All posts by LadyLively

  • EPA Finalizes Tough New Standards on Lead Paint Dust

    In a move that further toughens safety standards for lead paint dust, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the finalization of a rule that declares any detectable amount of the toxin in a home or child...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in People With Diabetes

    Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that might benefit from the revolutionary diabetes drug Ozempic, a new study says. People with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide appeared to have a significantly lower risk of developing...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • One Day of the Week Has Highest Suicide Risk

    A “case of the Mondays” is more perilous than just the return-to-work blues, a new study warns. Suicide risk is highest on Monday in the United States and around the world, an international team of researchers has...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • Greater Access to New Weight Loss Meds Could Save More Than 40,000 Lives Per Year

    Expanding access to cutting-edge diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could prevent more than 42,000 deaths a year in the United States, a new study claims. Obesity and all its attendant ills — type 2...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose

    Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very significant catch. A knowledgeable bystander needs to be on hand to deliver...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • Bad Sleep in Middle Age Unhealthy for Aging Brains

    If you’re in your 40s or 50s and have trouble getting and staying asleep, that’s not a good sign for brain health as you age, new research suggests. “Our study, which used brain scans to determine participants’...

    • Posted October 24, 2024
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  • FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices. The appointment of a new director for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health...

    • Posted October 23, 2024
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  • Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds

    A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023, the #WeCount report found a small, consistent increase...

    • Posted October 23, 2024
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  • One Dead, 10 Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

    An E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people in 10 states, killing one and landing 10 more in the hospital. Most of the illnesses have been reported in Colorado and Nebraska, and...

    • Posted October 23, 2024
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  • Poll Finds Most Americans Stressed Over Election, Future of Nation

    Most Americans say they’re stressed out over the future of the United States and the presidential election, a new poll shows. The Stress in America poll, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that 77% of...

    • Posted October 23, 2024
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