All posts by LadyLively

  • Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors

    An overactive bladder isn’t just a nuisance and a source of embarrassment. For the elderly, it can also trigger a potentially fatal fall, a Canadian study says. “Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in seniors,...

    • Posted December 10, 2021
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  • New Asthma Drug Helps Kids, But Price Tag Is High

    Children with hard-to-control asthma may get relief from adding an injectable antibody drug to their standard treatment, a clinical trial has found. The drug, called dupilumab (Dupixent), has been available for several years to treat stubborn asthma...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today

    What do all the microbes living rent-free in your gut have to do with disease risk? Perhaps a lot. A groundbreaking analysis of decades-old stool and blood samples from the early AIDS epidemic suggests that men who...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • CDC Backs Pfizer Boosters for Those Aged 16-17

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday backed the emergency approval of Pfizer’s booster shots for Americans aged 16 and 17. The decision came shortly after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • FDA OKs Drug to Help Immune-Compromised Fend Off COVID

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted emergency approval of a new antibody cocktail to prevent COVID infection in people who have weakened immune systems or who can’t tolerate COVID vaccines. “Vaccines have proven to...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • More Time Outdoors May Lower Risk of MS in Youth

    Children at risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) might find some protection from the disease by spending more time in the sun, a small study suggests. Although MS is rare in children and young adults, those with relatives...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • AHA News: When a Stroke Limited College Professor’s Voice, He Turned to Writing

    THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Bob Parker was waiting for a parking spot at his neighborhood coffee shop when he suddenly saw a flash. His foot slipped off the break and he crashed...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • Risk of Vision Trouble Rises in Children With Type 2 Diabetes

    A condition called “diabetic retinopathy” often threatens the vision of adults with diabetes, but new research suggests that kids with type 2 diabetes may be particularly vulnerable to the vision-robbing complication. In fact, these kids were nearly...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • Breathlessness With ‘Long COVID’ May Point to Heart Damage

    Shortness of breath in people with “long COVID” might not just be about the lungs — it may indicate heart damage from the disease, new research suggests. “The findings could help to explain why some patients with...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 9, 2021

    200 million Americans now vaccinated against COVID-19. The United States reached the milestone Wednesday, but that news comes as infections spike yet again. Read more Shortness of breath in ‘long COVID’ may point to heart damage. One...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
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