All posts by LadyLively

  • Some At-Home Tests May Miss Omicron in Early Stages of Infection

    The Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue — two widely used rapid at-home COVID tests — may sometimes fail to spot evidence of the Omicron variant in the first days after infection, even when people are carrying substantial...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • Unhealthy Heart May Be Bigger Threat to Women’s Brains Than Men’s

    What’s good for the heart is good for the brain, and a new study suggests that connection might be especially critical for women. The study, of more than 1,800 adults in their 50s and 60s, found that...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2022

    Doubts emerge on accuracy of some at-home COVID tests. Preliminary research is suggesting that two widely used nasal swab antigen tests, Abbott’s BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue, may not detect the illness in the early days of infection,...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • UK Eases COVID Testing Rules for International Visitors

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced that pre-departure tests for people traveling to the United Kingdom will no longer be required because restrictions meant to contain the international spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids

    Far fewer kids might develop asthma if there were less traffic pollution, suggests a new study that researched the issue worldwide. “Our study found that nitrogen dioxide puts children at risk of developing asthma and the problem...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

    THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Cities worldwide are shrouded with air pollution – and it’s killing people. A new modeling study found that 86% of people living in cities throughout the world – a total...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • Parlez-vous ‘Woof’? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages

    THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Dogs don’t speak a human language, but they do know when you switch from one tongue to another, an intriguing new study finds. “We know that people, even preverbal human...

    • Posted January 6, 2022
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  • CDC Backs FDA Approval of Boosters for Those Aged 12-17

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday endorsed the emergency use of Pfizer’s booster shots for children ages 12 to 17, expanding protection to adolescents and teens as students return to classes and the...

    • Posted January 5, 2022
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  • Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

    The number of American women with chronic high blood pressure who are dying during and after pregnancy is up sharply, a new study warns. Of 155 million births in the United States between 1979 and 2018, more...

    • Posted January 5, 2022
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  • Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

    For smokers, new research suggests it really is never too late to quit. The study found that folks who kick their habit after a lung cancer diagnosis will likely live longer than those who continue lighting up....

    • Posted January 5, 2022
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