All posts by LadyLively

  • Vaping Rates Hit Record Lows for U.S. High School Students

    Is vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens? The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in 2024. Vaping rates fell from 10% of high school students...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • New Drug Regimen Extends Survival for Cervical Cancer Patients

    In some good news for women battling locally advanced cervical cancer, new research shows that adding six weeks of chemotherapy to standard treatment cuts the risk of death by 40 percent. “This is the biggest improvement in...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Listeria Recall Expands to Include Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Meat, Poultry

    A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been contaminated with listeria, U.S. health officials announced. In addition, the updated recall noted that...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Weight-Loss Meds Like Wegovy Could Battle Alcoholism

    Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds. People taking this class of drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), have a...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Older People More Prone to Relocating After Dementia Diagnosis

    A new diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other dementia often spurs a person to move from their home, new research shows. “One possible explanation is that individuals with dementia and their caregivers may choose to move closer to...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Dad’s Use of Diabetes Med Metformin Won’t Raise Birth Defect Risk

    A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects. Recent research raised concerns that metformin could promote birth defects in children by damaging...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Are Stroke Survivors Getting Too Many Sedatives Like Xanax, Valium?

    Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns. About 5% of people are prescribed a benzodiazepine following a stroke, to help calm anxiety and improve sleep, researchers found. Benzodiazepine meds include Valium, Ativan...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Silent Damage First: Alzheimer’s Disease Could Have Two Phases

    Alzheimer’s disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly and silently appears to lay the groundwork for a second, more widely destructive phase of Alzheimer’s, according...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • What’s the Best Clot-Buster Med After Stroke?

    An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of excellent recovery and reduced disability...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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  • Oct. 7 Tragedy Spurs Israeli Researcher to Study Grief Over Sibling Loss

    A young Israeli researcher who lost a sibling in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians said the tragedy has spurred her to study the unique aspects of grief at the sudden loss of a...

    • Posted October 17, 2024
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