This is a recap of health news featuring Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. We hope you enjoy this week’s edition of collected news and, please, feel free to offer comments below– we really do listen!
Lifestyle Affects Teen Headaches
CNN.com
Teenagers who are overweight, got little exercise and smoked are much more likely to get headaches than teens who are healthier, according to a study recently reported in the medical journal Neurology.
“This study is significant because lots of times, especially in America, we focus on trying to get better with a pill and this shows that by learning to control or maintain these healthy habits, presumably it will improve their overall outcome with headaches,” explains Dr. Andrew Hershey, director of the Headache Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
More Teens Suffering From Hearing Loss
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
Researchers in this study looked at those age 12 to 19 from what they call the most recent information from the nutrition, health and examination survey. They compared that to previous information and found that hearing loss for teens has risen by about 30 percent overall.
One in five teens now has some sort of hearing loss that’s fairly severe. One in 20 has some kind of mild hearing loss. Much of the blame for this hearing loss, according to Doctor Ravindhra Elluru at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, can be attributed to personal listening devices, like iPods. Doctor Elluru says it’s kind of like putting a boom box *inside* the ear — rather than dispersing it in a broader listening area.
The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati Making Miracles in Tri-State
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
Imagine being pregnant with twins when you’re told one of your unborn babies has a fluid buildup in its chest. The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati is a collaboration among Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital, and is leading the way in this specialized care and attracting moms from all over the world.
CincyChic.com
