All posts by LadyLively

  • Celebrate Autumn Traditions Without Raising Your COVID Risk

    As the weather gets cooler and social activities move indoors, Americans need to take steps to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, an expert says. “We now know that if we are going to socialize with...

    • Posted October 18, 2020
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  • How to Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay

    To mark World Hypertension Day this Saturday, the American Heart Association offers advice on how to lower and control your blood pressure. High blood pressure affects nearly half of American adults, and three-quarters of those with high...

    • Posted October 17, 2020
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  • Heart Defects Don’t Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19

    In what will come as reassuring news to those who were born with a heart defect, new research finds these people aren’t at increased risk for moderate or severe COVID-19. The study included more than 7,000 adults...

    • Posted October 16, 2020
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  • America Sees Daily COVID Cases Pass 60,000 Once Again

    The number of new U.S. coronavirus cases topped 60,000 on Thursday, a tally not reported since early August, as health experts worried the coming winter might push the toll even higher. The latest numbers have also sent...

    • Posted October 16, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2020

    Preterm Births Decreased During Pandemic Lockdowns Kamala Harris' Travel Paused Due to Coronavirus Concerns Most Americans Critical of Trump's Handling of Pandemic: Survey Concept of COVID Herd Immunity rescuing Americans is 'Nonsense,' Fauci Says

    • Posted October 16, 2020
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  • Pandemic Precautions: The TV News You Watch Might Matter

    Masks or no masks? Social distancing or not? New research suggests that the media Americans consume matters when these decisions are made. The study found that folks drawn to conservative-leaning TV news were much less likely to...

    • Posted October 15, 2020
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  • Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky

    Heart patients may face a greater chance of cardiovascular complications after having major surgery that doesn’t involve the heart, new research suggests. Twenty percent of these patients experienced heart troubles within a year of such surgery, the...

    • Posted October 15, 2020
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  • Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur ‘Tangles’ of Alzheimer’s

    Offering fresh insight into the deep-seated roots of dementia, new research finds that diminished blood flow to the brain is tied to buildup a protein long associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Called “tau,” high levels of the protein...

    • Posted October 15, 2020
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  • Americans Might Need to Pass on Thanksgiving Gatherings: Fauci

    The nation’s top infectious diseases expert warned Wednesday that Americans need to consider canceling family gatherings for Thanksgiving because coronavirus cases are now surging in 37 states. Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS News that those surges might...

    • Posted October 15, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2020

    Ebola Drug Approved by FDA Trump's Teen Son Had Coronavirus Infection Women Dies After COVID-19 Reinfection FDA Warns Companies About Illegal Sales of Dietary Supplements

    • Posted October 15, 2020
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