All posts by LadyLively

  • Patient Error Makes 1 in 10 Home Colon Cancer Tests Unusable

    At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can’t afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy. Unfortunately, more than 1 in 10 at-home tests sent to a lab are...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Hospital Coffee Machines Aren’t Germ-Spreaders, Study Finds

    Hospital coffee machines have received some side-eye as a potential source of spreading infection, but a new study debunks the belief. “To our great relief…a general ban on coffee makers doesn’t seem necessary,” concluded researchers led by...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Probiotics Might Help Ward Off COVID-19

    Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show. Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID symptoms and even delayed infection, researchers report in the...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • You’re Probably Eating a Meal’s Worth of Snacks Each Day

    The average U.S. adult eats a meal’s worth of snacks every day, a new study suggests. Americans average about 400 to 500 calories in snacks daily, often more than what they ate at breakfast, according to data...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Illnesses in Childhood May Raise Odds of Childlessness Later

    Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests. Childlessness isn’t just about fertility. As a University of Oxford news release on the study noted, “multiple social,...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Genes Hold Clues to ‘Athlete’s Heart’ Syndrome

    Elite athletes who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest might have genetics that make them more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests. Analysis of more than 280 top-level endurance athletes revealed that 1 in 6 have...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Experimental Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Kidney Disease

    Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. The experimental drug — called BI 690517 for now — cut levels of the...

    • Posted December 19, 2023
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  • Rate of Severe Obesity in Kids Is Rising Again

    Severe obesity appears to be on the rise among young U.S. children, based on data from a federal supplemental nutrition program. About 2% of children between 2 and 4 years of age in the Women, Infants and...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Cinnamon in Applesauce That Sickened Kids May Have Been Deliberately Tainted With Lead

    Cinnamon used in applesauce pouches that have been tied to high lead levels in kids may have been deliberately tainted with the toxic element, a source at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “We’re still in...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Better Grades, Less Time on Phones: Poll Shows Kids’, Parents’ Resolutions for 2024

    More patience. Less time on phones. Healthier habits. Better grades. Parents and kids alike are making resolutions for the New Year, setting personal goals for themselves in 2024, a new poll has found. Nearly three in four...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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