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RFK Jr. Swears Moms Are Regularly Thanking Him for Questioning Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy says he cannot walk down the street without mothers swarming him to thank him for the work he has done in questioning the quality of the food supply and the efficacy of vaccines.
Speaking to Kennedy on her Fox News show on Saturday night, Lara Trump said, “Whether it’s the food supply, whether it’s vaccines, a lot of these spaces have felt like, for so long, we’re not supposed to talk about them, we’re not supposed to address them. You’ve sort of blown the doors off of all of that, and I know hear from parents all the time, you must hear from a lot of parents.”
Kennedy responded, ”If I walk down the street, every block, I have moms coming up and saying ‘thank you.’ There’s been this deliberate information chaos, and we’re gonna change all that.”
American Kids Have Become Increasingly Unhealthy Over Nearly Two Decades, New Study Finds
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says.
Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a comprehensive picture by examining various aspects of children’s physical and mental health at the same time.
“The surprising part of the study wasn’t any with any single statistic; it was that there’s 170 indicators, eight data sources, all showing the same thing: a generalized decline in kids’ health,” said Dr. Christopher Forrest, one of the authors of the study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
How Screen Time Affects Sleep — and Why It Matters for Your Child’s Mental Health
It’s 9:08 p.m., and you’re in the hallway again. Your 11-year-old is asking for “just 10 more minutes” to finish their YouTube video. You glance at the clock, doing the math on how many hours of sleep they’ll actually get. You know they’ll be grumpy in the morning — but you’re also tired of arguing.
Sound familiar?
In many households, the nightly screen time debate has become a familiar routine. You want your child to unwind. You want to avoid a meltdown. But you also want them to get the sleep they need.
Now, new research published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that this everyday push-and-pull over screens and bedtimes may have deeper consequences than we realized. Too much screen time is linked to worse mental health, but this study shows something more — screen time may interfere with sleep, and sleep plays a critical role in how your child’s brain develops.
US Measles Cases Hit 6-Year High at 1277 Cases, John Hopkins Data Shows
U.S. News & Special Report reported:
Measles cases in the U.S. have already reached a six-year high this year, data from Johns Hopkins University’s outbreak response center showed, as a drop in vaccination rates causes a surge in the disease once eliminated from the country.
The U.S. had 1,277 cases of measles, the data showed on Friday, surpassing the last record of 1,274 cases from 2019.
Measles was declared eliminated from the country in 2000, meaning there were no cases spreading within the country that year. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continued identifying individual cases tied to international travel, and outbreaks have occurred every year since elimination.
Nanoemulsion Form of Vitamin D3 Could Improve Core Manifestations of Autism
This study investigates the effectiveness of a vitamin D3-loaded nanoemulsion in improving the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. Children with ASD often have low vitamin D3 levels, which are linked to delays in language development, adaptive behavior, and fine motor skills.
While traditional vitamin D3 supplementation has shown mixed results in past studies, this research evaluates whether a nanoemulsion form-engineered to enhance absorption and bioavailability-might produce better outcomes.
Eighty children between the ages of three and six with diagnosed ASD were randomly assigned into two groups: one receiving the vitamin D3 nanoemulsion, and the other receiving a standard marketed vitamin D3 product, both for a duration of six months.
Their vitamin D3 levels, adaptive behaviors, and language abilities were assessed before and after supplementation using standardized tools such as the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale, and Preschool Language Scale. Only the nanoemulsion group showed statistically significant improvements in vitamin D3 levels, autism severity, social IQ, and both receptive and expressive language performance. The conventional supplement, despite raising blood vitamin D3 levels, did not lead to meaningful improvements in behavioral outcomes.
‘Forever Chemicals’ in School Uniforms Could Be Banned Under Proposed Law
The volume of microplastics and potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in school uniforms should be restricted, experts have said, as they urge peers to back two amendments to a crucial bill.
The children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which applies mainly to England and Wales and is at committee stage in the House of Lords, is poised to introduce new regulation on the cost of school uniform items, as well as the number of branded uniform items schools can require pupils to wear.
But emerging evidence of the environmental and human health risks of synthetic fibers and PFAS “forever chemicals”, which are used as stain and water resistance agents, has led to concerns about the fabrics and chemicals used in their manufacture.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is an umbrella term for a family of thousands of chemicals that degrade extremely slowly. Some have been linked to health problems including high cholesterol, fertility issues, immune system disorders, kidney disease, birth defects, some cancers and a range of other serious health problems.
