All posts by LadyLively

  • Climate Change Brings Worse Heart Health to People Worldwide

    Climate change is harming the heart health of people around the world, a new review warns. Extreme temperatures, hurricanes and other dangerous weather events all contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and heart-related death, researchers...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Pairing Up Shelter Dogs Can Raise Their Odds for Adoption

    Shelter dogs do better with a buddy, a new study finds. Dogs show fewer signs of stress and are adopted more quickly if paired up with another canine rather than housed by themselves, researchers found. “Despite being...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Robotic Procedure Helps Treat Macular Degeneration

    Robot-guided radiation therapy can improve treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among American seniors, a new study shows. Precisely targeted radiation treatment reduced by a quarter the number of routine...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Could Moms of Low-Birth-Weight Babies Face Higher Dementia Risk Later?

    Women who deliver low-birth-weight babies could be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life, a new study warns. As seniors, these women had brain test scores that indicated one to two years of...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • People Are Living Longer With Type 1 Diabetes

    People with type 1 diabetes are 25% less likely to die early now than they were in 1990, a new global tally finds, and the number of people who’ve lived into their senior years with the autoimmune...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Nearly 1 in 4 People With Bipolar Disorder Achieve Complete Mental Health

    Bipolar disorder doesn’t have to be a lifelong challenge, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 4 people with bipolar disorder wind up achieving complete mental health, researchers found. Further, more than 2 in 5 become free...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Secondary Tumors After CAR-T Cancer Therapies Are Rare: Study

    CAR-T cell therapy to treat blood cancers is safer than previously thought, with little risk that the immunotherapy will create secondary cancers, a new study finds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in November...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • 9/11 Responders May Face Higher Odds for Dementia

    After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia. A new study looks at the health of thousands of firemen, construction...

    • Posted June 12, 2024
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  • More Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Bars, Cones and Gummies

    The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. As of Monday, “a total of 12 illnesses...

    • Posted June 12, 2024
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  • Biden Administration Pushes for Rule Wiping Medical Debt From Credit Reports

    In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove health care bills from consideration in credit checks. Along with...

    • Posted June 12, 2024
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