Archive: 30/09/2013
Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos, study finds (Update)
Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.
Sep 30, 2013
Big step—or stumble—for US health care law Tuesday
Millions of uninsured and low-income Americans will sign on to subsidized health coverage beginning Tuesday in a revolutionary system that is still working out technical kinks—and confronting heaps of political pushback.
Sep 30, 2013
Three of four are aware of ACA individual mandate; only four of ten aware of marketplaces, subsidies
As the key components of the Affordable Care Act roll out this week, more than three-quarters (76%) of U.S. adults are aware of the law's individual mandate, while only four of 10 are aware of the new health insurance marketplaces ...
Sep 30, 2013
Psychotropic medication use, including stimulants, in young children leveling off
The use of psychotropic prescription medications to treat ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and other mental health disorders in very young children appears to have leveled off.
Sep 30, 2013
Emergency room visits for kids with concussions skyrocketing
Researchers report a skyrocketing increase in the number of visits to the emergency department for kids with sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI), such as concussions.
Sep 30, 2013