All posts by LadyLively

  • Exercise Is Powerful Medicine for Depression

    By now, most people have heard that exercise is good for their health. A new review suggests it can it also make a difference in major depressive disorder. Researchers analyzed 15 existing studies with data on exercise...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • AHA News: Connecting Health, Pollution and Fairness – That’s Environmental Justice

    WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn’t have a name. It didn’t have much support, either. A few years after the first Earth Day, a young...

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  • Americans Over 50 Want to ‘Age in Place’ at Home, But Many Aren’t Prepared: Poll

    The vast majority of aging Americans want to stay in their homes and live independently for as long as possible, but many haven’t considered what needs to be done to achieve “aging in place,” a new poll...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • J&J to Pay Over $300 Million in Pelvic Mesh Case

    Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million to the state of California for deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh implants for women, an appeals court ruled on Monday. However, that is $42 million less than the $344 million...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: April 13, 2022

    Known COVID cases top 500 million worldwide: Health experts are calling for increased testing, vaccination and contact tracing, to try to stay ahead of the virus. Read more Vast majority of Americans over 50 want to age...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • COVID Cases Reach 500 Million Worldwide

    As the number of known coronavirus cases worldwide hit 500 million on Tuesday, health experts called for increased testing, vaccination and contact tracing. There’s been a sharp rise in known cases so far this year, from 300...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • Orgasm’s Key Role in Women’s Sexual Satisfaction

    The more orgasms you have, the more you come to expect. And the reverse is also true, according to a new study of the so-called orgasm gap — in which men climax far more often than their...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • Why Do Some Smokers Never Get Lung Cancer?

    Strong natural protection against cancer-causing mutations may explain why some longtime smokers don’t develop lung cancer, according to a new study. Researchers compared mutations in cells lining the lungs from 14 never-smokers, ages 11 to 86, and...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence

    You’ve battled and beaten back a bout of cancer, so now you can take comfort in your victory, right? Wrong, claims new research that found most cancer patients and survivors fear their disease will return once treatment...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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  • Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials

    Black Americans are far less likely to be included in clinical trials of pancreatic cancer drugs than white Americans, and eligibility criteria are a significant factor in that gap, according to a new study. “The standard of...

    • Posted April 13, 2022
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