All posts by LadyLively

  • Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes

    An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report. The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how...

    • Posted May 15, 2024
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  • One Key to Weight Loss for Men: Competing for Cash

    A competitive game with a potential cash reward appeared to help overweight British men lose weight, researchers report. The incentive was winning the “Game of Stones” — a stone is a British measurement of body weight equal...

    • Posted May 15, 2024
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  • Recent Release From Jail a Big Risk Factor for Suicide

    Inmates released from jail have a ninefold increased risk of suicide within the following year, compared to people who’ve never been incarcerated, new research shows. “Suicide prevention efforts should focus on people who have spent at least...

    • Posted May 15, 2024
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  • About 8,000 Women Per Month Are Getting Abortion Pills Despite Their States’ Bans

    While some states have moved to severely curb women’s access to abortion, including abortion pills, over 8,000 women living in those states are getting the pills by mail each month from states without such restrictions. That’s according...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

    TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows. More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Summer of 2023 Was Hottest in 2,000 Years

    High temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere last summer were scorching and frequent enough to make it the hottest summer in two millennia, new research shows. Weather records based on scientific instruments only goes back as far as...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • San Francisco Set to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighter Gear

    San Francisco is on the verge of passing a ban on “forever chemicals” in the protective clothing firefighters wear while battling blazes. City lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday that will prohibit the use of...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • More Studies Support Wegovy’s Long-Term Weight-Loss Benefits

    Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — can produce long-term weight and heart health benefits, a pair of new studies show. Researchers found that overweight and obese adults lost an...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Americans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay

    Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns. In a report published Monday by the nonprofit research institute RAND Corp., researchers discovered that...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Patients Over 80 Still Benefit From Treatment for AML Blood Cancer

    Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new study finds. The oral drug venetoclax is typically given to older AML patients whose bodies...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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