All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2021

    WHO Experts Finally Arrive in Wuhan for COVID Investigation After a long wait for approval from the Chinese government, a World Health Organization team of experts arrived in the city of Wuhan on Thursday to try to...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to ‘Go Flat’ After Mastectomy

    When journalist Catherine Guthrie learned that she would need to have a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, she was shocked by what seemed like a cursory explanation from her surgeon about what would happen next. That...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib

    Moderate drinking is often touted as heart-healthy, but a large new study finds that even one drink a day might raise the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is a...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly ‘Bleeding Strokes’

    There’s yet another reason to quit smoking: It increases the risk of deadly bleeding strokes, a new study warns. Researchers focused on a type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which occurs when a blood vessel on...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

    Patients with chronic kidney disease who stop using a class of common blood pressure medications may lower their risk for dialysis, but they also raise their odds of cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. The blood pressure...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • First Computer Model of Entire COVID Virus Will Aid Research

    Scientists have created the first computer model of the entire virus that causes COVID-19 and will share it with other researchers trying to find ways to fight the pandemic. “If you can understand how a virus works,...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Climate Change Is Spurring Malnutrition in Kids Worldwide

    Rising temperatures caused by climate change are contributing to low diet quality and malnutrition among young children in many parts of the world, researchers say. Warmer temperatures now equal or exceed the impact of traditional causes of...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Johnson & Johnson’s One-Dose COVID Vaccine Promising in Early Trial

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 — A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has shown very strong results in early clinical trials, potentially providing a significant boost to U.S. vaccination efforts. The vaccine produced an immune response...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer’s, But Without Memory Loss

    A rare brain disease that causes loss of language skills doesn’t lead to memory loss, a new study finds. The condition is called primary progressive aphasia and about 40% of people who have it have underlying Alzheimer’s...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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  • People’s ‘Microbiomes’ Might Influence COVID-19 Severity: Study

    The bacteria in your gut may play a role in the severity of COVID-19 infection and the strength of your immune system response, a new study suggests. Not only that, imbalances in the microbiome may cause continued...

    • Posted January 13, 2021
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