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Tag: Halloween
MSU expert: What to know about Halloween candy safety
Halloween is a favorite holiday for many adults and especially young children. With traditions ranging from attending fun costume parties to transforming spaces with spooky decorations to trick-or-treating, there’s ample opportunity for kids to find themselves with heaps of candy. So, what should parents know about the health effects of all this candy? Christine Venema is a food safety educator with MSU Extension. Here, she explains what parents should know when it comes to the health concerns around candy and the shelf life of candy.
B-Roll Available: Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s NICU Babies in Halloween Costumes
B-Roll and photos are available from one of Cedars-Sinai’s happiest celebrations of the year: Halloween in the Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where the smallest babies and their families are treated to handmade costumes, courtesy of a cadre of volunteers.
Spooky season bat expert available for comment
URBANA, Ill. — Bats come out of the shadows during Bat Week (Oct. 24-31, 2024), an international awareness campaign that aims to educate the public about bat conservation in the week leading up to Halloween. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign bat expert Joy O’Keefe explains the threats to…
Expert Offers Tips on How to Keep Halloween Spooky – and Safe
A Rutgers New Jersey Poison Control Center official discusses how adults can reduce risks of poisoning for themselves, children and pets
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Kicks Off Annual Halloween Greeting Card Drive
LOS ANGELES (October 16, 2024)—Scary and spooky and a little bit silly and kooky? Sounds like it’s time for Halloween and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is getting ready for what is one of its favorite holidays of the year. Supporters and friends in the community, across the country and around the world are invited to take part in the hospital’s annual Halloween greeting card drive.
How ghost stories came to haunt Halloween, expert explains
Virginia Tech English department instructor Ingrid Johnson, who teaches a course on “Monsters, Madness, and the Macabre,” provides insights into how Halloween and ghost stories became so intertwined, and the influence ghost stories have in pop culture.
Boo at the Zoo Returns to the Bronx Zoo for Good Family Fun
The Bronx Zoo’s favorite fall tradition, Boo at the Zoo, returns for another year of family fun. On Saturdays and Sundays from September 28 to October 27 (and Monday, October 14th), zoo guests can get into the spooky spirit as new and returning Halloween festivities come to life throughout the park and make unforgettable fall memories with family and friends. Tickets are now available here.
Trick or treat – how long is Halloween candy safe to eat?
Every year, millions of kids go to houses for ubiquitous trick-or-treating. To ensure what’s put into each trick-or-treater’s bag is a safe treat when eaten, Alexis Hamilton, an assistant professor of food processing microbiology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology, has some tips and tricks.
Cedars-Sinai’s Smallest Babies Celebrate Halloween
It was another boo-tiful Halloween celebration at the Cedars-Sinai Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Thursday. Hand-sewn costumes had been specially made for the smallest babies by Cedars-Sinai volunteers and were laid out in the NICU for parents to select.
Illinois expert available for Bat Week
URBANA, Ill. — Bats come out of the shadows during Bat Week (Oct. 24-31, 2023), an international awareness campaign that aims to educate the public about bat conservation in the week leading up to Halloween. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign bat…
Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Team Saves a Life, Sparks an Idea
She was five days postpartum. Her first child was a perfect baby girl. What was supposed to be among the happiest times in Marisa Dominguez’s life was, instead, the scariest.
Pumpkin expert explains how the gourd became a Halloween staple and flavor of the fall season
How did autumn become the season of pumpkin-spiced everthing? Why do we make the annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch in search of the perfect candiate for this year’s jack-o’-lantern? Cindy Ott, the University of Delaware’s resident pumpkin expert, has…
Economic expert explains why Halloween has already invaded retail stores
Bewildering as the premature arrival of Halloween merchandise might seem, the impetus for retailers to get the jump on a holiday can be readily explained as simple economic behavior. Jadrian Wooten, a Virginia Tech professor of economics, explained what drives these early holiday displays.
“Boo”-tiful Babies Continue 25-Year Halloween Tradition at Cedars-Sinai
Once again this year, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s celebrated Halloween with special hand-sewn costumes for the medical center’s smallest babies. The costumes are designed for babies as little as 2 pounds and are based on characters in famous children’s books.
The Softer Side of Bats
Bats play a crucial role in many types of ecosystems. Alison Robbins, V92, is assistant director for the Master’s in Conservation Medicine (MCM) program and research assistant professor in the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She has been at Tufts for nearly 30 years and has been researching bats for 15 years.
It’s More Than Just Contaminated Candy, NJ Poison Control Center Shares Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is a time filled with exciting and fun activities, but it’s also a busy time for families and the healthcare professionals at the NJ Poison Control Center. With everyone scrambling to prepare for school parades and trick-or-treating, it’s hard to pay close attention to everything that’s happening at home.
Zombies and monsters and what they say about our worst anxieties
What is the zombie? A tired trope or a creature taken out of context? Kette Thomas, Ph.D., an expert in mythology and Latin American and Caribbean societies at Michigan Technological University, explores the zombie origin story as well as how…
Infection by Confection: COVID-19 and the Risk of Trick-or-Treating
Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.
New York Giants Rookies Virtually Visit Patients at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital to Celebrate Halloween
Continuing their annual Halloween tradition, New York Giants rookies visit patients at Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital virtually.
Hubble Finds “Greater Pumpkin” Galaxy Pair
This new Hubble photo resembling a Halloween carved pumpkin features the early stages of a collision between two galaxies. The “pumpkin’s” glowing “eyes” are the bright, star-filled cores of each galaxy that contain supermassive black holes. An arm of newly forming stars give the imaginary gourd a wry smirk.
COVID-19’s effect on Halloween is more trick than treat
Let’s not sugarcoat it: the coronavirus (COVID-19) is hurting our holidays, even if it is, possibly, helping our teeth. A new University of Delaware study shows 42% of American households plan to consume less candy this year, and trick-or-treating could be down 41%.
Rutgers Bat Researcher Can Discuss Iconic Halloween Animals
New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 20, 2020) – Evan Drake, a bat researcher and doctoral student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, is available for interviews on iconic Halloween animals and misunderstood wildlife, as well as bats and COVID-19. Halloween is known for…
COVID-19 won’t scare off Halloween spending
While conspicuous consumption is ever present in many aspects of people’s lives in the U.S. there are fewer holidays that exemplify consumers’ willingness to “show off” their wealth as Halloween. This year COVID-19 restrictions may hamper some of that spending,…
How to have a safe and fun Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Poj Lysouvakon, pediatric director of the Mother-Baby Unit at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, says it’s still possible to have a safe and fun Halloween this year. Here’s how.
Pandemic pumpkin picking: 2020 is vibrant, weird and warty
Stephen Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University and a New York state vegetable industry expert, says summer conditions were perfect for growing pumpkins and pickers can expect some of the most vibrant colors in this year’s crop. A video…
Spirit Halloween Again Selects K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital as Recipient of Spirit of Children Annual Fundraiser
For the fifth consecutive year, Spirit Halloween has selected the Child Life program at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, located at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, as a recipient of its annual Spirit of Children fundraising initiative. From now until Halloween, select Spirit Halloween stores will accept in-person donations and will distribute coupons entitling customers to 10 percent off their purchase, while simultaneously donating 10 percent of their purchase to benefit patients at The Children’s Hospital.
Trick-or-treat for Halloween? Here’s What You Need to Know
Terry Adirim, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., in FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions and offers helpful tips regarding COVID-19 and “trick-or-treating” during the pandemic.
Trick-or-Teeth – a guide to keeping your child’s teeth safe from Halloween candy
Dressing up in the spookiest costume and indulging in some sweet treats is all part of the fun on Halloween. But consuming too many of these treats can lead to some unwanted tricks on the teeth if you are not careful.
Expect more mischief and pranks this Halloween
With large gatherings and lockdowns in many places due to COVID-19, Halloween might be filled with more mischief than normal due to high stress levels, according to Libby Tucker, folklorist at Binghamton University, State University of New York. This year…
Follow Expert Guidelines to Keep Halloween Safe for Those with Allergies and Asthma
A COVID-19 Halloween means additional precautions for kids with allergies and asthma.
Rutgers Expert Available to Speak on Halloween Safety during Pandemic
Many states and communities are still deciding how to safely manage Halloween celebrations such as trick-or-treating. Henry F. Raymond, an associate professor and epidemiologist at the Rutgers School of Public Health, says barring a spike of the virus, it is…
How to Keep Children Safe from COVID-19 this Fall
With the new school year started and autumn approaching, Colleen Nash, MD, MPH, Rush University Medical Center, pediatric infectious disease specialist, answers questions parents may have about keeping children safe from COVID, social distancing in the classroom and celebrating Halloween.
Trick or Treat Safely with Tips from the American Fitness Index®
Halloween can be a fun holiday for the whole family! The American Fitness® Index offers these safety tips to keep trick-or-treaters and party goers safe!
Hospital to host Halloween costume party, trick-or-treating parade
The Children’s Hospital University of Illinois will host a trick-or-treating parade, costume contest and party for pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients and families on Halloween.
With Halloween coming up, anthropologist expert available to comment on witchraft, shaman and magic.
The frost-bitten tundra cultures of northern Siberia may not seem to have much to do with those of Mozambique, but put the two side-by-side and there are surprising similarities. Magic and the power of the supernatural play a key role…
Halloween Poisonings Are More than Fear of Tampered Candy
About 41.1 million children in the United States trick-or-treat on Halloween night. Bruce Ruck, managing director of the New Jersey Poison Control Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s Department of Emergency Medicine, offers advice to avoid the risks of poisoning and allergic reactions.
What candy is better for you?
As Halloween approaches, people stock up on candy for trick-or-treaters. But is there a kind of candy that is better for you than others? Vanessa Imus, a registered dietitian at UW Medicine’s Weight Loss Management Center at UW Medical Center Roosevelt Clinic, says while candy is not ideal, if you were to choose one over another to eat, something with a little bit of fat and protein, like a chocolate bar, is preferred because it’ll slow down how quickly the sugar enters your bloodstream.
GW Experts Available to Speak for Halloween Stories
WASHINGTON (Oct. 24, 2019) — Halloween is just around the corner and the George Washington University has experts available to discuss how people can enjoy the spooky festivities and treats in a healthy way. To schedule interviews with experts from…
Halloween Costumes at Work: HR Expert Shares the Do’s and Don’ts
Halloween is a dicey time of year for managers and employees alike. A well-planned celebration can boost morale, energize the staff, and help to build connections between co-workers. But an inappropriate costume, or a party that goes off the rails,…
Scare away spending this Halloween? Witchful thinking…
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Oct. 23, 2019 Scare away spending this Halloween? Witchful thinking… This Halloween, Americans are expected to spend a near-record amount of $8.8 billion on costumes and other decorations. While the holiday traditionally attracts a core…
Study: This Halloween, people more scared of root canals than spiders, snakes, sharks
A recent study by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), the dental specialists who save your natural teeth, showed more people (59%) are afraid of getting a root canal than speaking in public (57%), spiders (55%) or being trapped in an elevator (54%)
ADVISORY: He Knows What Puts the YIKES Into the Scariest Stories
During this season when fear is in fashion, the only time of year when people look forward to feeling afraid, a Johns Hopkins University professor, an expert in zombies, vampires, horror literature and slasher films, is available to talk about…