All posts by LadyLively

  • Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma

    People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research shows. Overall, asthmatic adults who said they’d vaped over the past month were over three times...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer. Importantly, tarlatamab (Imdelltra) is only for patients who have exhausted all other options to...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug

    The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, setting the stage for a significant shift in the nation’s drug policy. In a proposed rule sent to the federal register, officials...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Global Life Expectancy Could Rise By More Than 4 Years by 2050

    Life expectancy around the world is expected to increase by nearly 5 years in men and more than 4 years in women during the next three decades, researchers predict. These increases are expected to be in countries...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study

    Cutting-edge cancer treatments are essentially useless for patients barely clinging to life, a new study shows. Chemotherapies, immunotherapies, targeted therapies and hormone therapies do not improve survival rates in patients with very advanced tumors near the end...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Brain’s ‘Food Smell’ Circuitry Might Drive Overeating

    The smell of food is appetizing when you’re hungry. At the same time, it can be a turnoff if you’re full. That’s due to the interaction between two different parts of the brain involving sense of smell...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They’re Likely to Vape

    Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both, new research shows. The study is based on a survey...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women

    Men are more vulnerable than women to the debilitating effects of diabetes, a new long-term study finds. Overall rates of diabetes are similar between men and women, according to the report published May 16 in the Journal...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp?

    Sleepaway camp can be a lot of fun for kids, but only if they’re ready for the experience. And that’s the tough part — figuring out as a parent when a child is ready to stay away...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Leptospirosis: What Every Dog Owner Should Know

    Mice, rats and other wildlife can pick up bacteria called leptospira from water or soil and excrete it in urine. If your dog contacts any soil or water contaminated by the germ (especially if they have an...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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