All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug that could delay the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Teplizumab (Tzield) targets the autoimmune issues that drive the disease, rather than its symptoms, making...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy

    FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 If you’re diagnosed with early breast cancer, treatment often involves breast-conserving surgery followed by chemotherapy, medication and a course of radiation to keep your cancer from coming back. However, little has been known...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Despite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency

    The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency. The Children’s Hospital Association and the...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise

    Something — or rather, someone — may be standing between moms and a regular exercise routine: their children. New research from the universities of Cambridge and Southampton in the United Kingdom suggests that fewer than half of...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Unlocked & Loaded: Most Guns Used in Suicides Are Easily Accessed

    Guns cause more than half of all suicides in the United States each year, and new research finds most of these are handguns owned by the deceased that were stored unlocked and loaded. Researchers used data from...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread

    It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say. Maintaining an indoor...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates

    Whether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live. Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death rate for all cancer types...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2022​

    Is radiation after a lumpectomy worth it for breast cancer patients? New research says the treatment can enhance survival up to 10 years after diagnosis, but not after 30 years. Read more Study confirms it: Harried moms...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID

    A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests. Researchers found that of over 300,000 Americans who had suffered a...

    • Posted November 17, 2022
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  • Time Spent in Day Care Won’t Harm Child’s Development

    Millions of parents drop their toddlers off at day care centers so they can go to work, but some are racked with guilt about it. One of their main concerns? Time spent in group day care could...

    • Posted November 17, 2022
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