All posts by LadyLively

  • Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot

    Severely obese people may need more frequent COVID-19 booster shots to keep their immunity going, new research suggests. Protection from the shots declines more rapidly in those who are severely obese compared to those at a normal...

    • Posted May 12, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: May 12, 2023​

    More evidence that obesity raises odds for gastrointestinal cancers. Obesity and overweight are linked to at least 13 types of cancer, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Read more Sleep apnea boosts odds for long COVID....

    • Posted May 12, 2023
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  • Cleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert

    Months before U.S. health officials warned that tainted eye drops were causing vision loss and even death, a Cleveland woman lost the sight in her eye in a case that puzzled her doctors. The 72-year-old went to...

    • Posted May 12, 2023
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  • Celebrating Mother’s Day When Your Mom Has Alzheimer’s

    Mother’s Day can require some creative thinking when your mom has dementia. “Mother’s Day is a time to honor the special mother figures in your life, and if your loved one lives with dementia, it can continue...

    • Posted May 12, 2023
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  • WHO Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over

    (HealthDay News) – Cases of mpox around the world have dropped dramatically, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday to declare an end to the global health emergency. The virus is no longer an acute concern,...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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  • FDA Eases Rules on Gay Men Donating Blood

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized the elimination of certain restrictions that prevented healthy gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Instead of requiring men who have sex with men or the women who...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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  • Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City

    The first U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm infection have been reported in New York City. The cases of two women with highly contagious skin infections caused by Trichophyton indotineae are reported in the May 12 issue of...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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  • Asthma Treatments: How to Get Relief

    An asthma attack can literally leave you gasping for breath, so having treatments that relax your airways is critical. Asthma strikes nearly 8% of Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so if...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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  • FDA Approves First Drug Meant to Ease Alzheimer’s-Linked Agitation

    A medication to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s patients now has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA gave supplemental approval to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., and Lundbeck Inc. for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) oral tablets on...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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  • Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment

    Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found. Disabled people on Medicare are not likely to be prescribed either buprenorphine...

    • Posted May 11, 2023
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