All posts by LadyLively

  • Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby’s Sex?

    A boy or a girl? New research suggests that the air pregnant women breathe or the water they drink could play a role in their baby’s sex. The finding stems from tracking hundreds of factors — including...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?

    Women are two times more likely than men to die after receiving a combination of cancer immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors, but it’s not clear if that difference is due to side effects or because the treatment...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • AHA News: Teen With Three Heart Conditions Aims to Become a Pediatric Cardiologist

    FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — In second grade, Emily Meister was performing as Gretl Von Trapp in the local high school production of “The Sound of Music” when she felt her heart beating...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • New York Reports 5 Omicron Cases, U.S. Total Rises to 9

    Five cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York state, one in Minnesota and one in Hawaii, officials in those states announced Thursday. That brings the known total in the United States to...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Study Finds Delta Somewhat Resistant to Vaccines — What About Omicron?

    Lab studies show that the mutations found in COVID-19’s Delta variant make the virus more resistant to existing vaccines, a potentially ominous development as the new Omicron variant starts to wend its way around the world. Full...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll

    Most vaccinated American adults have every intention of getting booster shots, a new poll finds. Only about one in five say they won’t get it, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey conducted with 1,820 U.S....

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo

    A genetic test can identify older breast cancer patients who can forgo chemotherapy after surgery, even if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, a large international clinical trial shows. “For decades, women with breast cancer...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost

    Nearly 13 million U.S. adults a year skip or delay filling needed prescriptions due to high price tags, new research shows. This figure includes more than 2.3 million Medicare beneficiaries and 3.8 million privately insured working-age adults...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Pandemic Data Suggests Cars Spew More Ammonia Than Suspected

    COVID-19 lockdowns brought surprising news to scientists studying pollution: Cars spew much more ammonia into the air than previously thought. Ammonia is a common air pollutant that’s a major cause of lung and heart disease, especially in...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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  • Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19

    If you’re getting together with others outdoors, a windy day might be best, researchers say. The investigators found that when people socialize outside, the risk of coronavirus infection is as much as 45% greater when there’s hardly...

    • Posted December 3, 2021
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