All posts by LadyLively

  • COVID Booster Shots Likely Needed Within a Year: Fauci

    Fully vaccinated people will likely need a COVID-19 booster shot within about a year, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert and Pfizer’s CEO said Wednesday. “We know that the vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 20, 2021

    Any Amount of Alcohol Can Harm Brain: Study Drinking any amount of alcohol can harm your brain, researchers warn in a new report. Their study of about 25,000 people in the U.K. showed that alcohol affects the...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

    Colon cancer is on the rise among people under 50, and the million-dollar question is why. Now, new research suggests that certain lifestyle factors, such as eating lots of red meat and heavy alcohol consumption, may play...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer

    An immunotherapy drug is the first to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence or death in people with early-stage lung cancer, researchers report. Atezolizumab reduced by 34% the risk of disease recurrence or death in a...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

    Family history, race and sex are among the factors that increase a child’s risk of asthma, a new study shows. “These findings help us to better understand what groups of children are most susceptible to asthma early...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Breast Cancer Treatments Don’t Raise COVID Risks

    Early in the pandemic, some were concerned that breast cancer treatments that weaken the immune system might increase a person’s risk of catching or dying from COVID-19. Now, new research shows that women who have these treatments...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries

    COVID-19 caused nearly 1 million excess deaths in 29 wealthy nations in 2020, with the United States claiming the highest number, researchers report. Excess deaths refer to the number of deaths above what’s expected during a given...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • Biggest Reason Teens Injure Their Spines: Not Wearing Seat Belts

    Two-thirds of spinal fractures suffered by American children and teens occur in car crashes when they aren’t wearing seat belts, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data on more than 34,500 U.S. patients younger than 18 who...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

    Use of the opioid overdose reversing medication naloxone has declined in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found. The study authors said their findings suggest that people with opioid misuse disorders may be facing a...

    • Posted May 20, 2021
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  • MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

    There’s some reassuring news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS): Having the neurological disease won’t affect health outcomes if breast cancer strikes. “Although multiple sclerosis and its complications remain the most common cause of death in people...

    • Posted May 19, 2021
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