All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Understanding Family Cancer Syndrome

    Family cancer syndrome is caused by an abnormal gene that is passed down from the preceding generation. Only about 5 percent to 10 percent of all cancers are thought to be caused by genetic mutations, the American...

    • Posted December 4, 2017
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  • People With Epilepsy May Gain From Common Sleep Apnea Treatment

    It’s been used by many people to help ease sleep apnea, but new research suggests the CPAP mask may also help ease seizures in people with epilepsy. CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) involves wearing an airflow mask...

    • Posted December 4, 2017
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  • Flu Can Have Dangerous Domino Effect on Older Adults

    Even months after recovering from the flu, older people remain at increased risk for a heart attack, stroke or disability, a doctor who specializes in infectious diseases warns. “We all know about the illness influenza causes —...

    • Posted December 3, 2017
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  • Poetry Judged by the Picture It Paints

    What makes a poem touch your heart? New research suggests that poetry that triggers vivid mental images and positive emotions tends to be the most enjoyed. For the study, researchers had more than 400 people read and...

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • Once-Monthly Injection Approved for Opioid Addiction

    Sublocade, a once-monthly injection of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Opioid abuse is diagnosed when a person’s pattern of opioid use leads to “significant impairment or...

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • Breathing Trouble May Follow Preemies to Adulthood

    People who were born prematurely may have smaller-than-normal airways in adulthood, which can cause respiratory problems, researchers say. Premature birth is associated with poorer heart and lung function, but the reasons why have not been fully understood....

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • Informed Football Refs Better at Spotting Suspected Concussions

    The more college football referees know about concussion symptoms, the more confident they are in calling a timeout for a suspected head injury, a new study shows. Researchers surveyed more than 1,300 college football officials during the...

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • Lung Cancer Drug Targets ‘Hidden’ HIV in French Patient

    In a case that investigators say is a first, a lung cancer drug unmasked and then attacked the kind of HIV-infected cells that standard antiretroviral therapy has been unable to touch. The finding was reported on Dec....

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • FDA Approves ‘Biosimilar’ Drug Ogivri for Breast, Stomach Cancers

    Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the nation’s first biosimilar drug to treat certain breast and stomach cancers, the agency said Friday in a news release. The maker of a...

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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  • Some Cigars Pack Bigger Nicotine Punch Than Cigarettes

    Think cigars are safer than cigarettes? Think again, new research warns. Nicotine levels in so-called “small” or “filtered” cigars were found to be equal to or greater than that found in cigarettes, according to the study by...

    • Posted December 1, 2017
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