All posts by LadyLively

  • Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthen Your Bones

    Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study suggests. Folks whose residences were near spots deemed “green” by satellite imagery tended to have better bone density than those...

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • Is ‘Selfie’ Culture Driving Folks to Cosmetic Surgery?

    The “selfie” culture on social media appears to be intensifying people’s desires to undergo cosmetic procedures, a new study suggests. Time spent on Snapchat or Instagram seems to heighten a person’s interest in such procedures, researchers found....

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV

    There’s more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of weekly injections of Ozempic (semaglutide) resulted in an...

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You Less Attractive?

    Put down that donut and lay off the pasta: New research finds you’re less sexy after gorging on refined carbs. French researchers presented heterosexual adults with photos of an opposite-sex person who two hours earlier had eaten...

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • Many Labradors Become Obese and Research Shows Why

    Nearly a quarter of Labrador retrievers are more likely to be obese due to a genetic “double-whammy,” a new study finds. This gene mutation causes Labradors to both feel hungry all the time and also burn fewer...

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to Cope

    Food allergies are difficult to manage at any age, but college students face complex challenges when it comes to navigating the dangers posed by the possibility of life-threatening anaphylaxis. A recent review published in the Annals of...

    • Posted March 7, 2024
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  • FDA Warns of Toxic Lead in Cinnamon Products

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a health advisory Wednesday warning consumers that six brands of ground cinnamon are tainted with lead. The FDA urged folks to throw away and not buy the following brands of...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison

    Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, has been handed a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years in Michigan for involuntary manslaughter. On Tuesday, Cadden pleaded no contest...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery

    Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person’s risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports. People are typically asked to fast prior to surgery because general anesthesia can cause...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Even Couch Potatoes Reap Health Reward From 10,000 Steps Per Day

    The more steps a person can fit into their day, the lower their risk of early death and heart disease, regardless of how much a couch potato they are otherwise, a new study shows. People who are...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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