All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Approves Omvoh for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease

    Approval based on results from phase 3 VIVID-1 trial, in which end points of clinical remission and endoscopic response were met at one year

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Teen Stress Is Expensive, Experts Say — So How Can We Reduce It?

    Stressed-out teenagers appear to be dragging down the U.S. economy, a new study says. Teenagers suffering from anxiety or depression are less likely to enter the workforce as young adults, and more likely to earn lower pay...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • FDA Proposes Nicotine Cap To Help Curb Cigarette Addiction

    A rather historic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal aims to make cigarettes and other tobacco products far less addictive by reducing their nicotine content. The move could help millions of Americans quit smoking while preventing...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • So, Who Benefits From New Cancer Drugs?

    Cutting-edge targeted therapies are pushing back the line between life and death for cancer patients. However, these targeted cancer drugs frequently aren’t benefitting members of ethnic and racial minorities in the U.S., a new published in the...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Red Meat, Dementia: The Surprising Link

    Steak, hamburgers, beef ribs and hot dogs are bad for the aging brain. Folks who eat lots of red and processed meat are more likely to develop dementia, researchers reported. Eating more than one serving of red...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Teen Lifestyles Were Less Healthy in 2023 Compared to 2013, CDC Report Shows

    U.S. teenagers still struggle to make healthy choices when it comes to diet, exercise and sleep, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says. Specifically, the percentage of students eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Is Your Home Too Warm for Seniors’ Brain Health?

    How warm or cold a home is kept could have a direct impact on the brain health of seniors. Seniors are best able to think and maintain attention when a home is kept between 68 and 75...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Americans Are Worried About Costs of Healthcare, Survey Says

    President-elect Donald Trump faces deep skepticism that his administration’s policies will make health care more affordable, a new Gallup poll says. Nearly half the U.S. public (46%) says the country is headed in the wrong direction when...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • Clean Water Isn’t Available in All Parts of U.S.

    Nearly a third of Americans have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that might affect their health. What’s more, Hispanic and Black people are more likely to have unsafe levels of contaminants in their...

    • Posted January 16, 2025
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  • FDA Will No Longer Allow Use of Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Drugs

    Agency revokes previous authorization for color additive to be used in food and ingested drugs

    • Posted January 15, 2025
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