All posts by LadyLively

  • Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study

    Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests. Children bring home colds from day care and school and give them to their parents, and it’s...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Hormonal Drug May Help Women Ease Urinary Incontinence

    Menopause is famous for triggering hot flashes and mood swings, but one embarrassing side effect of a woman’s drop in estrogen levels is lesser known — urinary urge incontinence. Now, a new study suggests that a topical...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Banana Boat Sunscreen Recalled Due to Benzene

    Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review. Benzene is a human...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • AHA News: Research Captures Unfolding Cardiovascular Toll From Meth Use

    MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A massive new study spotlights the toll methamphetamine use may take on heart health, suggesting men, people with kidney disease and those with high blood pressure are especially...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • ‘Unbearable’: 3 Patients Tell of Monkeypox Ordeal

    What do a small business owner in the American Midwest, a corporate manager in Sao Paolo and a real estate lawyer in London all have in common? All three are gay men. And though they’re scattered across...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • In COVID ‘Rebound,’ Biden Tests Positive for 2nd Day in a Row

    President Joe Biden is back in isolation and has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, as he experiences what is known as rebound after taking Paxlovid to treat his original infection. Biden,...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll

    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment. Unfortunately, neither of those...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 1, 2022​

    Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights

    Don’t be afraid of Sunday night. Good sleep habits can ward off the so-called “Sunday scaries” — the worry about returning to work on Monday morning that keeps many folks tossing and turning on Sunday night. A...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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  • Flies, Roaches Probably Don’t Spread COVID

    You may not have even considered the possibility, but new research finds that flies and roaches are not likely to spread COVID-19. Although public health professionals and officials now have a better understanding of how COVID-19 spreads,...

    • Posted August 1, 2022
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