All posts by LadyLively

  • Could Having MS Help Shield Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

    People with multiple sclerosis appear to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. MS patients are far less likely to have elevated blood levels of toxic proteins that form amyloid plaques in...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • 3.6 Million Americans Could Be Covered for Wegovy Under New Medicare Rules

    New Medicare rules could make 3.6 million Americans — or even more — eligible for treatment with the pricey weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new study finds. Under the new rules, the government will pay for Wegovy treatment...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Kids Now Seeing Fewer TV Ads for Junk Food

    Children are seeing far fewer ads for junk food during kids’ TV shows, a new study finds. The number of food and drink ads during children’s programs has dropped by more than 95%, according to researchers’ analysis...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Do You Live in a ‘Pharmacy Desert’?

    Nearly half of counties in the United States contain at least one “pharmacy desert,” where there’s no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, a new study reports. “As pharmacies close, more and more Americans are left without easy...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Cholesterol Could Be Link Between Menopause and Heart Disease

    During menopause, a woman’s blood cholesterol changes in a way that could harm her heart health, a new study warns. An increase in “bad” LDL cholesterol and a decrease in “good” HDL cholesterol occurs during menopause, according...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Heat-Related Deaths Keep Rising for Americans

    Reversing a prior downward trend, searing summers have caused a sharp uptick in the numbers of Americans who die from heat-related causes, new data shows. A look at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deaths data...

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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  • Trans Kids More Often Turn to Teachers Than Parents for Help

    Troubled transgender students are more likely to turn to school staff than their own parents for support, a new study finds. Trans teens feeling depressed and anxious are 74% less likely to seek help from parents than...

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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  • Dr. Anthony Fauci Recovering at Home After Being Hospitalized With West Nile Virus

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped millions of Americans navigate the health challenges of the pandemic, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a West Nile infection. Fauci should make a full recovery, a spokesperson told the...

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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  • U.S. Will Offer Free COVID Tests By Mail by Late September

    As a summer surge in COVID cases begins to ebb and Americans brace themselves for yet another wave of infections this winter, more free COVID tests will soon be available to all, federal health officials announced Friday....

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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  • Science Probes Where Love Lives in the Brain

    Researchers now have a better idea where love resides in the human brain — and which types of love are the most powerful. MRI scans show that love mainly resides in areas of the brain associated with...

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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