All posts by LadyLively

  • America’s Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning

    Fewer Americans are turning to sleep medications to fight insomnia. After a dramatic rise in prescriptions for drugs like Ambien, the trend has ebbed, according to a new study, and fewer doctors are prescribing sleep medications. Use...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • COVID Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day

    The Biden Administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target Omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Peter Marks, the top...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Pfizer COVID Shots 73% Protective in Kids Under 5

    Pfizer’s modified COVID-19 vaccine for use in children under 5 was 73% effective in shielding them from infection during the Omicron surge this spring, company data released Tuesday shows. The specially formulated doses for America’s youngest children...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Certain Painkillers Raise Heart Failure Risk in People With Type 2 Diabetes

    People with type 2 diabetes might face a substantially increased risk of heart failure if they take ibuprofen or some other type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a new Danish study indicates. Short-term NSAID use increased risk...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Poor Sleep Can Make Folks Selfish, Study Finds

    The health risks of losing sleep are well known, ranging from heart disease to depression, but who knew that too little sleep can also make you selfish? That’s the takeaway of new research from the University of...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • As Pandemic Eases, It’s Boom Times for Cosmetic Surgeons

    Even after dropping 25 pounds, Megan Gilbert still had some insecurities when she looked in the mirror. “After breastfeeding two kids and losing weight, my breasts no longer looked how I wanted them to,” she said. “And...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2022​

    Rollout of new Omicron-targeted COVID boosters could begin after Labor Day. Federal officials hope the shots will shield against an expected winter surge. Read more As pandemic eases, it’s boom times for cosmetic surgeons. Nearly 30% of...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds

    New research suggests that not getting enough sleep may doom adolescents and teens to obesity and poorer health as they enter adulthood. Those who slept less than eight hours a night were more likely to be overweight...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Breakfast Might Be Good for a Child’s Emotional Health, Too

    What your kids eat for breakfast and where they eat it could matter for their social and emotional health. That’s the upshot of a new nationwide study from Spain that concluded that eating breakfast away from home...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Unrelated Folks Who Look Alike Share Similar DNA

    A person’s unrelated lookalike, commonly known as a doppelganger, may actually share genes that affect not only how they appear, but also their behavior. In a new study, scientists did DNA analysis on 32 sets of virtual...

    • Posted August 23, 2022
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