All posts by LadyLively

  • Popular ‘Nicotine Pouches’ Won’t Help Smokers Quit: Study

    Oral nicotine pouches might be marketed as an alternative to cigarettes, but they do little to curb smokers’ nicotine cravings, a new study finds. The pouches – which contain nicotine powder and other flavorings, but no tobacco...

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Slashed Fat in Livers of Obese People

    Retatrutide, an experimental weight-loss drug that could compete against blockbusters Wegovy and Zepbound, may work wonders for obese folks with liver disease, new research shows. A wider study, published in June, found that retatrutide helped obese people...

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • Air Pollution Exposure Before Birth May Harm Reproductive Development: Study

    Air pollution could be harming the development of children, reaching into the womb to alter their healthy growth, a new study reports. Researchers say certain air pollutants appear to negatively alter a specific measure of prenatal exposure...

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening

    WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023  Chalk up a surprising benefit to government housing assistance. Breast cancer screening is higher among some low-income women who get government help with housing compared to those who do not, new research shows....

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • Derm Dangers: Avoid These 5 Unhealthy Skin Care Trends

    Social media platforms are spouting a steady stream of unsafe skin care trends, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. This is National Healthy Skin Month, and board-certified dermatologists are putting a spotlight on five unsafe practices...

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • What Is Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Illness?

    You likely know that Lyme disease can be spread by ticks, but have you heard of babesiosis? It’s a different disease caused by the bite of a deer tick, and cases are rising in the United States,...

    • Posted November 15, 2023
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  • More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder

    TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) — Over 1 in 6 Americans, adults and teens alike, suffered a substance use disorder in 2022, new government data released Monday shows. In the survey, alcohol and drug abuse involved roughly...

    • Posted November 14, 2023
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  • Most Kids With the Flu Miss Out on Antiviral Tamiflu

    Children stricken with influenza aren’t receiving the flu-busting antiviral drug Tamiflu even though it’s recommended for them, a new study says. Three of five children with the flu aren’t prescribed Tamiflu, researchers report online Nov. 13 in...

    • Posted November 14, 2023
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  • COVID Rebound Occurs in 1 in 5 People Taking Paxlovid

    Paxlovid helps prevent severe COVID-19, but it also might significantly increase a person’s risk of a rebound case, a new study confirms. About 1 in 5 people taking Paxlovid recovered and tested negative for COVID, but later...

    • Posted November 14, 2023
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  • Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Woman’s Odds for Diabetes

    Women who don’t get enough sleep might have an increased risk of diabetes, an effect even more pronounced in postmenopausal females, a new study finds. Shortening sleep by just 90 minutes increased insulin resistance in women used...

    • Posted November 14, 2023
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