All posts by LadyLively

  • It’s a Myth That Promiscuous Women Have Low Self-Esteem

    The old double standard lives on. A new study finds that many people still believe — incorrectly — that women who engage in casual sex have low self-esteem. And they don’t think the same is true of...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk

    Sleep disorders may increase the odds for dementia in survivors of traumatic brain injury, new research suggests. The study included nearly 713,000 patients who were free of dementia when they were treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Middle Ages Misery: Medieval Shoe Trend Brought Bunions

    Suffering for fashion is nothing new. Researchers in the United Kingdom have unearthed new evidence that stylish pointed shoes caused a “plague” of bunions in the late medieval period. Investigators from the University of Cambridge analyzed 177...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients

    Antibody treatments are safe and effective for transplant patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, a new study shows. Monoclonal antibodies help prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from attaching to cells, which helps block the spread of infection. The...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

    People over 70 are far less likely to be considered for or to receive a new heart — even though new research suggests their survival rates after transplant are similar to those of younger patients. For the...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life

    In a finding that confirms healthy habits make for healthy hearts, new research shows that smokers and obese people must have their clogged arteries cleared at much younger ages than nonsmokers or people who are a normal...

    • Posted June 11, 2021
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  • America Is Losing the War Against Diabetes

    After years of improvement, Americans with diabetes may be losing some ground in controlling the condition, a new government-funded study shows. Researchers found that between 1999 and the early 2010s, U.S. adults with diabetes made substantial gains:...

    • Posted June 10, 2021
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  • ‘Laughing Gas’ Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression

    When antidepressants fail to rein in hard-to-treat depression, the common anesthetic most know as “laughing gas” might be a safe and effective alternative, new research suggests. The finding follows work with 28 patients struggling with “treatment-resistant major...

    • Posted June 10, 2021
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  • A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

    The color of your skin may very well determine how your headache gets treated, a new study warns. The same percentage of white, Black and Hispanic Americans — about 15% — suffer from severe headaches and/or migraines,...

    • Posted June 10, 2021
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  • AHA News: Why Everyone Should Care About Health Disparities – And What to Do About Them

    THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The coronavirus pandemic and the equity movement have shined a spotlight on longstanding systemic problems that contribute to health disparities linked with factors such as race and ethnicity,...

    • Posted June 10, 2021
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