All posts by LadyLively

  • Could a COVID Infection Help You Ward Off the Common Cold?

    If you get infected with COVID-19, there may be a sliver of a silver lining: COVID may help protect you against the common cold, researchers say. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 belongs to a large and...

    • Posted May 9, 2022
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  • What Long Periods in Space Do to Astronauts’ Brains

    Scientists have unearthed new details about how astronauts’ brains are affected by extended trips in space. “These findings have important implications as we continue space exploration,” said study co-author Dr. Juan Piantino. He is an assistant professor...

    • Posted May 9, 2022
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  • Kids’ Sleep Suffers When Parents Can’t Afford Diapers

    It might seem like an unlikely connection at first, but a new study finds that infants and toddlers suffer sleep issues — and maybe other problems — when their parents can’t afford diapers. “Sleep promotes brain development...

    • Posted May 9, 2022
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  • Traveling Overseas? Follow This Health Checklist

    As summer approaches, you may be planning a big trip for the first time since the pandemic began — but be sure to make and follow a health checklist if you are traveling to another country, an...

    • Posted May 8, 2022
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  • Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery

    If you’re one of the estimated one million Americans having total hip or knee replacement surgery this year, some lifestyle changes might improve your chances of a good outcome, an expert says. Lose weight safely through diet...

    • Posted May 7, 2022
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  • CDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Kids

    Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of kids across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Overall,...

    • Posted May 6, 2022
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  • Severe COVID May Age Survivors’ Brains 20 Years: Study

    A serious bout of COVID-19 can prompt a serious loss of brain power, new research warns, triggering a drop in IQ that’s equivalent to aging from 50 to 70 in a matter of months. “Previous research has...

    • Posted May 6, 2022
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  • COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Also Fight Long COVID

    An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say. Paxlovid has U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization to treat COVID-19 patients who are older than 65...

    • Posted May 6, 2022
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  • Early Promise for COVID Vaccine Taken as Pill

    An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in pill form could be a win-win, as it not only protects against infection but also limits the airborne spread of the virus, tests in lab animals show. The current vaccines reduce the...

    • Posted May 6, 2022
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  • AHA News: She’s Been a Nurse for 50 Years; the Last 30, She’s Also Been a Heart Patient

    FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She’s gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to spending the last 30...

    • Posted May 6, 2022
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