All posts by LadyLively

  • Tight Blood Pressure Control Both Healthy And Cost-Effective, Projections Say

    Tight control over blood pressure is not only good for patients, but is also cost-effective health care, a new study says. Controlling blood pressure to below 120 systolic prevents more heart attacks, strokes, cases of heart failure...

    • Posted August 20, 2025
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  • Thin Endometrium Shouldn’t Lower Odds Of Successful IVF Pregnancy, Study Says

    There’s one less potential impediment for women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study says. A thin endometrial lining does not appear to decrease a woman’s chances of a successful IVF pregnancy, researchers reported recently in...

    • Posted August 20, 2025
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  • COVID Can Prematurely Age Blood Vessels

    COVID-19 infection appears to cause women’s blood vessels to age prematurely, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women infected with COVID experienced about five additional years of blood vessel aging, even if...

    • Posted August 20, 2025
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  • More People Turning to Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Study Says

    Two years after U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill, new research shows many people who face barriers to medical care are turning to it. The study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open, included...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Now Available for At-Home Use

    For the first time, people can get their annual flu vaccine without leaving the comfort of home. FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine made by AstraZeneca, is now available for at-home use through a service called FluMist...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • Measles Outbreak in Texas Is Over After Hundreds Infected and 2 Deaths

    The measles outbreak in Texas that sickened more than 700 people earlier this year is officially over, state health officials said Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that no new cases have been...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • Acetaminophen Linked To Autism/ADHD, Evidence Review Argues

    Taking acetaminophen while pregnant might increase a child’s risk of autism or ADHD, a new evidence review says. Analysis of 46 prior studies involving more than 100,000 participants found “strong evidence” that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen could...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • Does ‘Social Apnea’ Disturb Your Weekend Sleep?

    Folks who spend the weekend partying could be damaging their sleep through “social apnea,” a new study says. Late nights drinking and smoking appear to cause a weekend spike in sleep apnea, researchers reported Aug. 13 in...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • People Do Get More Steps In Walkable Cities, Study Finds

    Cities can be designed in ways that promote walking, providing residents with built-in health benefits, a new study says. People who live in more walkable cities do indeed get more daily steps, researchers reported Aug. 13 in...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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  • Why Do UTIs Cause Frequent, Painful Urination? Mouse Study Offers Insight

    Urinary tract infections tend to be extremely painful and disruptive, prompting sufferers to urinate more frequently with a horrible burning sensation. But a new mouse study has shed some light on why UTIs cause frequent and painful...

    • Posted August 19, 2025
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