All posts by LadyLively

  • Already Had COVID? You May Not Need 2nd Dose of Vaccine

    If you’ve previously been infected by the new coronavirus, just one dose of the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be enough to protect you from future infection, according to a new study. “We showed that...

    • Posted March 11, 2021
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  • Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk

    The trauma and loss of stroke can often leave survivors with long-term depression, and women appear to be at special risk, new research shows. “We did not expect that the cumulative risk of depression would remain so...

    • Posted March 11, 2021
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  • Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease

    Do you struggle with chronic kidney disease? Exercise may be the best prescription for your condition, new research out of Taiwan suggests. Scientists found that highly active patients had a lower risk of kidney disease progression, heart...

    • Posted March 11, 2021
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  • As Lockdowns Cut Into Exercise Time, Depression Rates Are Rising

    Exercise has long been considered a “natural antidepressant.” Now, research suggests that as lockdowns kept people from regular exercise, depression rates started to rise. The finding is based on multiple mental health surveys conducted among three successive...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • Even 1 Concussion May Raise Your Odds for Dementia Later

    Sustaining just one head injury may up your chances of developing dementia decades later by 25%, and this risk increases with each subsequent head injury, new research suggests. “Head injury is not the only risk factor for...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • AHA News: How Grief Rewires the Brain and Can Affect Health – and What to Do About It

    WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn’t make it simple. It’s psychological, but it affects people physically. It’s a matter of science, but...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • AHA News: What Parents Should Know About Rare But Scary COVID-19-Related Illness

    WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It began with COVID-19 and became a nightmare. The coronavirus hit the Dye family of Anchorage, Alaska, in mid-November. Parents Heath and Hailey were sick for a week....

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

    Older Americans are far more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine than they were last fall, a new survey shows. The survey was conducted in late January. It found that 71% of adults aged 50 to 80...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • Biden to Announce Plan to Buy 100 Million More Doses of J&J Vaccine

    An additional 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine will be secured by the U.S. government by the end of the year, President Joe Biden plans to announce Wednesday. The move means there should...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: March 10, 2021

    States and Pharmacies to Receive Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines An additional 900,000 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to states and pharmacies this week, according to the White House. States and...

    • Posted March 10, 2021
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