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AI could help doctors cut back on the bewildering variety of medications that seniors frequently are prescribed, a new study suggests. More than 40% of seniors are prescribed five or more meds, a...

https://ladylively.com/health-technology/many-seniors-are-overmedicated-but-chatgpt-might-prevent-that/

A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report. The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyp...

https://ladylively.com/alcoholism/two-drug-combo-curbs-drinking-for-people-battling-severe-alcoholism/

Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject. The analysis found that men who are homeless are more likely to be ...

https://ladylively.com/alcoholism/most-homeless-americans-are-battling-mental-illness/

Zepbound, one of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs that millions of Americans now take, eased sleep apnea in obese adults in two company trials, drug maker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday. First...

https://ladylively.com/obesity/weight-loss-drug-zepbound-eases-sleep-apnea-in-company-trials/

In the wake of a sharp rise in the number of young children accidentally eating melatonin supplements, an industry group has called for tougher safety guidelines for packaging and labeling the sl...

https://ladylively.com/kids-health/melatonin-gummies-to-get-safety-labeling-child-safe-bottles-after-poisonings/

Counterfeit or mishandled Botox shots have triggered harmful reactions in 19 people in nine states, U.S. health officials warned Monday. In its alert, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

https://ladylively.com/cosmetic/cdc-warns-of-19-cases-of-botched-botox-shots-in-9-states/

Genetics-based “one-and-done” vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and easier to craft than current jabs, researchers report. These new vaccines would target viruses usin...

https://ladylively.com/drugs-medication/one-and-done-scientists-develop-vaccine-that-may-fight-any-viral-strain/

Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won’t help reduce the severity or duration of coughing — even if a bacterial infection is the cu...

https://ladylively.com/asthma/antibiotics-probably-wont-ease-your-cough-even-if-infection-is-bacterial-study/

Dogs and cats can pass antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners, raising concerns that household pets could be contributing to the world’s antibiotics crisis, a new study says. Cases of th...

https://ladylively.com/healthy-living/pets-are-passing-drug-resistant-superbugs-to-their-owners/

A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). There is currently no v...

https://ladylively.com/sexual-health/chlamydia-vaccine-shows-promise-in-early-trial/