Gifts By thirdAGE articleThe injury rate for children has increased nearly 40 percent from 1990 through 2011. Foot-powered scooters are a leading cause, … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health Mental & Emotional Health ParentingCan Fiction Heighten Empathy? By Sondra Forsyth articleIf you read stories to your grandchildren and also read fiction for your own pleasure, you may be improving the ability of both the children and yourself to understand what other people are thinking or feeling. That’s the finding of a study presented on August 7th 2014 at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention in Washington D.C. by psychologist Raymond Mar from York University in Canada.
_ AsthmaInhaler Reminders Improve Adherence By Adprime Admin articleIf you’re an asthma sufferer and you sometimes forget to use your inhaler, an electronic reminder could be the answer to keeping yourself on track. A study conducted by a research team at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia showed that reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improved medication adherence, During the six-month investigation, patients receiving reminders took on average 73% of their prescribed doses compared to only 46% in patients who did not have reminders.