All posts by LadyLively

  • MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

    Despite the existence of conventional medications to manage multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, a majority of patients also rely on alternative therapies, including vitamins, exercise and marijuana, a new survey suggests. For the study, researchers at Oregon Health...

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots

    COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found out how they occur, which potentially could lead to better treatment. “While many forms of illness can generate blood clots, the endothelial cells that...

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • Could Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought?

    Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly, as a new mathematical model argues that herd immunity might be achieved with fewer people becoming immune through infection than...

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000 as More States Slow Reopening Plans

    The daily tally of new U.S. coronavirus cases passed 50,000 on Wednesday, as more reopening plans across the country were slowed amid fears of spiking infections. A glimmer of hope emerged on the economic front when unemployment...

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 2, 2020

    Promising Results for Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine in Early Testing: Pfizer U.S. Grab of Only COVID-19 Treatment Outrages Health Experts

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study

    Do you wonder if you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus in the recent past? Good luck finding out for sure: A new review finds there’s little good evidence of the accuracy of blood antibody tests for...

    • Posted July 2, 2020
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  • Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

    Cardiologist Dr. Willie Lawrence remains haunted by the memory of police shooting his best friend during a 1966 race riot in Cleveland. “I saw my best friend shot in the back and the leg by police. I...

    • Posted July 1, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 1, 2020

    Travelers From 16 States Must Self-Quarantine When Arriving in N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut Republicans Now Urging People to Wear Masks Face Mask Exemption Cards are Fake: U.S. Officials Carl Reiner Dead at 98 New Swine Flu Virus Poses Hypothetical Pandemic Risk

    • Posted July 1, 2020
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  • Sleeping In on Weekends Won’t Erase Your ‘Sleep Debt’

    For those who try to catch up on lost sleep during the weekend, French researchers have some bad news: Once Saturday and Sunday have come and gone, many will find they’re still seriously short on sleep. The...

    • Posted June 30, 2020
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  • Don’t Get Sick While Swimming This Summer

    Swimming and summer are practically synonymous, but getting sick from bacteria in lakes, rivers and the ocean can spoil the fun, U.S. health officials warn. Since 2009, nearly 120 disease outbreaks in 31 states have been tied...

    • Posted June 30, 2020
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