All posts by LadyLively

  • Is the First Cure for Advanced Rabies Near?

    Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death. But researchers now think they’ve found an effective and simple treatment that...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke

    Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns. That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Over a Third of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Weren’t Diagnosed Until After 30

    Type 1 diabetes has long been viewed as a childhood disease, but a new study suggests it might be time to revise that thinking. Investigators concluded that nearly 4 in 10 Americans with type 1 diabetes aren’t...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Coffee Won’t Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study

    Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests. Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to nonsmokers, a...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Adding Just 3,000 Steps Per Day Could Lower High Blood Pressure

    Adding 3,000 extra steps a day can help older adults with hypertension significantly lower their blood pressure. About 80% of older adults in the United States have high blood pressure. Keeping it down can help protect against...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    A new study suggests there may be a link between job loss and miscarriage or stillbirth. The risk of miscarriage or stillbirth doubled after a pregnant woman or her partner lost a job, European researchers found. Their...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • New Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections

    New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph infections, sometimes called MRSA. It showed similar benefit when...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Estrogen Could Be Key to Women’s Brain Health

    Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life — or a longer reproductive life span — may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease in women...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Fast-Acting Nasal Spray May Ease Rapid Heartbeat

    Up to 2 million people in the U.S. experience rapid-fire heartbeats from time to time, and many end up in the hospital for treatment. But an investigational nasal spray may help folks with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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  • FDA Adds Warning to Ozempic Label About Risk for Blocked Intestines

    Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that has increasingly been used to help with weight loss, will now be labeled as having the potential to block intestines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently made the label...

    • Posted September 27, 2023
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