All posts by LadyLively

  • Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs

    Breathing in air that has even low levels of pollution poses a threat to older adults’ heart and lungs, a new study warns. Researchers analyzed medical records of more than 63 million Medicare patients from 2000 to...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer

    The drug cabozantinib is more effective than two similar drugs, as well as the current standard treatment, in extending the lives of patients with a rare and deadly type of kidney cancer, according to a new study....

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

    A number of new treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive eye disease, are under development. AMD is a leading cause of vision loss in older people. About 11 million Americans have AMD, which affects part...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free

    Today’s young athletes push themselves harder than ever before, which raises their odds for injury, experts say. But there are proven ways to minimize injury rates, according to the Stanford Children’s Health sports medicine team. Here’s what...

    • Posted February 21, 2021
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  • Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years

    Diabetes is never an easy disease to manage, but coping with type 1 diabetes can be a particularly difficult challenge for teens. The transition from childhood to adolescence can be hard on both kids and parents, the...

    • Posted February 20, 2021
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  • Pfizer Says COVID Shot 85% Effective After 1 Dose; May Not Require Deep Freeze

    There was a double dose of good news Friday from COVID vaccine maker Pfizer: The company said just one dose may provide 85% protection against SARS-CoV-2, and vials of the vaccine might not require ultra-cold storage after...

    • Posted February 19, 2021
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  • A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms, Even After Mild Cases

    Many patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 could become “long haulers,” suffering symptoms months after they clear their non-life-threatening infection, new research shows. About 33% of COVID-19 patients who were never sick enough to require hospitalization continue...

    • Posted February 19, 2021
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  • Approved U.S. COVID Vaccines Are Safe, New Review Confirms

    Only a tiny fraction of the nearly 14 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the first month of vaccinations produced any sort of adverse event, U.S. health officials report. There were 6,994 reports of adverse events following...

    • Posted February 19, 2021
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  • Urinary Incontinence a Common Issue for Older Women, But Treatments Can Help

    Nearly 1 in 2 women over the age of 50 deal with the indignities of urinary incontinence, but experts say no one has to suffer in silence. Frequently considered an inevitable problem of aging, most women never...

    • Posted February 19, 2021
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  • Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis

    When clinical psychologist Maggie Sibley thinks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she worries most about the older teens who may drop out of high school and those kids...

    • Posted February 19, 2021
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