All posts by LadyLively

  • Daily Coffee May Protect the Heart

    The latest buzz on coffee? It may be good for your heart, a new, large study suggests. Drinking light to moderate amounts — up to three cups a day — may lower the risk of stroke, fatal...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use

    Fully half of all young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also battle alcohol or drug abuse. And folks with ADHD who have a history of depression or anxiety are particularly vulnerable to substance abuse...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won’t Help

    Despite studies showing that it doesn’t work against COVID-19, prescriptions for the anti-parasite drug ivermectin have climbed sharply in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Prescriptions for...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You

    A good Samaritan can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest if a portable defibrillator is nearby. Now, a pilot study suggests a new way to get the devices into bystanders’ hands: drones. The study, done...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • High Demand for At-Home COVID Tests Could Hamper Supply, Abbott Says

    Demand for Abbott Laboratories’ at-home COVID-19 tests has reached “unprecedented” levels and supply may be limited in the coming weeks, the company says. Sales have skyrocketed due to the surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • AHA News: How Your Job Can Affect Your Heart Health

    MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Is your job good for your health? From the factory floor to the phone bank, from the boardroom to the emergency room, it’s a complicated question to consider...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Daily Average of COVID Hospitalizations in US Hits 100,000

    In another grim reminder of the toll that the pandemic continues to take on Americans, the daily average for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is now higher than any previous case surge except last winter. As that daily average...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 30, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, Aug. 30: Daily average of U.S. COVID hospitalizations hit 100,000. Pushed by the highly contagious Delta variant and high number of unvaccinated people, the daily average of hospitalizations...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List

    Due to surging coronavirus cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union’s “safe list” of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testing and quarantines. The change...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • Unvaccinated Teacher Infected Half of Students in Classroom: CDC Study

    MONDAY, Aug. 30, 2021 (Healthday News) — A case study from California may fuel further debate about vaccine mandates in schools as students return to classrooms. It occurred in Marin County, Calif., in May and involved an...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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