All posts by LadyLively

  • J&J Settles Talcum Powder Lawsuits From States for $700 Million

    Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle claims from 42 states and the District of Columbia that the company continued to market its talcum powder products even as evidence tied them to a heightened risk...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Climate Change Brings Worse Heart Health to People Worldwide

    Climate change is harming the heart health of people around the world, a new review warns. Extreme temperatures, hurricanes and other dangerous weather events all contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and heart-related death, researchers...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Pairing Up Shelter Dogs Can Raise Their Odds for Adoption

    Shelter dogs do better with a buddy, a new study finds. Dogs show fewer signs of stress and are adopted more quickly if paired up with another canine rather than housed by themselves, researchers found. “Despite being...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Robotic Procedure Helps Treat Macular Degeneration

    Robot-guided radiation therapy can improve treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among American seniors, a new study shows. Precisely targeted radiation treatment reduced by a quarter the number of routine...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Could Moms of Low-Birth-Weight Babies Face Higher Dementia Risk Later?

    Women who deliver low-birth-weight babies could be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life, a new study warns. As seniors, these women had brain test scores that indicated one to two years of...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • People Are Living Longer With Type 1 Diabetes

    People with type 1 diabetes are 25% less likely to die early now than they were in 1990, a new global tally finds, and the number of people who’ve lived into their senior years with the autoimmune...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Nearly 1 in 4 People With Bipolar Disorder Achieve Complete Mental Health

    Bipolar disorder doesn’t have to be a lifelong challenge, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 4 people with bipolar disorder wind up achieving complete mental health, researchers found. Further, more than 2 in 5 become free...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • Secondary Tumors After CAR-T Cancer Therapies Are Rare: Study

    CAR-T cell therapy to treat blood cancers is safer than previously thought, with little risk that the immunotherapy will create secondary cancers, a new study finds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in November...

    • Posted June 13, 2024
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  • 9/11 Responders May Face Higher Odds for Dementia

    After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia. A new study looks at the health of thousands of firemen, construction...

    • Posted June 12, 2024
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  • More Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Bars, Cones and Gummies

    The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. As of Monday, “a total of 12 illnesses...

    • Posted June 12, 2024
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