All posts by LadyLively

  • Fresh & Ready Foods Recalls Products After Listeria Outbreak

    At least 10 people in the U.S. were hospitalized with listeria infections linked to ready-to-eat foods, federal officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies traced the outbreak to foods produced by Fresh...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • U.S. Advises Older Travelers to Avoid Chikungunya Vaccine

    U.S. health officials are telling travelers aged 60 and older to avoid a chikungunya vaccine while they investigate possible side effects. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • Curious? Healthy Brain Aging Might Depend On It

    Curiosity might have killed the cat, but maintaining such inquisitiveness could be key to preserving brain health as we grow older, a new study says. Some forms of curiosity increase well into old age, and seniors who...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Cut Alcohol Cravings By Two-Thirds

    Cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy can cut alcohol intake dramatically in a short amount of time, a new study says. People taking semaglutide or liraglutide reduced their alcohol consumption by two-thirds within four months, according to results...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • No Link Between ADHD Meds And Psychosis, Study Says

    ADHD stimulant meds don’t increase children’s risk of psychosis, a new study says. Analysis of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs caused psychosis, researchers reported May 12...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • Hearing Aids Effective In Combating Loneliness Among Seniors

    Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can’t hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of countering an epidemic of loneliness among U.S. seniors, a new...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • HIV Pills Might Prevent Alzheimer’s

    Drugs that battle HIV and hepatitis B might be able to help people avoid Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are used to prevent HIV and hepatitis B from replicating and spreading...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer

    A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman’s eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine. Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an endoscope down through the 19-year-old woman’s eye socket to...

    • Posted May 13, 2025
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  • President Signs Executive Order to Lower Some Drug Costs

    Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care setting

    • Posted May 12, 2025
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  • Researchers Say Dance and Lullabies Are Learned, Not Hardwired

    Most parents know the soothing power of a lullaby like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” But a new study suggests that singing to babies and even dancing may not be natural behaviors for everyone. The study, published recently...

    • Posted May 12, 2025
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