Node Smith, ND Leading health organizations call for excise taxes and limits on marketing to children, among other measures; citing strong evidence of association between added sugars and [...]

Node Smith, ND The Endocrine Society applauded the European Parliament’s release of a report demonstrating that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a serious threat to the health of [...]

Node Smith, ND According to the United States Department of Justice, “sextortion” is labeled as the most important and fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, with more minor victims per [...]

Node Smith, ND A new study has highlighted an increased risk of suicide among transgender teens than their cisgender peers, those who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.1 The [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent study reviewed existing evidence associating various psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations as well as problems with concentration and anxiety with methylphenidate, a [...]

Node Smith, ND A first ever study to look at the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) on the brains of adolescents has found that this type of radiation may affect memory in [...]

Node Smith, ND A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) has shown that for most children experiencing anxiety disorders, conditions [...]

Node Smith, ND A new study has shown that short-term treatment of children with antipsychotic medications can increase body fat, and decrease insulin sensitivity, predisposing these children to [...]

Node Smith, ND A study facilitated by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Centre at Nationwide Children’s Hospital saw more than 156,000 phone calls to US Poison [...]

Alexsia Priolo, ND Tolle Causam In Canada, 1 out of 7 children and adolescents is obese. This puts children at increased risk for many chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 [...]