All posts by LadyLively

  • IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton

    Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

    This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold. Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major sports – the risk...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Government Crackdowns Can Cripple Bogus Stem Cell ‘Cures’ Industry

    Hucksters offering bogus stem cell treatments can be deterred through government action, a new study says. About 60% of direct-to-consumer advertising from fly-by-night stem cell clinics ceased after regulators in Canada and Australia intervened, researchers noted in...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Could Certain Genes Help You Slim Down?

    The key to weight loss could come down to a combination of 14 “skinny genes,” a recent study says. People with these genes dropped twice as much weight through regular exercise compared to those without the genes,...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger

    Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium. In an announcement updated this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important

    Friendships forged during a person’s turbulent teenage years lay the essential foundation for their happiness later in life, a new study suggests. Being broadly accepted by peers in early adolescence and forming close connections as an older...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads

    Infection with the mpox virus is five times more likely among gay and bisexual men who engage in unprotected anal sex as the receptive partner, a new analysis reveals. The study dovetails with the release of a...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • 2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths

    The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant swings, after the suffocation and deaths of five infants who went to sleep while in the swings. “The swing should never be used for...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • Injected ‘Nanodiscs’ Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants

    Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says. The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, or 1/500 the width of a human hair – would...

    • Posted October 11, 2024
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  • About 6% of U.S. Adults Have ADHD, Drug Shortages Are Affecting Treatment

    More than 15.5 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with ADHD, and nearly three-quarters of those taking medication to treat it say drug shortages are hampering their ability to get help, a new report finds. According to...

    • Posted October 10, 2024
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