All posts by LadyLively

  • U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing

    Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, but at a slower pace, federal health officials reported Wednesday. Early data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that nearly 108,000 Americans died...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • EU Scraps Mask Mandate for Planes, Airports

    The European Union’s mask mandate for airliners and airports will be dropped as of May 16, officials said Wednesday. The new guideline “takes account of the latest developments in the pandemic, in particular the levels of vaccination...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • FDA Moves to Ease Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula

    (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it is continuing its efforts to boost the country’s supply of infant formula. Amid shortages due to high demand amid recall and supply issues, stores...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: May 11, 2022

    FDA moves to help ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula. Worried parents are frantically trying to find enough product to feed their babies, as a shortage caused by supply-chain issues and one company’s recall continues. Read...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants: Study

    Since the early days of the pandemic, loss of smell and taste have been tied to COVID-19 infection. But a new study shows those telltale traits are much less likely with the Omicron variant than the earlier...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • Science Doesn’t Always Boost Sales, Study Finds

    Does science sell? Sometimes. Using science to sell chocolate chip cookies and other yummy products is likely to backfire, a new study shows, but touting scientific research behind more practical, everyday items — such as body wash...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • 1 in 4 Hospital Physicians ‘Mistreated’ by Patients, Visitors

    Nearly 1 in 4 hospital doctors are mistreated at work by patients, visitors and other doctors, and female doctors are nearly two times more likely than male doctors to face this abuse, a new study reveals. “All...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

    Could giving surgery patients ready-to-use mailed disposal kits for unused opioids lower the risk of abuse of the drugs? Yes, claims a new study that found patients with unused opioid pain pills are much more likely to...

    • Posted May 11, 2022
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  • U.S. Gun Homicides Jumped to Highest Level in 25 Years During Pandemic

    During the first year of the pandemic, the number of Americans felled by gun violence reached a level not seen since 1994, a new government report shows. From 2019 to 2020, the rate of murders involving guns...

    • Posted May 10, 2022
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  • Company Hid Problems With COVID Vaccines From FDA

    Evidence of quality control problems was hidden by a company contracted by the U.S. government to produce hundreds of millions of COVID vaccine doses, a new House committee report shows. It noted that Emergent BioSolutions didn’t disclose...

    • Posted May 10, 2022
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