All posts by LadyLively

  • White House May Soon Offer ‘High-Quality’ Masks to Americans

    A program to offer high-quality face masks to Americans is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. “We’re in the process right now of...

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?

    Binge drinking on Super Bowl Sunday or other special occasions could put you at risk for a dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (a-fib), even if you’ve never had it, researchers warn in a new study....

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2022

    Opioid addiction rising sharply among older Americans. Opioid misuse doesn’t discriminate by age — and rates have risen steadily among adults aged 55 and up over the past 20 years, new research shows. Read more More COVID...

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Even a Little Exercise May Help Slow Parkinson’s

    A few hours of exercise a week may help slow Parkinson’s disease, even if it’s just moderate activity such as walking or gardening, a new study suggests. The key is to be consistent, the researchers found. “Although...

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Study Bolsters Effectiveness of ‘Guided Play’ for Learning

    Hands-on learning can be fun, and new research suggests that it works as well as more traditional teaching methods. Known as “guided play,” the technique involves educational activities that are gently steered by an adult but give...

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

    A drug used to treat several types of cancer is also an effective treatment for aggressive forms of endometrial cancer, the second most common cancer in women worldwide, a new clinical trial shows. The endometrium is the...

    • Posted January 13, 2022
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  • Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America’s West

    Wildfires and rising temperatures are exposing more and more Americans to an air pollution double-whammy of smoke and smog, a new study warns. Researchers found that over the past 20 years, a growing number of people in...

    • Posted January 12, 2022
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  • Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week

    In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan....

    • Posted January 12, 2022
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  • As Omicron Rages, How Important Are Case Counts Anymore?

    The record-breaking numbers surrounding the Omicron surge are dizzying, with so many Americans falling prey to the highly infectious COVID-19 variant. The United States reported more than 1.3 million COVID cases on Monday, the highest daily total...

    • Posted January 12, 2022
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  • U.S. May Soon See Sharp Drop in Omicron Cases, Experts Say

    The Omicron surge may have peaked in Britain and could be about to do the same in the United States, experts report. That’s because the COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa in mid-November is so contagious...

    • Posted January 12, 2022
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