All posts by LadyLively

  • Government Report Links Excessive Fluoride in Water to Lowered IQs in Kids

    High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows. Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • One Diet Might Cut Your Odds for COVID-19

    COVID cases have surged this summer, but a new study suggests that following the Mediterranean diet might spare you from infection. In a review published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, Indonesian researchers discovered that the healthy eating regimen,...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Here’s What Long COVID Looks Like in Kids

    Kids and teens are vulnerable to Long COVID just as adults are, with a set of distinct symptoms showing long-term health effects, a new study shows. Ten symptoms in school-age children and 8 in teenagers indicate the...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Vaccination Could Shield Against Mental Issues Following Severe COVID

    People stricken with a severe case of COVID-19 have a higher risk of mental illness in the year following their infection, a new study warns. However, vaccination appears to ward off these effects on mental health, researchers...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Americans Have Mixed Feelings About AI in Health Care, Poll Finds

    Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports. However, many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, the poll found. The...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Marriage Gives Health Boost to Older Men, But Not Women

    A wedding band may be good medicine for men as they age, but not so much for women, new research shows. A three-year study of over 7,600 Canadians aged 60 and older found that men who got...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Female Doctors Face Higher Risk for Suicide

    Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds. Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found. Male doctors had about the same...

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Number of Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Jumped by 20% in a Decade

    Type 2 diabetes increased by nearly 20% in the United States between 2012 and 2022,  with age, race, income level, obesity and lack of exercise all playing a role in the metabolic disease’s spread, a new study reports....

    • Posted August 22, 2024
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  • Congo Says First Vaccines to Fight Mpox Arriving Next Week

    The first mpox vaccine doses from the United States are set to arrive next week in the Congo, the epicenter of an ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa. The doses come not a moment too soon: Just last...

    • Posted August 21, 2024
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  • Red Meat Linked to Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

    Eating red meat and processed meat can increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new review finds. Regularly eating 50 grams of processed meat a day — the equivalent of two slices of ham...

    • Posted August 21, 2024
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