All posts by LadyLively

  • Three New Studies Suggest Omicron Triggers Milder Illness Than Delta

    In some heartening news for the holidays, three new studies that combed through early data on the new Omicron variant suggest it does not cause severe disease as often as the Delta variant does. On the other...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • When Gums Aren’t Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow

    Gum disease isn’t just a threat to your teeth. It also increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, mental woes and more, British researchers report. “The study reinforces the importance of prevention, early identification and treatment of...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • Could Meditation Strengthen Your Immune System?

    Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system. The finding follows a blood sample analysis that took pre- and post-meditation snapshots of genetic activity among more...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 23, 2021

    Three new studies suggest Omicron triggers milder illness. Combing through early data on the new variant, researchers found it doesn’t cause severe disease as often as the Delta variant does. On the other hand, Omicron is so...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma

    People who struggle with severe asthma now have a new treatment to get some relief. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable drug called Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko), which would be administered every four weeks by...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study

    When a child has severe health problems, the suffering often extends to the entire family, new research finds. Using data from a single health insurance provider, the study authors assessed nearly 7,000 children with life-threatening conditions and...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It’s the first approved treatment for COVID-19 meant to...

    • Posted December 22, 2021
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  • Fresh Express Salad Mixes Tied to Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

    Fresh Express packaged salads have been linked to a listeria infection outbreak in eight U.S. states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization and one death. It is under...

    • Posted December 22, 2021
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  • NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives

    At least 59 overdoses were prevented in the first three weeks that two overdose prevention centers have been open in New York City, the city’s health department said Tuesday. During that time, there were more than 2,000...

    • Posted December 22, 2021
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  • U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants

    The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including Omicron. Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle (SpFN) COVID vaccine are expected...

    • Posted December 22, 2021
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