It's safe to give your baby a dummy. In fact, some special care units use dummies to comfort little and poorly babies while they are having tests or injections. Evidence shows that suckling eases pain ...

Ohio legalized recreational marijuana in 2023, contributing to national trend of increased cannabis use among adults 65 and older.

Strategies to reduce pacifier use or thumb-sucking range from hiding pacifiers to using deterrents like hot sauce. (Envato Elements pic) ...

Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7% of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to an analysis led by researchers with the ...

Eligibility for Medicare in adults aged 65 years and older was associated with an increased use of acute care and a decreased use of mental health outpatient services in those who had ...

Struggling to Kick Your Kid's Pacifier Habit? You're Not Alone, According to New Research Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.

The literature has shown a direct relation between pacifier uses and AOB [8, 9]. The spread use of pacifiers is due to a cultural habit based on psychological compensation due to its soothing effect ...

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a new national poll suggests.

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a new national poll suggests.

For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.