All posts by LadyLively

  • Avoiding ‘Wine Teeth’ at Those Holiday Parties

    The holidays are all about parties, and parties are all about drinking wine. But if you’re a red wine lover, how do you avoid stained teeth? “When you drink red wine, you’re encountering a triple threat to...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Pounds Return Once Zepbound Users Quit the Weight-Loss Drug: Study

    Folks who take the blockbuster weight-loss med tirzepatide (Zepbound) may regain much of the weight they lost soon after discontinuing it, new research shows. A trial funded by Eli Lilly, the injected drug’s maker, found that “in...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • CDC Warns of Deadly Tick-Borne Illness in People Traveling to Mexico

    An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who’ve recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. Three out of five patients have died from infection with...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Over 3 Million Americans Struggle With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Chronic fatigue syndrome strikes more Americans than many might think: In a first national estimate, new government data puts that number at 3.3 million. The condition clearly “is not a rare illness,” and is being fueled in...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Brain Serotonin Levels May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Onset

    Loss of the “happiness” brain hormone serotonin might play a role in the decline of brain function as a person ages, a new study reports. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had up to 25% lower levels...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Swift Use of Antiretrovirals in Infected Newborns Can Banish HIV

    When an HIV-infected child known as the ‘Mississippi baby’ was given powerful antiretroviral drugs within hours of birth in 2013 and then appeared to be rid of HIV, people wondered if it might be replicated in other...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Pediatricians’ Group Offers Parents Advice on GMO Foods

    Some parents are concerned about the effects of genetically modified foods on their children’s health. As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new clinical report urging more research and transparency into genetically...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Black Patients Less Likely to Get Home Health Care After Hospital Discharge

    Nurses are less likely to discharge still-recovering Black patients to home health care than white patients, a new study has found. About 22% of Black patients are referred to home health care by discharge nurses, compared with...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • You’re Far Less Likely to Get an Opioid Now After Surgery

    In response to the ongoing crisis of opioid misuse, U.S. doctors had already cut the amount of opioids they gave patients after surgery by 2022 to just a third of the amount given in 2016, new research...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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  • Sore Throat? Try These 5 Home Remedies for Relief

    Sore throats are commonplace during cold and flu season, but luckily there are lots of home remedies that can help ease your misery, doctors say. These remedies “aren’t quick fixes for an illness,” but they can help...

    • Posted December 11, 2023
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