All posts by LadyLively

  • Two Experimental Drugs Disappoint With Inherited Alzheimer’s

    Two experimental drugs do not appear to slow memory loss or mental decline in patients in the early stages of a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial results from a clinical trial. The international...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • Meds May Not Prevent Migraines in Kids

    Migraine drugs that might work for adults won’t prevent the debilitating headaches in kids and teens, a new study shows. A number of drugs are used to prevent migraines, but treatment of youngsters has largely been based...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • More Evidence Links Social Media Use to Poorer Mental Health in Teens

    Smartphones, and being on Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and the like may be taking a big toll on teens’ mental health, a new survey of collected data on the subject shows. Canadian researchers pored over dozens of studies...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • Puberty Starts a Year Earlier for Girls Now Than in the 1970s

    Girls are entering puberty about a year earlier than they did back in the 1970s, according to global data on breast development. The age of breast development — which represents the first clinical sign of female puberty...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • AI May Help Guide Patients to Most Effective Antidepressant

    Choosing the right antidepressant for someone who is depressed can be hit or miss. But a new study shows that artificial intelligence (AI) technology may be able to help. Researchers input information from electrical signals in the...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • AHA News: For Kids With Heart Defects, the Hospital Near Mom May Matter

    MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Heart problems are often associated with older people. But every year about 1 in 110 children in the United States are born with congenital heart disease, which include...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Protect Against Cervical Cancer

    MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020A single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine works as well as multiple doses to protect older teen girls against preinvasive cervical disease, which can develop into cervical cancer, researchers say. For the...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • Baby in Your Room, Not in Your Bed: Good Advice, but Are Parents Listening?

    Parents have long been told that babies should sleep in their own crib to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), yet nearly 1 in 5 infant are still sleeping in their parent’s bed, a...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • Fewer LGBT Teens Plagued by Suicidal Thoughts, But Rates Still High

    Suicidal behavior is declining among U.S. teenagers who identify as LGBT, but the problem remains pervasive. That’s the conclusion of two new studies that tracked trends among U.S. teenagers over the past couple of decades. Over the...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2020

    Carcinogens in Car Seats Might Bring Danger During Long Commutes States' Limits on Transgender Youth Access to Treatment Opposed by Medical Professionals

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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