All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: ‘And Just Like That,’ Everyone Wondered: Is Exercise Safe?

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — And just like that, heart health and exercise became the talk of the town. By now it’s not a spoiler to say that in the latest “Sex and...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study

    Kids with severe epilepsy may take multiple medications and follow special diets, yet still suffer seizures. Now a small study suggests medical marijuana may sometimes help when other therapies fail. British researchers found that medical pot slashed...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • AHA News: Revised Scale Could Lead to Timelier Treatment for Strokes in the Back of the Head

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A tool widely used by doctors to help determine who needs clot-busting therapy after a stroke has some missing pieces, according to new research that suggests adding a...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter

    Margarine has gotten a bad rap for years, but a U.S. ban on partially hydrogenated oils may have made it a healthier choice than butter, a new study suggests. Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • CDC Warns of Coming Omicron Wave

    The Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and could trigger a huge wave of COVID infections as early as January, federal health officials said Tuesday. In just one week there was a sevenfold spike...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 15, 2021

    Omicron could trigger big surge in infections by January. A sevenfold spike in Omicron prevalence in just one week could portend a worst-case scenario where a huge wave of infections swamps U.S. hospitals as soon as next...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt

    “Medicare For All” gets tossed around a lot by advocates of universal health coverage, but a new study finds that today’s Medicare is far from free for seniors and people with disabilities. Instead, a large number of...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Baby’s Immune System Is Tougher Than You Think

    When it comes to fending off new viruses, baby has Mom and Dad beat. An infant’s immune system is better than an adult’s at combating new viruses, researchers say. Compared to adults, babies get a lot of...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID’s Spread

    Here’s a social distancing strategy that really worked in the early days of the pandemic: New research shows that providing hotel rooms to homeless people at high risk for severe COVID-19 significantly lowered their chance of infection....

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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  • Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

    Is air pollution a bigger health threat to minorities? Apparently so, claims a new U.S. study that finds while air pollution levels have fallen in recent decades, people of color still have more exposure to dirty air...

    • Posted December 15, 2021
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