All posts by LadyLively

  • First Shots Given in Trial of Moderna’s mRNA-Based HIV Vaccine

    Vaccinations have been given to the first volunteers in a Phase 1 trial of Moderna’s experimental HIV vaccine, the company has announced. The vaccine uses mRNA technology — similar to that utilized in breakthrough COVID vaccines —...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • People High on Pot Used a Driving Simulator. Here’s What Happened

    You smoked a joint an hour and a half ago. Now it’s worn off enough that you feel fine to get behind the wheel. But you’re fooling yourself, a new study says. You’re likely about to drive...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Pfizer Will Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5

    Pfizer Inc. plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as soon as Tuesday to authorize its COVID vaccine for emergency use in children aged 6 months to 4 years old. If approved, the two-shot regimen...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Shedding Pounds Might Help Stop Pre-Cancerous Colon Polyps

    Colon cancer rates are increasing for younger Americans, along with rates of obesity. Could slimming down reduce young people’s risk for malignancy? A new study suggests that even a small amount of weight loss may cut your...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Feb.1, 2022

    Pfizer will ask FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for kids under 5. If approved, the two-shot regimen would become the first approved for use in children this young; older children are already eligible for the vaccine....

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Airborne COVID Virus Drifts Outside Isolation Rooms at Home

    Telling people to isolate in a bedroom when COVID-19 strikes may not be enough to keep the virus from spreading to others in the household, a new study suggests. Airborne coronavirus particles were found both inside and...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Blood Pressure Crises Sending More Americans to the ER

    Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. This jump in hospitalizations for what’s called a “hypertensive crisis” occurred even though data show overall progress...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • The ‘Oreo Test’ and Other Ways to Help Kids’ Oral Health

    Worried your kid isn’t brushing his or her teeth properly? You might want to try the Oreo test. “If the child eats an Oreo and brushes their teeth and the parent can still see the Oreos, they...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • Meat-Heavy Diets Might Have Link to MS

    If you eat a lot of meat, you may be at increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulation around nerves. It’s not...

    • Posted February 1, 2022
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  • FDA Gives Moderna COVID Vaccine Full Approval

    Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval for use in people 18 and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. The vaccine, which has been available for that age group under emergency use authorization (EUA),...

    • Posted January 31, 2022
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