All posts by LadyLively

  • Many Child Abuse Cases May Be Going Unreported During Pandemic

    Child abuse reports have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling sign that the constraints of social distancing may mean thousands of cases are being missed, a new survey suggests. The survey, conducted by the Children’s National...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2020

    Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released in Florida Keys Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Flint Water Crisis Victims Wawona Bagged Peaches Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Recalled Onions Linked to 869 Salmonella Cases in 47 States FDA Emergency Approval on Hold...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids

    High levels of air pollution may increase young children’s risk of developing asthma and persistent wheezing, researchers warn. The findings “support emerging evidence that exposure to air pollution might influence the development of asthma,” according to a...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Kids With Special Needs Struggling to Receive Good Care During Pandemic

    With the likelihood that many kids will be taught remotely this fall, all children are bound to face obstacles to their learning and development. But kids with disabilities often require more support, some of which cannot be...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

    People with diabetes face a higher risk of developing complications from COVID-19, but a new survey reports they have also suffered more economic fallout from the pandemic. In June, 18% of people with diabetes were out of...

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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  • Antibiotics Might Lower Effectiveness of Birth Control Pill

    Doctors have long suspected it, but a comprehensive new study provides more evidence that antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. That means women who are using both types of drugs at once should take...

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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  • As Pandemic School Year Starts, Survey Shows Most Parents Are Overwhelmed

    As the school year begins across America under the shadow of COVID-19, a new survey shows most parents are feeling overwhelmed and abandoned. Just 1 in 7 parents said their children would be returning to school full...

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2020

    Women's Bodies Can Impede Less Desirable Sperm California Has First Plague Case in Five Years

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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  • 1 in 4 Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Had COVID: Survey

    When COVID-19 was raging in the Northeastern United States, more than 25% of Connecticut nursing-home residents were suffering from the coronavirus, a new survey reports. Nursing homes are very susceptible to the pandemic because the patients are...

    • Posted August 18, 2020
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  • Climate Change Could Bring Heat ‘Health Crisis’ to U.S. Cities

    Some of the leading hotspots in the United States are on track to become even more sweltering in the coming decades — thanks to a combination of greenhouse gas emissions, urban development and population growth. In a...

    • Posted August 18, 2020
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