- Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Arrival
- Only 1 in 5 Large Companies’ Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds for Employees
- Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers During, After Hurricane Milton
- More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens
- Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease
- Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
- Here’s Where Viruses Love to Lurk in Your Bathroom
- Heat Stress in Pregnancy Might Affect a Babies’ Development Later
- Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
- Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature
Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2019
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Baby Study Could Pinpoint Why People Hiccup
Hiccups appear to help babies regulate their breathing, researchers say.
Their study of 13 newborns found that hiccupping triggered brain activity that might help infants “learn how to monitor the breathing muscles,” eventually resulting in the ability to control breathing voluntarily, study senior author Lorenzo Fabrizi, University College London, U.K., said in a statement, CNN reported.
“When we are born, the circuits which process body sensations are not fully developed, so the establishment of such networks is a crucial developmental milestone for newborns,” he explained.
The researchers noted that hiccuping is common among fetuses and newborns, and begins as early as nine weeks into pregnancy, CNN reported.
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Trump Wants Vaping Meeting, But Attendees Unclear
It’s not clear who’s been invited to attend a meeting on e-cigarettes that was announced Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a tweet, he said the session would include medical experts and vaping industry and state representatives, and that “Children’s health & safety, together with jobs, will be a focus!”
But CNN contacted two dozen leading experts, health and medical organizations, industry representatives and advocacy groups on both sides of the issue, as well as elected officials, and none of those who responded said they’d received an invitation.
The White House declined to comment, CNN added.
The Trump Administration has been developing a policy on flavored vaping products. Health and advocacy groups are concerned that it will back down from a previous announcement that it would ban all flavored vaping products.
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