All posts by LadyLively

  • What Are Nicotine Pouches, and Are They Less Harmful Than Smoking?

    Nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking or chewing tobacco, but they still pose an addiction risk to users, a new review finds. These pouches are filled with crystallized nicotine, and are placed between the gums...

    • Posted June 17, 2024
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  • Help for Women Battling ADHD & Opioid Addiction in Pregnancy

    Opioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers think they’ve figured out one way to counter this phenomenon. Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly tied to substance use disorders,...

    • Posted June 17, 2024
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  • International Travel: Don’t Forget Your Child’s Vaccinations

    Exploring Europe, taking an African safari, going on a trip to the tropics: In many cases, vaccines are needed for travel, and that’s doubly true for children. According to pediatrician Dr. Lauren Nguyen, researching what vaccines are needed...

    • Posted June 16, 2024
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  • Protect Your Eyes From Summer’s Dangers

    Summertime is primetime for the great outdoors, but that can mean new hazards for your eyes, one expert warned. Simple steps can help cut the risk, said ophthalmologist Dr. Masih Ahmed, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at...

    • Posted June 15, 2024
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  • ‘Good Days and Bad:’ Catherine, Princess of Wales, Gives Cancer Update

    Catherine, Princess of Wales, has released the first update on her cancer journey since announcing her diagnosis in late March. In a message posted to her Instagram account on Friday, the princess, 42, said that, “I am...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Loaded, Unlocked Guns Common in American Homes, Study Finds

    In half of American homes containing a loaded gun, that gun is kept unsecured and ready for potential use, often with children in the home, new research shows. The finding is especially troubling given the link between...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • ADHD Patients Could Face Disrupted Access to Meds Following Fraud Case

    The two top officers of a telehealth company that began to distribute ADHD drugs widely during the pandemic have been charged with health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The arrests will likely worsen...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Target New COVID Variant for Fall

    COVID vaccine makers will be advised to update their shots to target the KP.2 variant, an offshoot of the JN.1 variant that spread widely last winter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. It’s a turnaround...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • Poll Finds Many Young Workers Feeling Stressed, Isolated

    Many younger workers feel stressed, isolated and unappreciated at their jobs, a new survey has found. The 2022 Work in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that young adults are struggling in the...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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  • GLP-1 Meds May Help Extremely Obese Qualify for Weight-Loss Surgery

    Taking a cutting-edge weight-loss drug could help extremely obese patients drop enough pounds to be eligible for bariatric surgery, a new study shows. Patients with extreme obesity — a BMI of 70 or more — are at...

    • Posted June 14, 2024
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