All posts by LadyLively

  • U.S. Justice Department Appeals Ruling Striking Down Mask Mandate on Planes

    The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a Florida ruling that struck down a federal mask mandate for planes, trains and other forms of public transportation. The announcement, made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Intermittent Fasting: Is It Better Than Typical Weight-Loss Diets?

    “Time-restricted” eating has become a popular weight-loss tactic, but a new clinical trial finds no benefits in adding it to old-fashioned calorie-cutting. Time-restricted eating is a form of intermittent fasting, in which people limit themselves to eating...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: April 21, 2022

    Biden Administration appeals ruling that struck down a federal mask mandate on planes and other public transportation: But experts noted the legal dangers of appealing the decision. Read more New report shows air pollution levels have spiked...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years

    After 23 years of decreases in overall air pollution levels, a new report shows that the United States recorded the highest ever number of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality days between 2018 and 2020. In its...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Fully Vaccinated Woman Infected With Omicron Just 21 Days After Delta Infection

    A fully vaccinated health care worker got COVID-19 twice in less than a month — the shortest known time between infections, Spanish researchers report. The 31-year-old was infected with the Omicron variant just 21 days after catching...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months

    Larger and more intense wildfires in the U.S. Pacific Northwest are causing a spike in air pollution across North America that endangers millions of people, a new study warns. Wildfire smoke has been linked to significant respiratory...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • COVID Infection as Protective as Vaccines, Study Finds

    A prior COVID-19 infection may provide unvaccinated adults with as much immunity against reinfection as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines, new research suggests. However, the study was conducted before the surge of the highly transmissible Omicron...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Extra Pounds Double Women’s Risk of Endometrial Cancer

    Obesity is tied to many types of cancer, and new research finds that over the long term it nearly doubles a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer. “This study is an interesting first step into how genetic analyses...

    • Posted April 21, 2022
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  • Is a Drug for Sleep Apnea on the Horizon?

    The most common treatments for sleep apnea are mechanical — CPAP machines, mouthguards and the like. But researchers think they’ve found a drug that might ease sleep apnea in some. The drug sulthiame, normally used to treat...

    • Posted April 20, 2022
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  • More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis

    With marijuana now legal in many U.S. states, some veterinarians are seeing more cases of cannabis poisoning in dogs and other pets, according to a new survey. The poll, of 251 vets in Canada and the United...

    • Posted April 20, 2022
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