All posts by LadyLively

  • Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder

    New research offers up hopeful news for the millions of people struggling with panic disorder. Two relatively brief types of psychotherapy can help alleviate the often-debilitating symptoms of this anxiety disorder. Fully 70% of people showed improvements...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus

    People with chronic heartburn may face increased risks of several rare types of cancer, a large U.S. government study shows. Researchers found that among more than 490,000 Americans aged 50 and up, those with gastroesophageal reflux disease...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin

    Pulse oximeters — small devices that clip onto fingertips — can seem like a handy way to gauge oxygen levels while monitoring a case of COVID-19. But people of color should be cautious about relying on them...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study

    In the wake of U.S. recommendations to re-open schools, a new government report indicates that teachers may be key spreaders of COVID-19 in schools and should be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • AHA News: Lifelong Discrimination Linked to High Blood Pressure in Black People

    MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Enduring a lifetime of discrimination may increase the risk of high blood pressure in Black people but not in Hispanic, Chinese or white people, a new study suggests....

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Even as Pandemic Starts to Ease, U.S. COVID Death Toll Nears 500,000

    While coronavirus infections in America plunge to levels not seen in months, the country prepares to mark the devastating toll of 500,000 dead so far in the pandemic. The seven-day rolling average is now under 65,000 and...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2021

    Listeria Outbreak Spurs Recall of Queso Fresco cheeses All Queso Fresco cheeses made by El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. have been recalled after being linked to a listeria outbreak in four states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

    A new combo pill can substantially reduce bleeding caused by uterine fibroids — possibly offering some women yet another alternative to surgery, a new trial finds. The once-daily medication, which combines a drug called relugolix with estrogen...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • You’ve Had Your COVID Vaccine: Here’s What to Expect After

    Worried or wondering about COVID-19 vaccines? Many Americans are, so experts at Penn State Health are offering some reassuring insight. “People are approaching this vaccine with more hesitation because it was approved quickly, but that really just...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection

    Pregnant women have high COVID-19 infection rates — especially women of color — and they should be near the front of the line for vaccines across the United States, researchers say. “Our data indicates that pregnant people...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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