All posts by LadyLively

  • Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart

    Red-meat lovers may raise their risk of heart disease through a chain of events that plays out in the gut, a new study suggests. Many studies over the years have tied diets heavy in red and processed...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • COVID-19 Can Cause Scarring of Kidneys: Study

    COVID-19 patients are at risk for serious long-term kidney damage, according to the results of a new investigation. The damage appears to come from the virus’ ability to directly infect the kidneys. And in some cases, the...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • Could Vaping Help Smokers Quit, Even When They Aren’t Trying To?

    Some smokers who take up vaping may give up tobacco cigarettes altogether — without ever intending to, a new study suggests. The researchers see this as a hopeful sign that daily use of e-cigarettes can play a...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

    New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier means of keeping people out of the hospital. But the initial hype...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • CDC Lowers Estimate of Omicron’s Prevalence in U.S.

    In an update that illustrates just how challenging it is to track the spread of a fast-moving virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday lowered its estimate of how prevalent the Omicron variant...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • FDA Says Rapid At-Home COVID Tests Not as Sensitive to Omicron

    Early research suggests that some rapid COVID-19 tests may be less able to detect the Omicron variant, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. To come to that conclusion, the agency used samples from patients confirmed...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age

    Hearing loss can happen with advancing age, but fewer American women appear to be affected now than in the past. Researchers who studied hearing loss between 2008 and 2017 found in the earliest of those years, 16.3%...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2021

    Experts answer your questions about the new COVID pills. New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier way of keeping...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins — and Might Be Prevented

    Researchers say they may be closer than ever to detecting ovarian cancer earlier and improving the odds for women with this life-threatening disease. In a new study, scientists used stem cells created from the blood samples of...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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  • Cochlear Implants a Big Help to Deaf Children With Autism

    Having autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can make communication a challenge, and some of these children are also deaf, making social interactions even more daunting. But new research suggests that cochlear implants can go a long way toward...

    • Posted December 29, 2021
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