All posts by LadyLively

  • Pfizer’s Updated Booster Targets Omicron Variants, New Data Confirms

    New trial data shows that Pfizer’s updated COVID booster shot is more powerful against Omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday. The findings are reassuring, since human data on the tweaked vaccine was not...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Night Sweats May Be Even Tougher Than Hot Flashes on Women

    It’s not anyone’s idea of a fun choice, but researchers recently asked 200 women which part of menopause is worse for them – hot flashes or night sweats? Both can significantly affect a woman’s quality of life,...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Sports Like Soccer, Basketball Are Better Than Running for Young People’s Bones

    Playing sports can benefit children in many ways, but all sports are not equal when it comes to their bones. New research suggests children will have healthier bones if they participate in multidirectional sports such as soccer...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2022​

    As U.S. health officials warn of a severe flu season, experts explain why you should get a shot: People are already landing in the hospital with severe cases, and the vaccine is your only protection, they noted....

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact

    A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have a significant impact on smoking rates, especially among minorities, new U.S. research suggests. Adult smokers who are younger, have mental health problems and are from racial/ethnic minority groups are...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss

    Inflammatory breast cancer is rare and has some unusual warning signs that many women don’t realize can signal the disease. Experts at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center shared those symptoms, raising awareness about this aggressive...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Study Debunks Theory That Depressed People Are Just More ‘Realistic’

    Some people believe in the idea of “depressive realism” — that depressed people are just more realistic than others about how much they control their lives. But a new study upends that theory. The idea has been...

    • Posted October 14, 2022
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  • Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly

    A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely. The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found commonly...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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  • Curbing Football Drills Could Make High School Football Safer

    Tackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits. Using mouth guards with sensors that recorded every head hit, researchers...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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  • COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Interact With Heart Meds

    The COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid has been a game-changer in the global pandemic, shielding high-risk patients from the coronavirus’ most devastating effects. But Paxlovid can itself pose a risk for people taking widely prescribed heart medications to lower...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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