All posts by LadyLively

  • Nations Fail to Agree on Treaty on Preventing Next Pandemic

    Following two years of tough negotiations, efforts to craft a global treaty to help countries fight future pandemics have failed, the World Health Organization has acknowledged. “WHO Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Binge-Eating Disorder Could Be Tougher to Kick Than Thought

    Prior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder may not last long, but a more rigorous look at the illness finds that just isn’t so. “The big takeaway is that binge-eating disorder does improve with time, but...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Bird Flu Found in Beef Tissue; Officials Say It Did Not Enter Food Supply

    TUESDAY, May 28 — Bird flu virus has been detected in beef tissue from a sick dairy cow, but U.S. health officials stressed the country’s meat supply remains safe. In an update issued Friday, the U.S. Department...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu

    An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help fight the H5N1 bird flu outbreaks now spreading in wild...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • AI Headphones Let Listeners Hear Just One Voice in a Crowd

    New AI headphone technology can help people “tune in” to specific folks in a crowd, allowing them to better hear a speaker even in noisy environments. With the system, called “Target Speech Hearing,” a user wearing headphones...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Even a Small Urban Garden Can Boost Your Microbiome

    A small urban garden can contribute to your health, especially if the garden contains rich soil, a new study shows. A one-month indoor gardening period increased the bacterial diversity of participants’ skin and appeared to improve their...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Weighted Blankets May Not Help Troubled Children Sleep

    Weighted blankets are trendy items, largely based on the idea that the pressure of a heavy blanket will help a person more easily slip into slumber. But they do little to help troubled children sleep better, a...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Strategy Could Expand Stem Cell Donor Pool for People Battling Blood Cancers

    An older drug used in a new way could open the path for more patients with potentially deadly blood cancers to receive a lifesaving stem cell transplant, a new study finds. The drug, cyclophosphamide, could help patients...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • CDC Warns Again of Salmonella Tied to Backyard Poultry

    Backyard chickens are causing outbreaks of salmonella across the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. About 109 people in 29 states have gotten sick from salmonella after touching or caring for backyard...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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  • Epidurals Linked to Better Outcomes After Childbirth

    Women who get an epidural during delivery appear to have a marked reduction in serious complications the first few weeks after giving birth, a new study shows. A painkilling epidural can reduce risk by 35% in women...

    • Posted May 28, 2024
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