All posts by LadyLively

  • Diverting Low-Level Criminals to Drug-Treatment Programs Instead of Jail Reaps Rewards

    A Wisconsin program that sends suspects in minor drug-related crimes to treatment instead of jail is paying off, a new study shows. Researchers who evaluated the Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI) found that non-violent offenders who were...

    • Posted October 7, 2024
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  • Phenols, Found in Many Products, Could Upset Heart’s Rhythms

    Chemicals called phenols include food preservatives, plastics ingredients such as BPA and the parabens in shampoos, so they are ubiquitous in everyday life. Now, research suggests that higher exposure to phenols might trigger changes in the heart’s...

    • Posted October 7, 2024
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  • Bright Light Therapy May Ease Multiple Forms of Depression

    Light therapy: It’s long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression that can beset some people when winter looms and days shorten. But new research is suggesting that time spent in...

    • Posted October 7, 2024
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  • Poor Circulation: How to Prevent It, How to Spot It

    Pain, tingling and cramps in your legs and feet may be giving you a warning. They could be signs of poor blood circulation, which can lead to serious heart and health problems if left untreated, according to...

    • Posted October 6, 2024
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  • What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone. To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of...

    • Posted October 5, 2024
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  • Hospital Drug Tests Far More Likely for Minority Teens

    Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts to be tested for drugs and alcohol. That’s the takeaway from a new study led by researchers at UCLA and...

    • Posted October 4, 2024
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  • Water Fluoridation May Be Less Beneficial Than in Past, Review Finds

    The health benefits of fluoridated drinking water may be waning as Americans increasingly turn to using toothpastes and mouthwashes that already contain fluoride, a new review suggests. The research, published Thursday in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,...

    • Posted October 4, 2024
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  • California Reports Two Cases of Bird Flu in Dairy Workers, a First for the State

    As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues to spread in the United States, two more cases have been reported in dairy workers, this time in California. These are the first human cases of bird...

    • Posted October 4, 2024
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  • Colonoscopies Among the Young Are on the Rise

    Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended. Now, research shows the new guideline...

    • Posted October 4, 2024
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  • Trauma at Life’s Beginning Can Mar Its End, Study Finds

    Whether abusive parents, drug addiction or gun violence are to blame, the fallout from childhood traumas can reverberate until a person’s final days of life, new research shows. “We found that early-life trauma in particular, especially physical...

    • Posted October 4, 2024
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