All posts by LadyLively

  • Women’s Anxiety Rose in States Affected by Fall of Roe v. Wade

    Women are suffering more anxiety and depression in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows. The court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022 triggered laws banning abortion in 13...

    • Posted January 25, 2024
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  • What Factors Really Predict Migraine Onset?

    Factors like sleep, energy levels and stress can predict the onset of a migraine headache, a new study finds. Those factors differed from the morning to the afternoon and evening, however. Poor perceived sleep quality, lower-than-usual quality...

    • Posted January 25, 2024
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  • Red Cross Repeats Call for Blood Donors as Shortage Continues

    Reiterating a plea it made earlier this month, the American Red Cross is urging people to roll up their sleeves and give blood. A series of severe winter storms this month have exacerbated an already bad situation,...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • FDA Warns of Rare Secondary Cancer Risk With CAR-T Therapies

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (Healthday News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told drugmakers to add a boxed warning to a type of cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy, saying the treatment itself may sometimes cause...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • No Sign Latest COVID Variant Leads to Worse Symptoms

    JN.1, the COVID variant sweeping the country this winter, is not prompting more severe disease than earlier variants did, early U.S. government data suggests. While it does not appear to be more deadly than its predecessors, the...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban

     The American Lung Association’s annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Last month, the Biden administration announced it was delaying...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • Heart Disease Still America’s Top Killer, Although the Death Rate Has Declined

    Heart disease remains the United States’ top cause of death, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds. There were 931,578 heart-related deaths in 2021, an increase of less than...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • Common Heart Drug Might Lower Anxiety in Kids With Autism

    Could a blood pressure drug thats been around since the 1960s help ease anxiety in people with autism? That’s the main finding from a small study where 69 people between the ages of 7 and 24 who...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • Odd Vision Troubles Could Be Early Alzheimer’s Sign

    Strange visual disturbances occur early in about 10% of Alzheimer’s cases, and when this happens it almost always signals the impending arrival of the disease, a new study finds. The condition is called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)....

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • COVID In Pregnancy Triples Baby’s Odds for Respiratory Illness

    Babies born to COVID-infected mothers have triple the risk of developing a breathing disorder that normally affects preemies, a new study shows. Researchers found that exposure to the coronavirus while in the womb increased a newborn’s risk...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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