All posts by LadyLively

  • Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?

    It’s standard for heart attack survivors to take beta blocker medications for years afterward, but a new study suggests that may be unnecessary for people who’ve had a milder heart attack. Researchers found that among heart attack...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language

    About a third of children with autism aren’t able to speak — but that doesn’t mean they’re unable to listen and comprehend, a new study reports. About 1 in 4 kids and teens who have autism and...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Breast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Interrupt Therapy During Pregnancy: Study

    For young women who survive breast cancer, a new study offers some reassurance about pregnancy: Pausing hormonal therapy to have a baby does not raise the risk of a cancer recurrence, at least in the shorter term....

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Medical Marijuana Can Safely Control Cancer Patients’ Pain: Study

    Medical marijuana can safely reduce cancer pain, and is apparently so effective that patients wind up taking lower amounts of opioids and other pain meds, a new study reports. Weed produced clinically significant reductions in cancer patients’...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: May 4, 2023​

    Breast cancer survivors can interrupt therapy during pregnancy. Taking a break from hormonal treatments to become pregnant did not raise chances of the cancer returning, a new study found. Read more Medical marijuana can safely control some...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply

    Quitting smoking may leave you with more money for food. Having a tobacco smoker quit is not just a boon to lung health. In poorer families, it can also help prevent hunger, according to new research from...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Clocks Forward, Clocks Back: How Does Your Sleep Suffer?

    Changing the clocks every spring and fall might seem challenging, but a new study reveals that only one of those changes had a tendency to increase sleep disorders. The transition from daylight saving time to standard time...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • Dangerous Infections in ‘Preemie’ Babies May Begin in the Gut

    About half of extremely preterm babies have at least one life-threatening bacterial infection in their bloodstream after 72 hours of life. Now, new research points to the babies’ own gut microbiomes as the source. Knowing that the...

    • Posted May 4, 2023
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  • FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine

    The first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in seniors aged 60 and older. Arexvy, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is expected to help prevent lower...

    • Posted May 3, 2023
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  • Maria Menounos Reveals Battle Against Stage 2 Pancreatic Cancer

    Celebrity host Maria Menounos, who will become a mother this summer, revealed this week that she recently underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer. The podcast host was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in January, a discovery made...

    • Posted May 3, 2023
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