All posts by LadyLively

  • Summer’s Heat Can Damage Your Medicines: Keep Them Safe

    As scorching temperatures continue to plague the United States this summer, millions of Americans are at risk for dehydration and heat-linked illness. But what about their medications? Can rising temperatures render those useless and leave patients vulnerable?...

    • Posted July 27, 2024
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  • Boar’s Head Recalls Liverwurst Tied to Listeria Outbreak

    Boar’s Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. “The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on the...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer

    Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the other breast. But that decision...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Toxic Lead Found in Cinnamon Product, FDA Says

    An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning. In a health alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the ground cinnamon...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings

    Abbott has warned diabetes patients that some of its continuous blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced because of inaccurate readings. “Abbott has recently identified a small number of FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics

    Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris — high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said. Ozone levels in Paris and its environs tend...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report

    The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns. Medical toxicology data from one unnamed...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk

    Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded the new findings. “Dementia isn’t an inevitable part of aging;...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States

    Americans’ risk of dying in a firearm accident depends in large part on where they live in the United States, a new study finds. People in Southeastern states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama run the greatest risk...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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  • Kids From Poorer Families Less Likely to Survive Cancer

    Children from poor families are less likely to survive cancer, particularly if they are not white, a new study reports. A childhood cancer patient’s risk of dying within five years of their diagnosis increases 4% for every...

    • Posted July 26, 2024
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