All posts by LadyLively

  • Drug Approved to Help Young Patients Battle a Rare Cancer

    Children and adults with a rare type of soft tissue cancer will now have a new treatment option that could have a big impact. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq)...

    • Posted January 2, 2023
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  • Look Out for the Early Signs of Autism

    When children have autism, it’s possible to recognize the symptoms as early as when they are 18 months old. Although it takes a doctor to diagnose the condition, parents and caregivers should be aware of the signs,...

    • Posted January 2, 2023
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  • Make Curbing Allergies, Asthma Your New Year’s Resolution

    Keeping allergies and asthma in check in the new year is a resolution worth keeping. With 2023 dawning, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology offers some suggestions for keeping symptoms under control all year long....

    • Posted December 31, 2022
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  • Measles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Kids, Most of Them Unvaccinated

    A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials reported. Since details of the first measles cases...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests

    COVID-19 patients could soon have a new antiviral pill they can take to guard against severe disease. The treatment, called VV116, worked as well as Paxlovid in people who were at high risk of severe disease in...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • Over 28,000 ZLINE Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Danger

    On Thursday, ZLINE Kitchen and Bath recalled certain models of its gas kitchen ranges because the oven can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death. The company said it...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • New Year’s Resolutions: What’s the Best Way to Make — and Keep — Them?

    New Year’s resolutions can be a fickle thing. They are a time-honored way to promise improvements to yourself and your behavior, a “fresh start” to the new year. But if chosen poorly, a resolution also can be...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • Only 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings

    Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early. “It’s surprising, but true,” said Caroline Pearson, senior...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • America’s Doctors Offer Up Healthy Resolutions for 2023

    It’s that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year’s resolutions. Luckily, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some suggestions on which pledges pack the...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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  • U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes

    FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds. As many as 220,000 young people under...

    • Posted December 30, 2022
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