All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: High Blood Pressure May Raise Future Kidney Disease Risk For Pregnant Women

    FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • CDC Expected to Loosen Mask Guidance on Friday

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Friday that most Americans can shed their masks in indoor public settings, as the agency changes how it measures the threat of coronavirus in local...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Researchers May Be Close to a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

    Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients’ ability to produce their own insulin, experts say. At least one patient — a...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Bird Flu Sweeping Through Poultry in Eastern U.S.

    FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds. “It’s...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Sudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy

    You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • COVID Has Robbed 5.2 Million Children Worldwide of Parent, Caregiver

    At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2022

    CDC expected to loosen U.S. mask guidance on Friday. The move comes after the agency shifts its focus from community COVID-19 case numbers to the numbers of hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. Read more Is a cure...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Crowded Venues Are Opening Again: Know Your COVID Risks

    Many folks have been waiting over two years for the chance to hear live music and see sports in person again, but if you plan to attend events you still need to protect yourself against COVID, an...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • Voices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening

    Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains. “Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which makes the speaker sound as if they’re...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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  • IUDs a Very Effective Form of Birth Control, Study Confirms

    You’ve just delivered your second or third child, and you’re ready to close the door on any future pregnancies. Does it matter whether you choose to use an IUD or have your tubes tied? It turns out...

    • Posted February 25, 2022
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