All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: For 11-Year-Old Hockey Player, Breathlessness Signaled a Struggling Heart

    WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two years after a chance outing with a friend at an ice rink, Jake Burnam had gone from someone who struggled to connect with a sport to a...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Keep Wearing Masks a While Longer, CDC Director Says

    Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too high to ease its mask guidelines. The...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Are ‘Good’ Germs in Your Gut Key to a Healthy Brain?

    What’s good for your tummy may be good for your mind. New research shows that folks with a more robust balance of bacteria in their gut are more likely to perform well on tests of standard thinking...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Researchers Say They’ve Developed Accurate 4-Minute COVID Test

    WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay) — A new coronavirus test that provides results within four minutes is as accurate as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) lab test, according to the Chinese scientists who developed it. The results...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Climate Change Means U.S. A/C Demands Will Overwhelm Electrical Supply: Study

    Global warming will lead to longer, hotter summers. But cranking up the air conditioning may not be a viable solution, a new study warns. The investigators found climate change could drive Americans’ demand for A/C to exceed...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Weight-Loss Surgery Restores Testosterone Levels for Obese Teen Boys

    Obesity in teenage boys has all sorts of health consequences, including lower-than-normal testosterone concentrations. But weight loss surgery may help: A small new study says it can reverse low testosterone in obese teen boys, improving fertility and...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Strokes Triggered by COVID-19 Could Be More Disabling

    Strokes caused by COVID-19 appear to be more disabling and deadly than those not associated with the infectious disease, a new study finds. About one-third of COVID-19 patients develop neurological complications, and many arrive at hospitals with...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Could Semen Hold Key to New Over-the-Counter Contraceptive?

    No contraceptive is perfect, and scientists continue searching for safer, more effective methods. Now, researchers have found a way to trap sperm in semen’s natural gel state, and they believe their findings could point the way to...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Midwinter Blues Could Be SAD: An Expert Guide to Treatments

    Though the days are getting noticeably longer, if you’re feeling down this winter, you might have a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD, which typically begins as daylight shrinks in the fall, affects...

    • Posted February 9, 2022
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  • Vaping Not a Great Aid to Quitting Smoking: Study

    E-cigarettes have been touted as an aid to quit smoking tobacco cigarettes, but a new study suggests that’s a myth. Researchers found that using e-cigarettes resulted in fewer successful attempts than other smoking cessation aids. And, they...

    • Posted February 8, 2022
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