All posts by LadyLively

  • CDC Experts Recommend Seniors Get Another COVID Shot

    Even if they got a COVID booster last fall, American seniors should still get a second shot this spring to best protect themselves, U.S. health officials recommended Wednesday. The latest guidance, voted on by a vaccine advisory...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids

    Teens have a higher risk of self-injury — deliberately cutting or burning themselves — if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows. Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods Harm Your Health in More Than 30 Different Ways

    Ultra-processed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often, a new review warns. Researchers linked diets high in ultra-processed foods to an increased risk of 32 separate illnesses. In particular,...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • Simple Eye Test Might Spot Autism in Kids

    The eyes may have it when it comes to the early diagnosis of autism in children, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have pinpointed a gene that affects how kids’...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • Using Marijuana to Ease Stress? Focus on CBD, not THC

    Folks hoping to quell their anxiety would do best to use cannabis products that don’t get them high, a new clinical trial has found. The non-intoxicating marijuana compound CBD appears to help manage anxiety better than THC,...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks With Epilepsy

    Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, a new study finds. A group of 25 study participants had an average 31% fewer seizures after months of owning a...

    • Posted February 29, 2024
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  • Say Goodbye to PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging: FDA

    PFAS “forever” chemicals, increasingly linked to health risks, will no longer be added to food packaging handled by American consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. “Grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • Number of Abortions Performed Per Month in U.S. Unchanged Since Fall of Roe v. Wade

    The historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not had any significant effect on the number of abortions performed each month in the United States, new data shows. The #WeCount report tracks abortion rates across...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • How Is Autism Diagnosed?

    According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Early diagnosis is crucial to helping to treat the condition, but how is a diagnosis done? The U.S....

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • What Is Measles, and How Can I Shield Myself & My Family?

    Once thought to be a bygone disease, measles is making a comeback in the United States and globally as folks shun a safe, surefire way to prevent it: The measles vaccine. But what is measles, and how...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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