All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Expands Use of Asthma Med Xolair to Treat Food Allergies

    People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they’re allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • More Kids, Teens May Be Taking Multiple Psychiatric Meds

    A study of mental health care in Maryland finds an increasing number of children and teens covered by Medicaid are taking multiple psychiatric meds. This trend towards “polypharmacy” might be happening elsewhere, prior research suggests. In the...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • CDC May Recommend COVID Boosters for Some This Spring

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing whether to recommend another COVID booster shot this spring, most likely for those who are vulnerable to severe illness. An advisory panel to the CDC is expected...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Despite the Evidence, Nearly 15% of Americans Deny Climate Change

    Nearly 15% of Americans still deny that climate change is real, according to a new national assessment from the University of Michigan. Evidence of climate change has been mounting, including science which has shown that climate-related natural...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does

    Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses. In the new research, published Thursday in Morbidity and...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Telehealth as Safe as Clinics for Abortion Pills, Study Finds

    Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively using telemedicine, a large, new study concludes. Women who received abortion pills through the mail following a video visit with a doctor fared just as well as women who...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Brain Cancer Risk Rises in Vets After Serious Head Injury

    People who’ve suffered a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury have a greatly increased risk of brain cancer, a new study of military service members finds. Brain cancer is relatively uncommon, occurring in fewer than 1% of...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • When Grandparents Support Mom, Antidepressant Use Drops: Study

    FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 When grandparents can lend a hand with little ones, moms are less likely to battle depression. And, in turn, they are less likely to take antidepressants, Finnish researchers report in the Feb. 15...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Big Cats Can Tell Familiar Voices From Strangers

    Big cats may be more attuned to humans than you think: New research shows that lions, tigers and cheetahs can recognize familiar human voices and tell them apart from strangers. Investigators found consistent evidence of voice recognition...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Most People Have Been Exposed to Little-Known Pesticide: Study

    A little-known pesticide is likely present in the bodies of most U.S. residents, raising concerns of potential reproductive and developmental problems, researchers report. In the study, the pesticide chlormequat was found in four out of five people...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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