More than one in seven American kids gets diagnosed with ADHD. Alan Schwarz, author of the book "ADHD Nation" joins CBSN with more on the history of the disorder and its current role.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
10 fattest states in America
A new report conducted by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks state-by-state obesity rates in the United States, and the results are pretty grim.
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Florida residents concerned about Zika pesticide
Specialized trucks circled Miami Beach on Tuesday morning spreading BTI, bacteria that attacks mosquito larvae but is safe for humans. But residents there are concerned that authorities might turn to Naled, a controversial insecticide that has been banned from the European Union. David Begnaud reports.
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Exercise intensity: How to measure it
Knowing how to judge your exercise intensity can help you meet your fitness and weight-loss goals.
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The complicated connection between IQ and prejudice
New research explores possible links between intelligence and bias against others, with some surprising results
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Tackling tobacco addiction
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Distinguished Service Award awardee ‘known and revered’
The ADA Board of Trustees will bestow upon Dr. Dawson the ADA Distinguished Service Award for his lifelong undying devotion to advancing the art and science of dentistry.
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Are Tea Tree and Lavender Oils Safe for Kids?
Tea tree and lavender essential oils are popular ingredients in personal care and household products, including many aimed at children. But can the ingredients, often promoted as “natural” alternatives, trigger abnormal breast growth in boys and girls?
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WHO Tightens Sex Advice for Visitors to Zika Areas
Male and female travelers, with or without symptoms, should practice safe sex or abstinence for 6 months after return
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Exercise intensity: How to measure it
Knowing how to judge your exercise intensity can help you meet your fitness and weight-loss goals.
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For older men, could more sex be risky?
Frequent sex may impact men's and women's heart health differently later in life, but some experts see more benefits
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Calif. woman on surprise baby: Thought it was "a stomachache"
"Shocked is an understatement," says woman, 35, after delivering baby boy
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Mylan faces legal trouble over EpiPen price hikes
New York state is investigating whether pharmaceutical firm violated competition laws in pricing anti-allergy medication
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Woman who received world's first face transplant dies
The procedure set the precedent for nearly 40 face transplant surgeries around the world since 2005
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Could Good Sex Be Bad for an Older Man's Heart?
Once a week or more may take toll, study finds, but at least one cardiologist questions the findings
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Gluten-Free Eaters in U.S. Tripled in 5 Years
But number of people diagnosed each year with celiac disease has remained stable
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USDA Awards Grants to Preserve Affordable Rural Housing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 – USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today announced grants to preserve and repair affordable housing for very-low- and low-income families living in rural areas.
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Shot vs. spray? New flu vaccine guidelines for kids
Pediatricians say parents should steer clear of one vaccination method this year
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Older Drug May Help Type 1 Diabetics' Heart Health
Metformin appears to have cardiovascular benefits, researchers report
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USDA Deputy Under Secretary Taylor Leads Women in Agriculture Trade Mission to Hong Kong and Shanghai
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 – Leaders from seven state departments of agriculture and 23 U.S. agribusinesses and organizations will accompany Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services Alexis Taylor on a trade mission to Hong Kong and Shanghai Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 to extend USDA’s Women in Agriculture initiative abroad and expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.
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Just the Facts — September 5, 2016
Dental care in a retail setting
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Alcohol Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Ups Stroke Risk
Doctors should ask patients with atrial fibrillation about their drinking
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Man severs body part in chainsaw accident
New Hampshire man was rushed to the hospital with severe injury from power tool mishap
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Benefits of eating local
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Smokeless Tobacco May Contain Harmful Bacteria
Infections, diarrhea and vomiting are possible consequences, FDA expert says
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Why we need to make it harder for parents to refuse vaccines
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All 50 states require that children be vaccinated in order to go to public school. There are some variations in which immunizations are required and when, but throughout the U.S. there is an expectation that going to school means getting shots.
And in all 50 states, there are ways to get out of being vaccinated.
Some children truly cannot or should not be vaccinated. For children with certain problems with the immune system, or who are taking certain medications, some vaccines may cause health problems. All states understand that, and allow those children to go to school without all the usual vaccines.
But in most states, parents can avoid the immunization requirement by saying that vaccination goes against their religious beliefs — or their personal beliefs. These are the exceptions that public health experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, want to stop.
Vaccines prevent illnesses that can cause serious disease — or death. They save lives, plain and simple. Because they don’t work perfectly in every person, and because not every child can get them (because of a medical condition or because they are too young), it’s important that lots of people get vaccinated. When they do, it creates something called “herd immunity”: if enough people are immune to an illness, it makes it very unlikely that the illness will begin — or spread. To have good herd immunity, experts say that about 90% of people should be immunized; for pertussis and measles, which are very contagious, that number is more like 95%. Requiring vaccines for school helps to get and keep those numbers up.
While most children do get immunized, more and more parents are refusing or delaying vaccines. Some worry about side effects, but a recent study showed that a big reason parents are refusing is that they just don’t think vaccines are necessary.
In essence, we are victims of our own success. Vaccines have done such a good job that many people no longer remember polio, chicken pox, measles, epiglottitis (a dangerous, sometimes lethal infection of the throat), and other vaccine-preventable diseases. While complications of these diseases are far more common and worse than complications of vaccines, it’s hard to really understand that if you’ve never seen the diseases.
Another problem is that people who choose not to vaccinate often live in the same communities. This isn’t surprising, given that our social networks influence our choices. But when a bunch of unimmunized people live together, it completely throws off herd immunity. Vaccine-preventable diseases can easily take root — and spread.
While it’s true that parents in general have the right to choose whether or not their child gets a medical treatment — and vaccines are a medical treatment — the vaccination choice is fundamentally different in that it affects not just the child, but the entire community. Choosing not to vaccinate is not only dangerous for the child, it’s dangerous for everyone around that child. Personal beliefs, even religious beliefs, do not give anyone the right to put the health or lives of others at risk.
Personal and religious exemptions allow families to avoid the tough conversations with their doctor — but these are tough conversations we really need to have. So much of this is about building trust and about listening to the fears and concerns of those who want to delay or refuse vaccines. There is so much I and other doctors can say to allay those fears and concerns, if given the chance. I welcome the opportunity to talk with more families about the rigorous process for approving vaccines and monitoring their safety, and about the diseases that vaccines protect us from. I am old enough to have seen many of them; I have seen the difference vaccines can make.
I also welcome the opportunity to have the tough conversations about our responsibility to care for those around us. We belong to each other, and need each other to keep us safe and well. Vaccination is one way we do just that.
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Florida begins BTI ground spraying to fight Zika in Miami Beach
A controversy is growing over the safest way to fight Zika in Florida. Miami is using specialized trucks for the first time to kill mosquitoes that carry the virus, spraying what's being called an environmentally-friendly and organic bacteria called BTI. David Begnaud reports.
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Miami Beach wary of spraying Zika chemical that can "kill anything"
CDC says claims Naled is safe to use, but residents are opposed to the spraying of the insecticide that was banned from the European Union and protested in Puerto Rico
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Exercise intensity: How to measure it
Knowing how to judge your exercise intensity can help you meet your fitness and weight-loss goals.
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College depression: What parents need to know
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In apparent first, gluten not welcome at this college dining hall
Kent State opening what it says is first gluten-free college dining facility in U.S.
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