All posts by LadyLively

  • More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight

    Fewer teens consider themselves overweight and more underestimate what they weigh, a perception concerning to experts worried about childhood obesity. These trends could reduce the effectiveness of public health interventions meant to help young people lose weight,...

    • Posted July 3, 2023
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  • Stay Independent of Allergies, Asthma This July Fourth

    As outdoor gatherings begin for the Fourth of July holiday, a leading asthma and allergy group is offering suggestions on how to avoid those seasonal symptoms. “The Fourth of July is a great time to gather with...

    • Posted July 2, 2023
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  • Fireworks for the 4th? Here’s Your Safety Checklist

    (HealthDay News) – It’s been said many times, but it deserves repeating: Use caution when handling fireworks. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is repeating the message to try to help people avoid injuries to the...

    • Posted July 1, 2023
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  • Mosquitoes Test Positive for Malaria in Florida

    Public health authorities are continuing to investigate malaria cases in Florida and Texas, gathering mosquitoes for tests. Multiple mosquitoes from Sarasota County in Florida have tested positive for malaria at a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • WHO Experts Take Another Look at Aspartame’s Safety

    The artificial sweetener aspartame is in the hot seat once more. Two separate committees made up of health experts from around the world will soon offer advice on consuming aspartame, a popular sugar substitute that is added...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • AHA News: Are You Getting Enough Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

    FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in heart and brain health. They’ve been linked to a stronger immune system, reduced inflammation and lower blood pressure and triglycerides,...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis

    Drug overdose deaths involving a powerful horse tranquilizer called xylazine have skyrocketed in the United States, rising 35-fold in just a handful of years, federal health researchers say. The number of xylazine-involved OD deaths nationwide rose from...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Severe Hemophilia A

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a costly single-dose gene therapy for patients with severe hemophilia A, a life-threatening hereditary bleeding disorder. The treatment is not cheap: Roctavian will cost $2.9 million for a...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD

    California psychiatrist Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez once had a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who washed his hands so often that he had to wear gloves to cover his cracked and swollen skin. “People with intrusive thoughts of...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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  • Fixing a Painful Joint Problem Won’t Ease Mental Health Ills, Study Finds

    Blaming your ailing knees for feeling down? Unfortunately, even after physical pain eases, healing or fixing an injured joint often does not improve mental health, research shows. A new study found that anxiety symptoms only improved when...

    • Posted June 30, 2023
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