All posts by LadyLively

  • Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

    What can make a young person vulnerable to eating disorders? Teasing them about any extra pounds they may carry, researchers say. “Our findings add to the growing evidence that weight-based mistreatment is not helpful and is often...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat

    Many aging Americans can have their vision dimmed by cataracts, but the good news is that they’re easily treated, one expert says. By age 80, half of Americans either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove...

    • Posted June 13, 2021
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  • More Than a Snore? Recognize the Signs of Sleep Apnea

    Does your bed partner claim that you snore? If so, don’t just tune him or her out. It may mean you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Untreated sleep apnea — which causes repeated breathing interruptions during sleep...

    • Posted June 12, 2021
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  • Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic

    The suicide attempt rate has leapt by as much as half among teenage girls during the coronavirus pandemic, a new government study shows. Emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts among girls between the ages of 12...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • AHA News: Video Gaming Helps Heart Defect Survivor Connect With Others in the LGBTQ Community and Beyond

    FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Mike Lane’s heart journey began as a newborn – when his skin turned blue. He was 2 days old when a cardiologist realized the reason. He was born...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Obesity Could Raise Odds for ‘Long-Haul’ COVID Symptoms

    If you’re obese, you’re far more likely to have long-lasting health issues if you get COVID-19 and survive, a new study warns. You are more likely than patients who aren’t obese to be hospitalized. You’re more likely...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Will People Really Need a Yearly COVID Booster Vaccine?

    As the number of people fully immunized against COVID-19 rises into the hundreds of millions, immunologists and infectious disease experts now are pondering a new question in the unfolding pandemic. Namely, how long will vaccine immunity last,...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Expiration Dates on Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Extended

    U.S. regulators have extended the expiration date on millions of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses by six weeks, the company announced Thursday. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration review concluded the shots remain safe and effective...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: June 11, 2021

    CDC Calls Emergency Meeting on Heart Inflammation Link to COVID Vaccines An emergency meeting will be held June 18 to discuss rare reports of heart inflammation in people who’ve received the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • There Is No ‘Healthy Obesity,’ Study Finds

    There is no such thing as healthy obesity, a Scottish study reports. A normal metabolic profile doesn’t mean an obese person is actually healthy, because he or she still has an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease,...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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