All posts by LadyLively

  • Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory

    TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China. Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov,...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • Trump Administration Plans Ban on More Synthetic Food Dyes

    The Trump administration is expected to take new steps to remove artificial food dyes from the U.S. food supply, officials say. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary are...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • RFK Jr.’s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new autism study. NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told advisers the aim is to help researchers...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults

    It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors. But that doesn’t appear to hinder the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer in seniors,...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • Most Women Are Comfortable With AI-Assisted Mammography

    Women are OK with having an AI program help doctors review mammograms performed for breast cancer screening, a new study says. About 7 out of 10 women (71%) said they’re fine with an AI program providing backup...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • ‘The Talk’ Is A Touchy Subject For Many Parents

    The Talk. It’s an anxiety-producing proposition for just about every parent — and as you might expect, opinions vary widely about when and how to have The Talk with a child nearing puberty. Parents are evenly split...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • School-Based Asthma Programs Keep Kids Healthy And Learning

    Kids struggle with asthma as much at school as they do at home — possibly even more so, since it can be tough for them to access their medicine. So why aren’t all schools offering them asthma...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In Kids’ Mattresses

    Babies and toddlers could be exposed to harmful chemicals while they sleep, due to compounds found in their mattresses, two new studies say. Air samples taken from 25 children’s bedrooms revealed elevated levels of more than two...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • Loneliness More Common Among Middle-Aged In U.S.

    Loneliness among seniors has been a huge concern among experts on aging as social isolation increases risk of dementia, health problems, psychological disorders and deaths. But a new study suggests that, at least in the U.S., that...

    • Posted April 22, 2025
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  • FDA and Novo Nordisk Alert Consumers to Counterfeit Ozempic

    Pharmaceutical company and federal agency warn consumers not to use the counterfeit medication

    • Posted April 21, 2025
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