All posts by LadyLively

  • Drugs Rarely Become Available In Lower-Income Countries Where They’re Tested, Study Says

    Pharmaceutical companies are using the citizens of lower-income countries as guinea pigs to test cutting-edge drugs headed mainly for the United States and other well-off nations, a new study says. Only a quarter of medicines tested in...

    • Posted November 18, 2025
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  • Agriculture Linked To Melanoma Cluster In Pennsylvania

    A melanoma cluster found in the heart of Pennsylvania farm country has highlighted potential links between agriculture and skin cancer. Adults 50 and older living in a 15-county stretch of south-central Pennsylvania were 57% more likely to...

    • Posted November 18, 2025
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  • Traces Of Bacteria Found In Brain Tumors

    The brain is thought to be a sterile environment, free from germs. But unexpected deposits of bacteria have been found inside brain tumors, apparently affecting how the cancers grow and behave, a new study says.   “This work...

    • Posted November 18, 2025
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  • Cheetos & Doritos Get Dye-Free Makeover With New ‘Simply NKD’ Line

    Bright orange fingers may soon be less common for some snackers. PepsiCo announced that it will begin selling new versions of Cheetos and Doritos that contain no artificial colors or flavors. The line, called “Simply NKD,” hits...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

    A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans. The older adult, who has underlying health...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • FDA Limits Duchenne Gene Therapy After Two Teens Die of Liver Failure

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening restrictions on a gene therapy used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two teenagers died from liver failure linked to the medication. The FDA decision limits the use...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms

    At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola. This marks the country’s first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said....

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • Keto Diet Stops A Young Girl’s Epileptic Seizures

    Alana “Lani” Silverberg was a real firecracker with a big personality at age 3 — until she started having seizures. The sweetheart swiftly turned quiet, cranky, sleepless and fatigued, worn down by her seizures. “It was every...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • Diabetes Drug Quells Weight Loss Among Kids On Bipolar Meds

    A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows. Second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole, risperidone and quetiapine are often effective in treating mood disorder, but they also...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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  • Hit HBO Series Doubled Internet Searches For An Addictive Benzodiazepine

    Life imitates art, the saying goes, but does that extend to TV depictions of prescription drug misuse? The last season of the HBO hit series “The White Lotus” might have inadvertently increased interest in a powerful anti-anxiety...

    • Posted November 17, 2025
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