All posts by LadyLively

  • WHO Unveils Plan to End African Mpox Outbreak

    As an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread. “The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries can...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Grit, Love for Learning: It’s Not Just Smarts That Boost Child Academics

    A child’s intelligence is not the sole key to academic success, a new British study concludes. Instead, intelligence plus “non-cognitive” factors, such as a determination to excel despite obstacles and an innate love of learning, can push...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Overweight? Good Sleep Is Even More Crucial to Your Health

    Good sleep is important for the health of overweight men and women, a new study shows. Heavy-set people who stay awake too late tend to have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Noisy Neighborhoods Might Raise Heart Attack Risk

    Your heart health before and after a heart attack might be influenced by how loud your neighborhood is, new research suggests. One study found that people under 50 were more prone to heart attack if they lived...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Could Having MS Help Shield Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

    People with multiple sclerosis appear to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. MS patients are far less likely to have elevated blood levels of toxic proteins that form amyloid plaques in...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • 3.6 Million Americans Could Be Covered for Wegovy Under New Medicare Rules

    New Medicare rules could make 3.6 million Americans — or even more — eligible for treatment with the pricey weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new study finds. Under the new rules, the government will pay for Wegovy treatment...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Kids Now Seeing Fewer TV Ads for Junk Food

    Children are seeing far fewer ads for junk food during kids’ TV shows, a new study finds. The number of food and drink ads during children’s programs has dropped by more than 95%, according to researchers’ analysis...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Do You Live in a ‘Pharmacy Desert’?

    Nearly half of counties in the United States contain at least one “pharmacy desert,” where there’s no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, a new study reports. “As pharmacies close, more and more Americans are left without easy...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Cholesterol Could Be Link Between Menopause and Heart Disease

    During menopause, a woman’s blood cholesterol changes in a way that could harm her heart health, a new study warns. An increase in “bad” LDL cholesterol and a decrease in “good” HDL cholesterol occurs during menopause, according...

    • Posted August 27, 2024
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  • Heat-Related Deaths Keep Rising for Americans

    Reversing a prior downward trend, searing summers have caused a sharp uptick in the numbers of Americans who die from heat-related causes, new data shows. A look at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deaths data...

    • Posted August 26, 2024
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