All posts by LadyLively

  • How Herbal Supplements Sent One Woman to the ER

    A middle-aged woman learned the hard way that herbal supplements can cause harm. The 56-year-old suffered a dangerous heart rhythm disorder after taking high doses of hemp oil containing CBD (cannabidiol), and CBG (cannabigerol) and berberine supplements....

    • Posted May 17, 2022
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  • Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women

    Estrogen loss during menopause may worsen women’s pain from a jaw disorder, a new study warns. Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) causes pain in the jaw joint and affects an estimated 4.8% of U.S. adults, or about 12 million...

    • Posted May 17, 2022
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  • FDA Expands Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers, Moves to Reopen Abbott Plant

    Dealing with a crippling shortage of infant formula that has many U.S. parents desperate, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced “increased flexibilities” in allowing foreign manufacturers to help boost American supply of the vital product....

    • Posted May 17, 2022
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  • As Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Experts Offer Guidance to Frantic Parents

    A nationwide baby formula shortage continues across the United States, with desperate parents scouring shelves to find nutrition for their infants. Millions of babies rely on formula — the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • Immunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads

    Immunotherapy with nivolumab (Opdivo) after surgery for metastatic bladder cancer significantly reduces the odds for the tumor’s return, a new clinical trial finds. Among 700 patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder or other parts of urinary...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study

    As the United States mourns one million deaths from COVID-19, a new study indicates the grim tally could have been worse. Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 110,000 deaths and 690,000 hospitalizations in the...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • AHA News: Stroke Hospitalizations Rising Among Younger Adults, But Deaths Falling

    MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Stroke hospitalizations for younger adults – along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them – have risen since 2007, preliminary new research shows. But the chances of...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • After Roe v. Wade: Could Bans on Out-of-State Abortions, Mail-Order Pills Be Next?

    “I do not believe that the overturning of Roe v. Wade is where any of this will end.” So warns Rachel Fey, vice president of policy and strategic partnerships for Power to Decide, a contraception advocacy group...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

    When Hispanic Americans arrive in the emergency room with chest pain, they have to wait longer for care than other people with the same symptoms, a preliminary study finds. Chest pain, a potential sign of heart attack,...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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  • Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk

    Wildfires, like the one currently raging in New Mexico, are known to cause upticks in breathing issues and heart attacks in their immediate wake for folks who live nearby. Now, new Canadian research shows that these fires...

    • Posted May 16, 2022
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