All posts by LadyLively

  • Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40

    Are you over 40 and wonder what the magic amount of sleep every night might be? A new study arrives at an answer. It turns out that seven hours of sleep a night may be the ideal...

    • Posted May 3, 2022
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  • Costs From Gun Injuries Highest in U.S. Regions With Weak Gun Laws

    U.S. regions with weak gun laws face the highest hospital costs from gun injuries, with the South leading the way in injuries and fees, a new study says. Taxpayers cover nearly half of the cost of gun...

    • Posted May 3, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: May 3, 2022

    Leaked documents suggest Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade. The draft opinion from February, published by Politico, shows a majority of justices voting to negate the landmark decision that established abortion rights in 1973. Read more...

    • Posted May 3, 2022
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  • Study Tracks Course of COVID Infection, Transmission in Individual Patients

    So-called “superspreaders” aren’t necessarily carelessly mixing with throngs of people. Instead, a new study finds, some people with COVID-19 infections shed the virus for just a few days, while others do so for up to nine days....

    • Posted May 3, 2022
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  • How Stress and Gastro Issues Affect Kids With Autism

    For some children with autism, there’s a connection between gastrointestinal problems and stress, anxiety and social withdrawal, a new study suggests. The findings could help efforts to develop personalized treatments for autism patients with gastrointestinal problems such...

    • Posted May 3, 2022
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  • Are Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids?

    Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids — though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 9,000 young children, found that those on vegetarian...

    • Posted May 2, 2022
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  • Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?

    Adults who suffer from asthma often need to take corticosteroids to open up their airways, but the medications may have an unintended side effect: New research shows the treatment, particularly when taken in pill form, raised the...

    • Posted May 2, 2022
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  • When Is the Right Time to Tell a Child They Have Autism?

    Bella Kofner, a 24-year-old graduate student in special education at the College of Staten Island in New York, was 10 when her parents first told her she had autism. Developmental psychologist Steven Kapp, now 35, was 13...

    • Posted May 2, 2022
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  • AHA News: Opioid Prescriptions After Heart Device Procedures Down Slightly

    MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Federal guidelines geared toward curbing the overprescription of opioids have modestly reduced their use after medical procedures to implant pacemakers and other heart devices, new research shows. But...

    • Posted May 2, 2022
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  • AHA News: Limited By Stroke at 48, His Wife Helps Him Make the Most of Their ‘New Normal’

    MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey’s house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the pipes. When it came...

    • Posted May 2, 2022
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