All posts by LadyLively

  • New Insights Into Why Alzheimer’s Can Bring Drowsiness

    Alzheimer’s patients are often drowsy during the day, but it might not be because of poor sleep at night. Instead, a clinical trial that monitored patients’ sleep and then studied their brains after death discovered an entirely...

    • Posted April 8, 2022
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  • Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?

    The introduction of HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) in the mid-1990s revolutionized the treatment of HIV/AIDS, halting disease progression and dramatically extending lives. Now, a small new study suggests another potential use for one of the standard...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

    Breast cancers that arise before age 40 tend to be more aggressive. But young women who undergo “breast-conserving” surgery are just as likely to survive as those who have a mastectomy, a preliminary study finds. The study...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Hundreds of Overseas Flights Canceled After Mask Rules Dropped

    Just weeks after dropping masking rules, some overseas airlines have canceled hundreds of flights as they struggle with staffing shortages related to COVID-19. This comes as the leading U.S. airlines have urged the Biden administration to scrap...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • AHA News: Traditional Dances Mix Music, Movement, Heritage and Health

    THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Anybody who’s twisted, hustled, boot-scooted or learned how to do the Dougie knows dancing can be more than just a fun way to spend a Saturday night. But...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Is the CDC in Crisis? Former Agency Directors Debate Its Future

    A handful of former directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they support a sweeping review of the agency that’s been ordered up by CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Earlier this week, Walensky...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • FDA Advisors Weigh COVID Booster Shots for Fall

    (HealthDay News) – Outlining a daunting timeline for development of any updated coronavirus vaccine for next fall, federal health officials told an expert advisory panel on Wednesday that clinical trials of potential candidates would have to begin...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Experimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs

    Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospital with one, an experimental antibiotic may soon offer a new treatment option — taken by...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul

    (HealthDay News) –The nursing home industry is awash in ineffective care and staffing shortages, claims a new report that calls for sweeping changes in an industry whose failures have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Experts from...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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  • Health Highlights, April 7, 2022

    Is the CDC in crisis? Former agency heads debate its future. A handful of former directors say they support a sweeping review of the agency that’s been ordered up by current director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Read more...

    • Posted April 7, 2022
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