All posts by LadyLively

  • HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics

    The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules

    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available. The department said the...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • More Than 1.8 Million Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled for Burn Risk

    More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall affects roughly 1,846,400 Ninja Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply

    A sedative used in animals is showing up more often in illegal drugs and may be making opioid overdoses harder to treat, U.S. health officials warn. The drug, called medetomidine, is used by veterinarians to sedate pets....

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Common Diabetes Drug Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain

    A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Middle-Age Exercise Protects Brain Against Alzheimer’s

    Want to protect your aging brain? Get off the couch and get moving, researchers urge. Boosting exercise in middle age might help people prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. People who increased their physical activity to...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings

    Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says. People assigned to mindfulness training had 50% less opioid cravings than others who received supportive group therapy,...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Your Loving Partner Can Protect You From Chemo Brain

    A cancer patient’s bond with their partner can be a key factor in helping them ward off chemotherapy-related “brain fog,” a new study says Patients in a satisfying intimate relationship were more likely to resist chemo brain,...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks

    Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted. Now how about don’t drink and scoot? A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or high when their mishap occurred, researchers...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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  • High Blood Pressure, Diabetes More Fatal For Men

    Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for the conditions, a new study says. These differences crop up even though men and women are...

    • Posted May 2, 2025
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