All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: After Weeks of Flu-Like Symptoms, Open-Heart Surgery at 26

    TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — On the first crisp day of fall, Melanie Falcon went for a run in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She returned home feeling more worn out than usual. In the days...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease

    Cataracts, a common eye disorder that often comes with age, may also be linked to a heightened risk of death from heart disease, new research shows. Experts stressed that the finding doesn’t mean that cataracts somehow cause...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk

    Antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a mainstay of depression treatment, but a new study warns that taking common painkillers alongside SSRIs may raise the chances for intestinal bleeding. In a review of 10 published...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Number of Teens Who Vape Marijuana Doubled in 7 Years

    Teenagers have followed the vaping trend into marijuana use, with recent studies chronicling a boom in pot vaping among adolescents in the United States and Canada, researchers report. The percentage of teens who’ve experimented with vaped pot...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Biden Administration Announces Details of Vaccination Requirements for Foreign Travelers

    The Biden administration on Monday released the specifics of its plan to allow the return of foreign travelers to the United States. While adult visitors will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will need to...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • White House Takes More Steps to Boost Supply of Rapid at-Home COVID Tests

    The Biden Administration on Monday announced a $70 million program to help the makers of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests get U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval more quickly, in a move meant to boost availability of the...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Trader Joe’s Salami Snacks Tied to 20 Salmonella Cases in 8 States

    Citterio Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks, sold primarily at Trader Joe’s, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak with 20 reported cases in eight states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Most of the patients...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2021

    Combo of common antidepressants and painkillers could raise bleeding risk. Two widely used medications — SSRI antidepressants (such as Paxil or Zoloft) and over-the-counter painkillers like Advil or Aleve — appear to raise the odds for dangerous...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • COVID Cases Rose in University Towns Hosting NCAA ‘March Madness’

    As basketball fans crammed into stadiums, U.S. counties with universities that hosted “March Madness” games saw a jump in COVID-19 cases earlier this year, new research shows. “Counties that are home to universities that participated in NCAA...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Quit Smoking Before 45 & Wipe Out 87% of Lung Cancer Risk

    Smokers who kick the habit before age 45 can nearly eliminate their excess risk of dying from lung or other cancers, a new study estimates. It’s well-established that after smokers quit, their risk of tobacco-related cancers drops...

    • Posted October 25, 2021
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