All posts by LadyLively

  • Man Bitten by Snakes 200 Times May Help Create New Antivenom

    Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites — on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science.  Now, his bold experiment could...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009

      More U.S. children have died from the flu this season than in any year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to a new federal report. So far, 216 pediatric deaths have been reported to the...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • Too Much Cinnamon May Interfere With Some Medications, Study Shows

    Consuming too much cinnamon might affect how your body absorbs some medications, new research shows. The study — published in the June issue of the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences — looked at how cinnamon and its...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates

    Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England. Leahy benefitted from a clinical trial evaluating a new bone marrow test that can detect a potential leukemia...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide

    Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world’s 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows. Sickness and death was higher in men than women in 2021 for 13 of the...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

    An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results. People taking lorundrostat experienced twice the decline in their systolic blood pressure than people taking a placebo, researchers reported recently...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • Wildfire Smoke Flooded ERs With Asthma Cases

    Asthma attacks caused emergency room surges during the 2023 Canadian wildfires, with smoke-filled air sending hundreds to the hospital daily, a new study says. Daily asthma-related visits to Ontario hospitals increased nearly 24% during an early-June 2023...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • Can Kissing Pass Gluten? New Findings For Celiac Patients

    MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — Can gluten be passed on through a kiss? It’s a concern for some folks with celiac disease, but a new study says worry not. People with celiac disease had no problems after...

    • Posted May 5, 2025
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  • Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t

    Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It’s widely used in healthcare and public health to categorize body size and estimate potential risk for weight-related diseases. While...

    • Posted May 4, 2025
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  • What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects thousands of Americans every year. ALS remains one of...

    • Posted May 3, 2025
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