Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/uuaSQbFb33E

Women who smoke consistently from 14 weeks before conception to 10 weeks after it carry fetuses that are consistently underweight and are born with a notable weight deficit.  Dutch researchers studied 689 pregnant women between 2010 and 2018 and compared the babies carried by the smokers with the non-smokers.

Those who smoked a half-pack a day or more were already carrying smaller fetuses by week 10 of their pregnancies.  Their 20 week ultrasounds revealed significantly smaller babies and no growth catchup during the second trimester. Over their gestational periods, the weight deficits persisted and theses babies of smoking mothers were more likely to be born small for gestational age.  Furthermore, the fetal growth deficits were directly proportional to the number of cigarettes smoked per day.

 If you are a woman who smokes and you want to have the healthiest baby possible, stop smoking or cut it way down by 4 months before you try to conceive and don’t resume until after your baby is born if ever.

https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humrep/deac018/6533372

#pregnancy #smoking #underweight #fetalgrowthretardation

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/N3pVudLSzLQ

A child’s level of dislike for a given food rather than how much the child likes that food is a better predictor of consumption at any given meal.  Penn State nutritionists studied 61 children 4 to 6 years of age who were asked to rate the 7 foods presented to them on a meal tray: chicken nuggets, grapes, potato chips, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, ketchup, and cookies.

After the children consumed the available foods they wished, the researchers weighed the remaining foods and mathematically compared the food consumed with the child’s expressed preferences.  The results showed that the correlation between liking a food and the amount consumed was poor while the relationship between disliking a given food and the amount that remained uneaten was statistically significant.

Interesting enough, other studies have shown the same trend for adults.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019566632200037X?via%3Dihub

#children #foodpreferences #foodconsumption

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/hnkLtoEJjIA

Individuals with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at least 6 times more likely to evidence a hoarding disorder (HD) that significantly interferes with the conduct of their lives.  So say psychologists at the UK’s Anglia Ruskin University following their study of 88 patients in an ADHD clinic, a matched control group of 90 persons, and an online sample of 220 UK residents.

The 19% of ADHD patients with severe and life-inhibiting hoarding behaviors were surprisingly in their 30’s with an equal number of males and females impacted.  Even among the remaining 81 of ADHD patients, there was a measurable tendency toward hoarding.

Previous studies of those with hoarding disorder concentrated on older females who self-identified and sought help with their tendencies to fill their living spaces with a suffocating quantity of items.   The new information this study reveals is that younger adults are similarly afflicted.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395621007263?via%3Dihub#!

#adhd #hoarding

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/iR1H6epMhGI

The CDC announced on 2/25/22 a recommended extension in the interval between the first and second shots of mRNA vaccine from 3-4 weeks to 8 weeks.  They explained that this longer interval drives  an improvement in CoVid immunity generation and a reduction in the incidence of complications including myocarditis.

Let’s look at the specifics for vaccination.  The extension only applies for those 12 years through 64 years of age.  Those who are 5 through 11 years, 65 years or older, or immunocompromised should continue to receive their second shot 3 to 4 weeks after the first.  Furthermore, as part of their vaccination, they should receive a 3rd shot 4 weeks later.  For those immunocompromised who are 12 years or older, they should receive a booster, a 4th shot, 3 months after the 3rd shot.

For those not immunocompromised 12 years and older, they should receive a 3rd shot as a booster 5 months after the second shot.  Boosters are not recommended for any children 5 through 11 years of age.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/COVID-19-immunization-schedule-ages-5yrs-older.pdf

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/97361

#cdc #CoVid #vaccination #boosters #immunosuppressed

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/yIo1uEg9sVM

The young women who experience migraines and become pregnant are more likely to suffer sometimes dire complications.  Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital issue this warning after analyzing more than 30,000 pregnancies in about 19,000 women over a 20 year period.

The data shows that pregnant women with migraine headaches are 17% more likely to have a pre-term delivery, 28% more likely to suffer elevation blood pressures, and 40% more likely to develop pre-eclampsia.  A closer look at the numbers indicates that the presence or absence of aura with the migraine affects the risk of preeclampsia, since those women with aura had a 51% risk while those with migraines and no aura had a 29% risk.  

About 20% of women of childbearing age suffer from migraines. It is important for any pregnant woman or any woman contemplating pregnancy who also has migraines to be on the lookout for these potential complications during their pregnancies.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220225123447.htm

#pregnancy #migraines #preeclampsia #preterm #hypertension

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/9XfhDAQtQP8

The early reports from NY State show that the Pfizer vaccine works better and longer for teens than for the elementary school crew.  The NY State Public Health Department in collaboration with the University of Albany now report the vaccine efficiencies for 852,384 fully vaccinated adolescents 12-17 years and 365,502 children 5-11 years during the 6 weeks from mid-December, 2021 to the end of January, 2022 during the rise of the Omicron variant.

For the teens, the vaccine prevented cases in 66% and hospitalization in 85%.  For the younger kids, the vax efficiencies were 68% for infection and 100% for hospitalization.  Over the 6 week observation period, the Pfizer vaccine effectiveness in teens declined 23% for infections and 14% for hospitalization.  The vaccine’s effectiveness for the younger children declined significantly more than for the teens: 82% for infections and 52% for hospitalization.

The vaccine clearly works, but teens and younger children will require 3rd doses to fully complete an initial vaccination course.  The younger children may require a higher dose since their dose is one-third that given to teens and adults. 

The ultimate solution to this apparent vaccine shortfall will be new vaccines better able to neutralize the newer CoVid variants.  Let’s go Pfizer and Moderna.  Quit milking your legacy vaccines and develop new versions that neutralize the latest variants.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use-children-5-through-11-years-age

#CoVid #vaccination #pfizer #children #adolescents

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/MiMWjWPrJVk

The FDA and Family Dollar Inc. have recalled a slew of products that have been shipped to various Family Dollar retail stores from a Family Dollar Distribution Center in West Memphis, Arkansas.  This warehouse was found to be infested with rats and other rodents.  Products from this warehouse may be contaminated with salmonella and include drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements, pet food, and human food.  If you recently bought any of these products from Family Dollar stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, or Tennessee, return them to the point of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact Family Dollar Customer Service at 1-844-636-7687.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/family-dollar-stores-issues-voluntary-recall-certain-fda-regulated-products-six-states-including

#familydollar #rodents #rats #salmonella #recall

familydollar, rodents, rats, salmonella, recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/mcuxYHLsLCw

The FDA and Vadilal are recalling Valdilal Frozen Custard Apple Pulp.  This product is contaminated with salmonella.  This bacterium can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections in the very young, elders, and those with immunosuppression.  The batch codes involved include KWHO and KRQO.  Do not consume this product but return it to the point of purchase,  For additional information, call Valdilal at 1-732-333-1209. 

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/vadilal-industries-usa-recalls-custard-apple-pulp-because-possible-health-risk

#valdilal #custardapplepulp #salmonella #infection #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/7w_5yPXpEpM

The FDA and Alli and Rose LLC announce the recall of Snak Yard Dried Plums/Saladitos.  This product has potential lead contamination.  It was sold at Costco Wholesale in Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington state.  If you bought this product, return it to your local Costco for a refund.  For more information about this recall, call Alli & Rose LLC by phone at 1-828-446-8420 or via email at [email protected].

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dried-plums-recall-information

#allirose #snakyard #driedplums #saladitos #lead #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/1RNykeiQ6lU

The CPSC and Marshalls now recall Festive Lights Hanukkah Menorahs in the shapes of llama, brontosaurus, stegosaurus, T-rex, castle, rainbow, rainbow platform, and emojis.  These menorahs are composed of resin and medium density fiberboard that may ignite and burn.  About 7900 of these menorahs were sold nationwide at Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Homesense stores.  Since it’s not the season for menorah use, you have plenty of time to return any of these that your purchased to Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Homesense stores for a full refund or a store gift card.  For more information about this recall or to arrange for a remote refund contact Marshalls at 1-888-627-7425, HomeGoods at 1-800-888-0776, or Homesense at 1-855-660-4663.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/TJX-Recalls-Menorahs-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-at-Marshalls-HomeGoods-and-Homesense-Stores

#menorahs #marshalls #homegooods #homesense #flammable #fires #burns #recall