All posts by LadyLively

  • Antibiotics in Infancy May Weaken Response to Childhood Vaccines

    Babies and toddlers who’ve been given antibiotics might have a less vigorous immune response to routine childhood vaccinations, new research warns. The study is the first to suggest that antibiotics might dampen youngsters’ ability to generate infection-fighting...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients

    People with sickle cell disease who take corticosteroids to treat asthma or inflammation may suffer severe pain and even need to be hospitalized, researchers report. This reaction to corticosteroids can be particularly severe among older people, women...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse

    Folks who struggle with depression and substance use disorders often tend to be smokers, but a new study finds that smoking rates among these vulnerable Americans have fallen significantly. “This study shows us that at a population-level,...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: April 27, 2022

    Prescription steroids can be dangerous for sickle cell patients. Reactions to the drugs can be particularly severe among older people, women and patients not taking the drug hydroxyurea to treat their disease, new research shows. Read more...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades

    Witnessing violence between your parents is traumatic when it happens, but a new study finds that trauma can raise your risk of depression and other mental health problems. The study included more than 17,700 Canadian adults who...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Tough COVID Measures Were Tough on Mental Health

    As the pandemic unfolded, nations adopted diverse methods to contain COVID-19. Some sought to eliminate the virus, targeting zero community transmission. Others tried to slow transmission through a mix of intermittent lockdowns, workplace, business and school closings,...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • Pandemic Medicaid Rules Allowed More Women to Stay Insured After Childbirth

    Far fewer U.S. women lost health insurance coverage after giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic than in previous years, likely due to a federal law that prevented Medicaid from dropping people, researchers say. But they noted that...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • High Medical Bills Tied to Worse Outcomes for Younger Cancer Survivors

    U.S. cancer survivors under age 65 with medical-related financial struggles have an increased risk of early death, a new study finds. “Our findings show the need to address financial hardship to ensure that cancer survivors do not...

    • Posted April 27, 2022
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  • 3 in 5 Americans Have Already Been Infected With COVID

    Thanks to the Omicron surge this past winter, 3 in every 5 Americans have now been infected with COVID-19, a new government report shows. Once Omicron surfaced as the predominant variant in this country, the highest infection...

    • Posted April 26, 2022
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  • PTSD Often Haunts Family Members of Hospitalized COVID Patients

    It remains one of the most painful images of the pandemic: Families who were not allowed to be by their loved ones’ bedside as they waged a lonely battle against COVID in a hospital ICU, with some...

    • Posted April 26, 2022
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