All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Approves First Nerve-Stimulation Device to Aid Stroke Recovery

    A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “People who have lost mobility in their hands and arms due...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products

    Three small e-cigarette makers have been told by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop selling their flavored products. The orders issued Thursday to JD Nova Group LLC, Great American Vapes and VaporSalon require them to...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • AHA News: What Are Researchers Doing to Stop Dementia?

    FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — They are words nobody wants to hear: Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. As the population ages, a growing number of older adults gradually lose cherished memories and the ability...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 27, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Aug. 27: Half of hospitalized COVID patients experience symptoms a year after discharge. Adding more evidence that ‘long COVID’ is a common phenomenon, research out of Wuhan, China,...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Patients a Year Later

    Nearly half of coronavirus patients in a large, new study were still suffering at least one lingering symptom of their illness a full year after being hospitalized for COVID-19. The latest findings add to a growing pile...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Trays Are the Source of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC

    Fratelli Beretta brand antipasto trays have been identified as the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. No deaths have...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Half of American Workers Support COVID Vaccination, Mask Mandates in Workplace

    COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandates in the workplace have the support of roughly half of American workers, a new poll shows. About 59% of those working remotely and 47% of those working in person are in favor...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Could a Long-Used Cholesterol Drug Fight Severe COVID-19?

    A drug that lowers cholesterol might help save hospitalized patients with COVID-19, a new, small Israeli study suggests. Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem noted that COVID causes a big buildup of cholesterol, which results in inflammation...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • When Is a Person With COVID-19 Most Infectious?

    New research delivers an answer to a burning question: When are COVID-19 patients most infectious? The answer? Two days before and three days after they develop symptoms. The findings highlight the importance of rapid testing and quarantine...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Toppling TVs, Furniture Sending Many Young Children to ERs

    It can happen in an instant. A young child climbs a heavy piece of furniture, and it topples over on the toddler. New research suggests that’s not as rare as you might think: Hundreds of thousands of...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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