All posts by LadyLively

  • Vaping Raises a Teen’s Odds of Developing Asthma

    New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes. Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, they still contain a mixture of harmful...

    • Posted September 22, 2023
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  • Scientists Spot Gene Mutation Linked to Esophageal Cancer

    Researchers have found a gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer, which could lead to better prevention and treatment strategies. Investigators from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio found the mutation, potentially helping those at risk of what...

    • Posted September 22, 2023
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  • Brain Trauma Could Help Trigger Heart Troubles

    While the neurological impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been studied, new research suggests TBIs are also hard on the heart. The research team took a closer look at connections between the two organs,...

    • Posted September 22, 2023
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  • Babies May Leave Cells Behind That Help Mom Prepare for Future Pregnancies

    One pregnancy may leave behind microscopic souvenirs that prepare a mom’s immune system for the next one, a new study suggests. Experts said the research, carried out in lab mice, offers new insights into a longstanding puzzle:...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • Today’s COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu

    Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say. Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report

    A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco. Among the report’s findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • U.S. Resumes Free COVID Test Program

    Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID tests. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it will spend $600 million to buy and offer the tests, produced by...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • Suppressing Negative Thoughts Can Sometimes Be Healthy, Study Contends

    A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts. Now a new study argues that, for some people, suppressing negative thoughts...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

    The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022. The number of babies born with the infection...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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  • Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify

    As working class neighborhoods gentrify, you’ll likely see rents rise, pricey restaurants move in — and maybe also a rise in gunshot wounds, researchers say. In U.S. neighborhoods that gentrified, gun injuries were 62% higher than they...

    • Posted September 21, 2023
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