All posts by LadyLively

  • Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

    It’s a drug that’s been supported by some conservative media figures, but taking ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 might land you in the hospital, a new study warns. Interest in the drug surged last summer as...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home

    Antibody infusions help keep high-risk COVID-19 patients out of the hospital, but getting the therapy can be a challenge. One U.S. health system has found a creative way to address the problem: home infusions administered by paramedics....

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • AHA News: Runner in ‘Optimal Health’ Diagnosed With Heart Failure at 41

    THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When Darlene Anita Scott started experiencing shortness of breath at age 41, her first worry was how it would affect her running. In her 20s, she was a...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • AHA News: Hearing Loss and the Link to Dementia

    THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Hearing loss is a natural part of aging nobody likes to admit is happening. But happen it does – and ignoring it comes with a cost. It could...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers

    Though most U.S. dentists say non-opioid painkillers effectively manage dental pain, nearly half still prescribe potentially addictive opioid painkillers, a new survey reveals. In all, 84% of the 269 respondents said NSAID-acetaminophen combos are as effective as...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2021

    Imported onions behind salmonella outbreak in 37 states. The CDC has tracked down the source of a multi-state outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella: imported red, yellow and white onions from Mexico. So far, 652 people have been...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions

    Onions from Mexico have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 652 people in 37 states, federal health officials said Wednesday. So far, there have been 129 hospitalizations, but no deaths. Investigators have traced one source...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Slings, Other ‘Baby-Wearing’ Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study

    Slings and other popular “baby-wearing” products have sent thousands of U.S. infants to the emergency room in the past decade, a new study finds. Researchers estimate that between 2011 and 2020, more than 14,000 infants nationwide ended...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • U.S. Has Shared 200 Million Shots With Other Countries

    The United States has now donated 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 100 countries and territories, making it the largest donor in the world. Those donations include more than 120 million surplus doses from the...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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  • Are Avid Exercisers at Higher Risk for ALS?

    A new study may allay concerns that strenuous exercise could up the risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable neurological disease. No evidence of rising ALS risk was seen among adults who routinely work up...

    • Posted October 21, 2021
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