All posts by LadyLively

  • ADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic

    Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new government report shows. The trend may reflect both greater awareness among adults of ADHD symptoms and increased stress driving people to get...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up

    Breast cancer screening may be free for women with health insurance, but high costs may still keep some from getting needed follow-up tests, a new study finds. The study, of more than 230,000 U.S. women who underwent...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Caregiving for Someone With Dementia

    There is little doubt that caregiving for someone with dementia can be demanding and challenging, and that knowing how best to care for both the patient and yourself can be hard to figure out. Here are some...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • ‘Harsh’ Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study

    Parents who harshly discipline their young children may be putting them on a path toward lasting mental health symptoms, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 7,500 children followed from age 3 to 9, about 10%...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Monthly Injections Might Lower Bleeding in People With Hemophilia

    An experimental injectable drug appears effective in reducing bleeds in patients with hemophilia A and B, according to a pair of new clinical trials. Two-thirds of people with treatment-resistant hemophilia who were treated with the drug fitusiran...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • New Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids

    New research has provided answers to a mystery involving an outbreak of severe hepatitis in children last year. A total of about 1,000 cases emerged around the world in spring 2022, after the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns....

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: March 31, 2023​

    ‘Harsh’ parenting can bring mental health harms to kids. In a new study, yelling and physical punishment were more likely than calm, consistent parenting to lead to emotional issues, researchers found. Read more Talking to your kids...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Talking to Your Kids About School Shootings: Experts Offer Guidance

    Children should feel safe at school, but learning of a mass shooting — like this week’s tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville — can threaten their sense of security. For parents, it can be challenging to know...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • FDA Approves Drug for Cats With Allergic Skin Disease

    Cats constantly licking and chewing because of a skin condition called feline allergic dermatitis may benefit from a new generic treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approved Modulis for Cats on March...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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  • Study Refutes Notion That Method of Delivery Impacts Baby’s ‘Microbiome’

    Despite a longstanding assumption that babies’ gut microbiome development could be affected by whether they were born vaginally or through cesarean section, scientists report this doesn’t appear to be the case. A team of Canadian researchers looked...

    • Posted March 31, 2023
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