All posts by LadyLively

  • Naloxone Might Help Revive People After Opioid-Linked Cardiac Arrest

    The overdose-reversing drug naloxone can help save the lives of people whose hearts have stopped due to an opioid OD, a new study shows. Naloxone rapidly reverses opioid ODs by blocking the ability of opioids to bind...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • Mounjaro, Zepbound Cut Odds for Diabetes by 94% in At-Risk People, Study Finds

    Tirzepatide, the blockbuster GLP-1 medicine known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss, cut the odds that an obese, prediabetic person will develop diabetes by 94%, a new trial shows. The three-year-long trial, funded by...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • U.S. Births Continue to Fall, Dropping by 17% Since 2007

    Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline. Overall, annual U.S. birth numbers have fallen by 17% since peaking in 2007, according to the...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • FDA Could OK Fall COVID Shots as Early as This Week

    Updated shots you could use this fall to shield against COVID-19 infection may receive approval this week. Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN that updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer that target a variant...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • Is Dialysis Always Warranted for End-Stage Kidney Failure?

    Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant should probably skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren’t worth it, a new study says. Seniors who started dialysis immediately after diagnosis with kidney...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • CDC Warns Again of Salmonella Danger From Baby Turtles

    Tiny turtles are the cause of a outbreak of 51 cases of salmonella in 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. In almost half of cases, the illness has been so severe...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • Could AI Help Spot Autism Early?

    AI can help predict which young kids are more likely to develop autism, a new study says. The AI looks for patterns in medical data that can be easily obtained from children 2 or younger without extensive...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • A Deadly Sea Snail Could Bring New Hope for People With Diabetes

    Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet – a deadly sea snail – could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests. A toxin...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • New Insights Into Fighting Vaginosis

    One of the most abundant fatty acids in the body — and a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet — could be a safe, easy and natural cure for bacterial vaginosis, a new lab study suggests. Oleic...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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  • What Is Oropouche Virus? CDC Warns of Cases Linked to South America Travel

    An insect-borne virus that can cause birth defects and deaths has prompted warnings from the United States for travelers headed to locales in South America and the Caribbean. Oropouche virus has caused two deaths and five cases...

    • Posted August 20, 2024
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