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Talking to Your Kids About the Shooting Tragedy in Texas
After a gunman killed at least 19 students and two teachers Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this week, horrified parents may be wondering how to talk with their children about it. From toddlers and...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Lidocaine Infusions May Ease Tough-to-Treat Migraines
A multi-day intravenous infusion of the local anesthetic lidocaine appears to offer some pain relief to patients battling otherwise untreatable daily migraines. That’s the takeaway from a new study that examined the effectiveness of lidocaine infusion treatment...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Autopsy Helps Confirm Cause of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids
Researchers may finally have definitive proof of what’s caused recent outbreaks of a rare polio-like illness in U.S. children: a respiratory virus that is usually harmless. The condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), attacks tissue in the...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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More Shipments of Baby Formula Heading to Store Shelves Soon
(HealthDay News) – At least some American parents and caregivers needing formula for their infants will be able to find it on store shelves as soon as this weekend. About 60 tons of formula arrived at Dulles...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Diabetes Drug Metformin Disappoints in New Breast Cancer Treatment Trial
A landmark clinical trial finds that a hoped-for treatment for early-stage breast cancer isn’t the answer in most cases. The international trial tested the inexpensive diabetes medication metformin and found that it did not stop or prevent...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Guns in the Home Raise Suicide Risks for Teens
Teens who have access to guns are at a higher risk for suicide or suicide attempts, new research shows. Compounding the situation, about one-third of all U.S. adolescents coming to the emergency department for any reason have...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Help Prevent Diabetes
While vitamin D may have other benefits, preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults does not appear to be one of them. A new Japanese trial found no significant difference among study participants who used a vitamin...
- Posted May 26, 2022
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Vaccines Don’t Shield Against Long COVID, But May Ease Symptoms
Vaccinated people who experience a breakthrough case of COVID-19 are at risk for developing long-haul symptoms, though they are better protected against some of the worst ones, new data show. Compared to the unvaccinated, people who had...
- Posted May 25, 2022
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U.S. Doctors Already Face Big Hurdles Accessing Abortion Pill
Even with Roe v. Wade still the law of the land, primary care doctors in the United States have difficulty prescribing U.S. federally approved abortion pills, a new study finds. Getting in the way is a complex...
- Posted May 25, 2022
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AHA News: Asian and Pacific Islander Adults Less Likely to Get Mental Health Services Despite Growing Need
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, FBI data shows that people of Asian descent increasingly have been targets of racially motivated attacks. “Hate crimes have spilled over...
- Posted May 25, 2022