Are you scrounging for thankfulness this holiday season? Holidays can be a challenge for those walking through hard days. Perhaps you feel like you’ve been handed the short-end of the stick; your child is struggling, you’re exhausted and it seems like everybody else has life with a bit more gravy. It’s easy to focus on…
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I first suspected I had ADHD as a teenager, but finding the right professional to take me seriously was much harder than I expected. Previous attempts only ended in frustration and tears. A few years ago, I met with a doctor to seek a diagnosis for ADHD. Toward the end of the appointment, the psychiatrist…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Weed use among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically over the past decade, a new study shows. By 2021, only about 16% of teens said they were currently using marijuana, down from 23% in 2011, researchers found. All grades experienced a notable decline in current weed…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. Young people today are growing up in a social media-saturated world where technology plays a central role in shaping most of their experiences. And the rapid rise of social media use has consequently created parental and societal fears about young people’s social and psychological…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. The metaverse, a space where the lines between physical and digital realities blur, is rising among younger populations. As of March, 33% of teens own a virtual reality (VR) device and 13% use it weekly. With the metaverse offering richer emotional experiences, youth may…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents, according to a recent study led by Graciela Pineyro and Tomas Paus, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and professors at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine. The work is published in The…
Enjoying the holidays with a food allergy sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? After all, eating together is an integral component of the holiday season. I looked forward to making our traditional holiday foods until I was diagnosed with a dairy allergy in 2012. What was to enjoy about the holidays when the foods associated…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Playing video games may boost cognitive abilities and exercise can play a role in improving mental health, but not the other way around, a large-scale study has found. The surprise findings are part of the Brain and Body study, a collaboration between Western University…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Is vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens? The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in 2024. Vaping rates fell from 10% of high school students in 2023 to 7.8% this year, “reaching…