All posts by LadyLively

  • Your Job Could Put You at Much Higher Risk for Flu

    Your job may significantly increase your risk of catching the flu, with potential implications for the spread of other infectious diseases including COVID-19, according to new research. On average, working folks are 35% more likely to get...

    • Posted July 9, 2021
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  • New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued new prescribing rules for the controversial Alzheimer’s medication Aduhelm that will likely limit its use. When first approved a month ago, the FDA said Biogen’s monthly IV drug...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline

    Americans’ overall death rate from cancer continues to fall — but rising rates of certain cancers and ongoing racial disparities linger. Those are among the findings of an annual report to the nation from several major cancer...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

    California plans to approve reparations of up to $25,000 to some of the thousands of people who were sterilized decades ago by the state’s government. California will be the third state — after Virginia and North Carolina...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids’ Sleep

    Children tend to sleep less as they approach early adolescence, perhaps because of the pressures of homework and the presence of social media. Now, new research suggests that loss of precious slumber is not inevitable. The researchers...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence

    A longer prison sentence has been handed to the founder of a now-closed Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 100 people and sickened hundreds of others. Barry Cadden, who was president and...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain

    Researchers have identified specific brain circuitry that is related to people’s sense of spirituality — and it’s centered in a brain region linked to pain inhibition, altruism and unconditional love. The findings add to research seeking to...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • AHA News: How to Eat Right and Save Money at the Same Time

    THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — You want to eat healthy. You need to save cash. Can you have it both ways? Yes, experts say. “People think that healthy eating is an elite thing,...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • HealthDay Now: Diabetes Care in 2021

    As the American Diabetes Association concluded its annual meeting, HealthDay spoke to Dr. Robert Gabbay, the ADA's chief scientific and medical officer. Dr. Gabbay shared highlights from the conference and discussed how the pandemic affected people with...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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  • COVID Death Toll Passes 4 Million Globally

    The worldwide coronavirus death toll topped 4 million on Thursday, with the highly contagious Delta variant spotted in more than 100 countries and the World Health Organization warning against nations relaxing restrictions too quickly. “The numbers may...

    • Posted July 8, 2021
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