All posts by LadyLively

  • Taking Psilocybin for Depression? Relationship With Therapist Is Key

    Many people dogged by depression are turning to the psilocybin found in “magic mushrooms” to ease the condition, and often reporting success. Now, new research suggests much of the credit for that success lies in the relationship...

    • Posted April 23, 2024
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  • Stick to Heimlich Maneuver Not ‘Anti-Choking’ Devices, FDA Says

    People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled “anti-choking” devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-choking devices have not been established;...

    • Posted April 23, 2024
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  • Women in the Military at Risk for Low-Weight Babies

    Active military service appears to increase a woman’s risk of having a low birthweight baby, a new review finds. Nearly two-thirds of studies (63%) conclude that women on active service could be at higher risk of having...

    • Posted April 23, 2024
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  • Repeat Blasts Can Damage Soldiers’ Brains, Study Confirms

    Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows. Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the greater their risk for brain injury, researchers reported April...

    • Posted April 23, 2024
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  • Few Young Adults Could Administer Naloxone to Reverse Fentanyl Overdose

    Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone. Many who took the survey...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • Pandemic Had Only Minor Effect on Young Kids’ Development

    The pandemic caused only “modest” delays in developmental milestones for infants and toddlers, a new study has found. Previous research has reported that pandemic-related lockdowns disrupted the lives of many people, including families with young children. Day-to-day...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • A-Fib More Common in Middle-Aged Folk Than Thought

    The dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation is becoming more common in middle-aged people, a new study warns. More than a quarter of patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) seeking care for A-Fib...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • What Folks Consider ‘Old Age’ Is Getting Older

    People’s idea of “old age” is aging itself, with middle-aged folks and seniors believing that old age starts later in life than did peers from decades ago, a new study finds. The study revolves around the question...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022

    Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows. That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Bird Flu Circulating in U.S. Cattle

    The H5N1 avian flu virus that’s infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals — a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people. That’s the warning issued late last week by World Health Organization...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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