All posts by LadyLively

  • Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study

    Kids as young as age 8 can show signs of being at increased risk for diabetes in adulthood, a British study finds. Researchers analyzed blood samples collected from more than 4,000 participants at ages 8, 16, 18...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • Vaccine Might Guard Against Bacteria That Cause Diarrhea in Kids

    An experimental vaccine helps protect monkeys against bacteria that cause diarrhea in millions of children worldwide, researchers report. Bacterial gastroenteritis — a digestive problem associated with malnutrition among millions of children younger than age 5 each year...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers Can Shed Virus on Surfaces: Study

    COVID-19 patients with no symptoms are as likely as those with symptoms to contaminate many surfaces in their rooms, researchers report. The investigators sampled the surfaces and air of six negative pressure non-intensive care unit rooms with...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • Avoiding Pain and Addiction After Sports-Injury Surgery

    With opioid addiction soaring in the United States, it should come as good news that an opioid painkiller may not be needed after a sports-injury repair. A mix of non-addictive medicines may be safer and equally successful...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • AHA News: How to Stay Safe, Healthy and Cool This Summer Despite COVID-19 Threat

    WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — With the arrival of warm weather, and as states begin to loosen months of lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s only natural that people are itching to...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

    Smoking, drinking too much and divorce are among the social and behavioral factors most strongly linked to dying early, a new study says. Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,600 U.S. adults between 1992 and 2008, and...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson’s — in Mice

    In findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease, scientists have figured out how to spur the production of new brain cells in mice. The advance centers on a protein found in...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • 1 in 10 Americans Uses a Prescription Painkiller: CDC

    Americans continue to look to the medicine cabinet for pain relief, with 1 in 10 using some type of prescription painkiller, a new U.S. government report says. But use of prescription opioid painkillers leveled off from 2015...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

    There’s new evidence that a 2,000-year-old medicine might offer hope against a modern scourge: COVID-19. The medication, called colchicine, is an anti-inflammatory taken as a pill. It’s long been prescribed for gout, a form of arthritis, and...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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  • Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice

    Summer camps are an annual ritual for millions of children, but one expert offers advice on how to determine whether it’s safe to send your kids to one during the coronavirus pandemic. First, your children need to...

    • Posted June 24, 2020
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