All posts by LadyLively

  • Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless

    Add heat waves to the many health threats facing homeless people. Last year, the United States had 580,000 homeless people — 28% of them in California, where seven in 10 live outdoors. That’s nearly nine times more...

    • Posted December 27, 2021
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  • Genes ‘Switched On’ Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

    Genes in human embryos become active far sooner than once thought, according to a study that provides fresh insight into development. Contrary to the old view that gene activity begins two to three days after conception when...

    • Posted December 27, 2021
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  • Shoveling Snow? Beware of Heart Hazards

    Don’t let a picture-perfect snowfall turn deadly. Shoveling snow can cause heart attacks or sudden cardiac arrest in folks with heart conditions and even in those who are unaware that they have heart disease, the American Heart...

    • Posted December 26, 2021
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  • 12 Steps to the Best Holiday Gift: Health

    Give yourself and your loved ones the gifts of health and safety this holiday season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. The agency outlines 12 ways to do that, beginning with a reminder that...

    • Posted December 25, 2021
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  • Coping With Cancer and COVID During the Holidays

    Tempting as it is to mingle with friends and relatives, anyone with cancer should take extra precautions this holiday season to avoid COVID-19. Their families also need to be cautious to help protect them, experts say. Yale...

    • Posted December 24, 2021
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  • Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come

    It’s clear that COVID-19 has killed many hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Less clear is its impact on other health issues, which will be felt in the years to come. Liver disease is...

    • Posted December 24, 2021
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  • Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch

    Meat eaters are far more apt to choose plant-based foods at restaurants if menus are at least 75% vegetarian, according to a new study. Along with the health benefits, British researchers said getting more people to eat...

    • Posted December 24, 2021
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  • FDA Gives OK to Merck’s Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill

    Many Americans now have two oral antiviral pills that can be taken at home to treat a fresh case of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of Merck’s molnupiravir pill...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • Humans Pass Coronavirus to Deer, Creating Reservoir for Variants

    In a sign that white-tailed deer are becoming a reservoir for the new coronavirus, researchers report that COVID-19 variants are spreading among the wild animals. How they became infected and if these variants can infect humans isn’t...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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  • CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More

    Wolfgang Lehner always considered himself “a triple threat” when it came to cancer risk. One grandfather died of lung cancer in the 1970s. His other grandfather had his own bout with stomach cancer. And Lehner himself was...

    • Posted December 23, 2021
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