All posts by LadyLively

  • 1 in 4 Parents Say Their Kids Have Been Quarantined Since School Started

    One-quarter of U.S. parents report that their child has had to quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure since school started, a new poll finds. The nationally representative survey of 1,519 people conducted between Sept. 13 and Sept....

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Merck to Ask FDA for Emergency Approval of Its New Antiviral Pill for COVID

    Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said Friday that it will seek federal approval for emergency use of its new antiviral pill molnupiravir, after a clinical trial showed the drug halved the risk of hospitalization or death when...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2021

    Merck to seek emergency approval for its new COVID antiviral pill: In a trial of the drug molnupiravir, the risk of hospitalization and death was halved when given to high-risk patients within five days of infection. Read...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping

    It turns out that the pandemic has reaped one unexpected benefit: As teens were kept home more often, their use of electronic cigarettes dropped by nearly 40%, a new report finds. U.S. health officials said these numbers...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped

    The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic has definitely been linked to an...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer’s Risk

    Type 2 diabetes may up the risk for Alzheimer’s disease by altering brain function, new animal research suggests. A University of Nevada Las Vegas team showed that chronically high blood sugar could impair memory and alter aspects...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain

    Many people with long-term back pain have tried physical therapy and medication, to no avail. A new study suggests they might “unlearn” their discomfort in weeks — using psychological therapy. “For a long time, we have thought...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Diet Drinks May Thwart Efforts to Lose Weight

    Trying to slim down? Diet drinks aren’t likely to help, researchers warn. And those containing the artificial sweetener sucralose may even increase food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, according to a University...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Breastfeeding Longer May Lower Postpartum Depression Risk

    Besides the long-established benefits of breastfeeding for baby and mom, a new study reports one more: Nursing could help chase the blues away. It is linked to a lower risk for postpartum depression — the so-called “baby...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs

    FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Bullying by a brother or sister in childhood can have lasting effects, threatening mental health in the teen years, new British research suggests. Researchers found that mental health was affected...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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