It’s been another exciting year researching children’s health through the National Poll on Children’s Health! Each month, we’ve put together a report on some of the most important health issues facing kids today.
This week, the “polar vortex” has slammed a large part of the U.S. with extremely cold temperatures that have caused cities to declare snow emergencies and shut down schools for days.
E-cigarettes—electronic devices that look like cigarettes and contain nicotine but do not burn tobacco like traditional cigarettes—are often the subject of debate and controversy.
E-cigarettes are electronic devices that look like cigarettes and contain nicotine but do not burn tobacco. In recent years, some have promoted e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes.
Research is the key to new medical discoveries that can improve the lives of children. Medical research involves both healthy volunteers and volunteers with the disease or illness being studied.
Before diseases can be cured, treatments can be improved, and illnesses can be prevented, medical research needs to happen. An important part of medical research is finding volunteers to participate in studies.
