All posts by LadyLively

  • Vaccinations More Urgent as Variant That Crippled India Shows Up in the U.S.

    The highly contagious coronavirus variant that brought India to its knees this spring now accounts for 6 percent of new cases in the United States, the Biden administration said Tuesday. Luckily, vaccines appear to work well against...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: June 9, 2021

    Washington State Offers Free Pot to People Who Get COVID-19 Shots Washington state’s efforts to encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccines have gone to pot. The state’s liquor and cannabis board has launched a promotion called “Joints...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • His Implanted Microchip Could Help Save Him From a Stroke

    Norman Mayer, 86, walks around with a computer chip in his chest and doesn’t think a thing about it. Doctors implanted a tiny heart monitor chip in Mayer’s chest after he suffered a mini-stroke in late 2015,...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules

    After Texas relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, other respiratory illnesses — such as colds, bronchitis and pneumonia — made rapid rebounds. Pathologists from Houston Methodist Hospital found that the rhinovirus and enterovirus infections that can trigger these illnesses started...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

    A combination of poor sleep and diabetes significantly increases a person’s risk of early death, a new study finds. The analysis of data from nearly 500,000 middle-aged adults in the United Kingdom showed that compared to other...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks

    Smoking cigarettes or using other tobacco products increases heart risks, but that doesn’t stop some Americans with a history of heart problems, new research finds. Many continue to smoke after having a heart attack, heart failure or...

    • Posted June 9, 2021
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  • What Diet Is Most Likely to Help Ease Crohn’s Disease?

    People who have Crohn’s disease often seek to ease their symptoms by changing what they eat, and new research suggests the Mediterranean diet may be their best bet. The study evaluated one of the commonly used diets...

    • Posted June 8, 2021
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  • Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID

    A real-world study shows that even when folks who get the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines do have ‘breakthrough’ infections, those illnesses are mild. The study, from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

    • Posted June 8, 2021
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  • ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

    ADHD medications might help lessen the risk of suicide in children with serious behavioral issues, a new study suggests. Researchers found that medications like Ritalin and Adderall, commonly prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), were linked to a...

    • Posted June 8, 2021
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  • Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again

    Despite calls from some leading health experts to scrap annual physicals because they are a waste of time and money, a new study finds advantages to routine screenings. “While it is disappointing that I can’t tell my...

    • Posted June 8, 2021
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