All posts by LadyLively

  • Could Yogurt Lower Your Odds for Deadly Colon Cancers?

    You may be less likely to develop an especially lethal form of colon cancer if you’re a longtime consumer of yogurt, new research finds. Folks who ate two or more servings of yogurt per week for years...

    • Posted February 13, 2025
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  • Senators Call on FDA to Act Against Misleading Weight-Loss Drug Commercials

    Direct-to-consumer telehealth company advertisement that aired during the Super Bowl failed to mention side effects of the drugs

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • Canned Tuna Recalled in Dozens of States Over Risk of Food Poisoning

    A major recall of canned tuna sold in dozens of states has been issued amid concerns that a packaging defect could cause “a potentially fatal form of food poisoning,” the manufacturer said in a statement. California-based Tri-Union...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • More Evidence Ozempic Can Curb Alcoholism

    Yet another study is supporting the notion that the blockbuster GLP-1 drug Ozempic can help problems drinkers curb their intake. The research found that, compared to placebo, weekly injections of semaglutide (also marketed for weight loss as...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • In People With Autism, ADHD Rates Still Common in Adulthood

    Too often, ADHD and autism coincide in children. New research finds that for many of those kids, this dual diagnosis continues into adult life. Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) alongside an autism diagnosis was also linked to...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • Almost Half of Rural Americans Face Long Drives for Surgery

    As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find. By 2020, data show, 99 million Americans already had trouble finding “timely, high-quality...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • Federal Judge Rules FDA, CDC Must Restore Health Websites Removed Under Trump Order

    A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore access to public health websites that were removed or modified in response to a Trump...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • Anesthesiologists’ Group Urges Limits on Ketamine Use

    The tragic early death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry from a ketamine overdose in 2023 has swung a spotlight on the dangers of unsupervised use of the potent anesthetic.  Now, America’s leading group representing anesthesiologists is issuing...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • ‘E-reporting’ Daily Symptoms Boosts Cancer Patients’ Well-Being

    Patients with advanced cancers who checked in daily with their care teams electronically gained a better quality of life, a new study concludes. This “patient-reported outcome” (PRO) strategy did not improve patients’ survival, the study found. But...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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  • Weight-Obsessed Teens Face Triple the Odds for Self-Harm

    Even if a teen is at a healthy weight, just thinking they are overweight can greatly raise their odds for self-harm, a new study finds. “What we found was that the perception of being overweight has a...

    • Posted February 12, 2025
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