All posts by LadyLively

  • Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease

    Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that. In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes and what’s...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson’s Disease

    People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS, a new study finds. Further, having these genetic variants increases the risk of a person having faster-progressing...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission

    MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (Healthday News) — In a disclosure that can’t eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Vaping Is Harming College Students’ Brains, Study Shows

    Vaping may look cool when you’re young, but it appears to be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns. College students who vape have lower cognitive function scores than those who don’t, researchers reported...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Poll Finds Many Parents Worry About Kids Finding Friends

    Many parents worry that their kids aren’t popular enough, or that they aren’t making the right friends, a new survey finds. About 1 in 5 parents say their child aged 6 to 12 has no friends or...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change

    Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns. Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and they are adding up, researchers reported...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion

    Newfangled designs intended to make football helmets more protective have overlooked one key component, a new study suggests. Nearly a third of concussions in pro football involve impacts to the facemask, a part of the helmet that...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season

    People should prepare for the fall cold and flu season by getting the updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, an infectious diseases expert says. “When my patients ask me if they should be getting a COVID vaccine this...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Immunotherapy Drugs Extend Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanomas

    A decade of patient follow-up finds a combo of two immunotherapy drugs can greatly extend survival for people with advanced melanomas. In 2011, a diagnosis of advanced, metastatic melanoma typically meant death within 6.5 months, noted researchers...

    • Posted September 16, 2024
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  • Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

    Nearly a quarter of all ovarian cancers are fueled by family genetics, so what should you do if your mom or sister are diagnosed? According to one expert, knowing whether you are at high risk is the...

    • Posted September 15, 2024
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