All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: Holiday Visits, Even With Vaccines, Are a Balancing Act for Families

    THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Annie Clement has a lot of feelings about attending her family’s big traditional holiday gathering. Last year was the first time the 43-year-old did not go home for...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • AHA News: Intermittent Fasting May Protect the Heart by Controlling Inflammation

    THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Intermittent fasting could increase a key protein that controls inflammation and protects the heart, according to a new study. Intermittent fasting limits a person’s consumption of food and...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Gene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia

    Gene therapy shows promise in reducing, and even halting, potentially life-threatening bleeding events in people with hemophilia, researchers report. Hemophilia A is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, affecting one in 5,000 males worldwide. It’s caused by...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Moderna Asks FDA to OK Its Booster Shot for All Adults

    Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to allow emergency use of the company’s coronavirus vaccine booster for all adults aged 18 and older. Currently, the booster is approved for people 65 and older,...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids

    Gene therapy might soon offer a new option for children with a rare genetic disorder that damages tissues throughout the body, researchers are reporting. In a study of eight children with the condition, called Hurler syndrome, researchers...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Health Highlights, Nov. 18, 2021

    Moderna asks for approval of booster shots for all U.S. adults. The company’s request to the FDA on Wednesday comes as the agency is poised to approve the Pfizer booster for all adults this week. Read more...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Nearly 10% of Younger Kids Have Gotten First COVID Vaccine Dose

    Almost 1 in 10 eligible U.S. children ages 5-11 have received a first shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine since it was approved for that age group two weeks ago, the White House said Wednesday. Of the...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Vaccinated Health Care Workers Shed Less COVID-19 Virus Than Unvaccinated

    Vaccinated health care workers with breakthrough COVID-19 infections shed less virus than those who are unvaccinated and infected, according to University of California, Los Angeles researchers. “SARS-CoV-2 viral loads are known to be a critical driver of...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated

    Nearly a third of health care staff in U.S. hospitals were not vaccinated against COVID-19 as of mid-September, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed data on more than 3.3 million health care workers at more than 2,000...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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  • Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won’t Weaken Your Bones: Study

    Most people know that sun-sourced vitamin D is good for their bones. So could avoiding the sun to reduce skin cancer risk weaken your bones? A new study brings a reassuring answer: “Sun-protective” behavior — wearing long...

    • Posted November 18, 2021
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