7 is a Magic Number?
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7 year olds (7YOs) should have gained refinement in earlier tasks and skills and are starting to develop higher level skills. As the range of skill mastery is broad during this early school age time, parents and adults often become concerned around 7YO if their child does not seem to have gained certain skills and “matured” like the other kids.
7YOs can:
Gross motor
Rides a 2-wheel bike well
Can perform most activities of daily living almost independently but may need occasional help with difficult clothing, etc.
Most, but not all, are toilet trained at night
Fine motor
Able to write including ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 22, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Linaclotide Doubled Bowel Movements in Children With Functional Constipation
(MedPage Today) -- A newly approved option for pediatric patients with functional constipation significantly increased the frequency of bowel movements and improved other burdensome symptoms as well, according to a pivotal phase III trial.
Among... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 12, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Your Top Health Questions of 2023, Answered
We tackled congestion, constipation, coffee and more. Here ’s the advice you need for a vigorous new year. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Calderone Tags: Content Type: Service Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Add these gut-friendly foods to your holiday spread, says a dietitian and a gut health expert
Sweet treats and alcoholic drinks are adjacent to holiday cheer and though they make us feel jolly, our gut has a very different experience. Still, you can enjoy the holidays, and avoid unwanted issues like bloating and constipation, by eating certain foods that shore up your gut health, according…#darylgioffre #carolinemargolis #lifewayfoods #warrenbuffettguide (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Myths About IBD, Debunked
Michelle Pickens’ symptoms escalated in college. At the time, she was throwing up at least once a day, and experiencing frequent nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Juggling classes with work at a design studio became an extreme exercise in perseverance. She knew in her gut that something was wrong.
Yet three different doctors “wrote it off as stress,” says Pickens, now 32, who lives in Annapolis, Md. Lab work and procedures to see inside her gastrointestinal tract showed nothing abnormal. “No one wanted to dig deeper,” she recalls. In a final act of desperation, Pickens sa...
Source: TIME: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Lyon Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The keto diet protects against epileptic seizures. Scientists are uncovering why
The high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet is more than just a trendy weight-loss tactic. It has also been known to help control seizures in children with epilepsy, particularly those who don ’t respond to first-line anti-seizure medications.In a new UCLA study published in the journalCell Reports, researchers demonstrate that the changes the diet causes in the human gut microbiome — the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the digestive tract — can confer protection against seizures in mice.Understanding how the function of the microbiome is altered by the diet could aid in the development ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Depression, Constipation, UTIs Early Signs of MS? Depression, Constipation, UTIs Early Signs of MS?
Depression, constipation, cystitis, urinary tract infections, and sexual dysfunction may precede a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis by 5 years, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - December 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
A New Drug Compound Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
For people with schizophrenia, treatment is an ongoing, life-long process of antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy. Medications are key to controlling episodes, but most have serious enough side effects—including uncontrolled muscle movements, gaining weight and drowsiness—that people skip doses or decide not to take them.
In a study published Dec. 14 in the Lancet, researchers report on a promising new treatment for the psychiatric disorder that could give patients better options. KarXT, developed by biotech company Karuna Therapeutics, targets a different brain chemical than most existing schizophren...
Source: TIME: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 -- Patients in the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis might develop certain symptoms that offer an early clue to the degenerative nerve disease, researchers report.
Depression, constipation, urinary tract infections and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
From squatting to eating prunes and even guzzling OLIVE OIL: Poll reveals bizarre DIY constipation remedies Brits are using
A tenth of adults have resorted to an unusual method to ease their constipation - drinking olive oil. That's according to a survey of 2,000 adults in the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists say mystery of how red wine headaches occur may be solved
Researchers home in on phenolic flavonoids as culprit for headaches that come on soon after a glass or twoFor the Greek philosopher Celsus, wine was the answer to endless ailments, from fatigue and fever to coughs and constipation. But despite its convenient healing powers, the grape, he conceded to his faithful readers, could bring about the odd headache.Now, researchers believe they have hit on the reason why wine – red wine, in particular – causes such swift and undeserved headaches. When the liver breaks down a particular ingredient, it produces a substance that has the same effects as a drug used to make alcoholic...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Food science Wine Alcohol World news Source Type: news
Why the FDA Is Screening Cinnamon Imports for Lead
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating cinnamon apple puree and applesauce products amid reports of elevated blood lead levels in at least 34 individuals.
Residents in more than 20 states have reported illness after exposure to cinnamon apple products offered by three brands: WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks. The goods are manufactured in Ecuador and have since been recalled.
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Recent screens by the FDA and other state partners found lead levels in at least one product nearly 200 times greater than those in FDA guidelines.
“FDA’s le...
Source: TIME: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Solcyre Burga Tags: Uncategorized News News Desk Source Type: news
Expert reveals clever trick to beat constipation that will get you going to the bathroom in 30 minutes
We all get a little backed-up from time to time, and if you don't want to take a laxative, there's a handy trick that will have you visiting the bathroom in less than an hour, according to a nutritionist (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can pooping the wrong way give you CANCER? Doctor says most people aren't going to the bathroom right - and reveals how you SHOULD be doing it
A kidney doctor from Singapore demonstrated a revised pooping postion to deal with constipation. It involves crossing one leg over the lap and bending shifting one's torso to face the back of the toilet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the WINTER could be playing havoc on your gut
Dietitian Dr Duane Mellor, of Aston University in Birmingham, says our change in diets and activity levels as the seasons change could contribute feelings of bloating and constipation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
