All posts by LadyLively

  • You Don’t Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

    Think you’re safe from lung cancer because you’ve never smoked? Think again. While cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, it’s possible to get the disease without ever lighting up. “Anyone with lungs can get...

    • Posted January 15, 2022
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  • Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies

    Unvaccinated pregnant women are putting themselves and their baby at risk for serious complications of COVID-19, according to new research out of Scotland. For women who have the virus within 28 days of their delivery date, those...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men

    A three-month sexual abstinence rule for blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men should be dropped by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, critics urge as the country struggles with a blood shortage. Right now,...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Could Face Masks Make You Better-Looking?

    Want to look more alluring? Wear a mask. Really. That’s the takeaway from Welsh researchers who found that masking up may make men look more attractive to the opposite sex and that some kinds of masks do...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • AHA News: Today’s Hot Topic: Should You Let Chile Peppers Spice Up Your Meals?

    FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — For thousands of years, people have picked up chile peppers to provide their diets with pizazz. There’s no doubt chile peppers are packed with flavor. They also provide...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Could the ‘Mono’ Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?

    For years, researchers have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus, best known for causing mononucleois, might also play a role in triggering multiple sclerosis. Now a new study strengthens the case. The study, of more than 10 million...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

    The Biden administration can’t enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 6-3 decision was driven by the conservative majority on the court. The mandate was a crucial component of the...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA

    The nomination of former U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Dr. Robert Califf to again lead the agency now heads to the full Senate for a vote, after a Senate committee on Thursday voted 13-8 for approval....

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2022

    Could the ‘mono’ virus be a cause of MS? Researchers have long suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus might play a role in multiple sclerosis, and now a new study strengthens the case. Researchers found the risk of...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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  • 1 in 10 People With COVID Still Infectious After 10 Days: Study

    One in 10 people with COVID-19 could still be infectious beyond 10 days, and some could remain so for as long as two months, a new study suggests. U.K. researchers reported that a new test can detect...

    • Posted January 14, 2022
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