All posts by LadyLively

  • More Evidence Ties Gum Disease With Heart Disease

    New research offers further evidence of a link between gum disease and heart disease. The ongoing Swedish study previously found that gum disease (“periodontitis”) was much more common in first-time heart attack patients than in a group...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Don’t Forget to Apply Sunscreen Before & After Water Fun

    If you’re at the beach or pool, applying sunscreen before and after you’ve been in the water is a must, a cancer specialist says. The intensity of exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays “is higher under water...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • As Classes Resume, Some Health Tips From the CDC

    Students face a number of challenges as they head back to school this fall — from potential exposure to COVID-19 and other illnesses to injuries on the playing field. “This return to school season is like no...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Fatal ODs From Illicit Tranquilizers Jumped 6-Fold During Pandemic

    Overdose deaths linked to illicit “designer” benzodiazepines have surged in the United States, as underground labs crank out new synthetic variations on prescription tranquilizers like Valium, Xanax and Ativan. Overdose deaths involving illicit benzos increased more than...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • Could Electrode ‘Pulses’ Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?

    A new approach to spinal cord stimulation may drastically reduce chronic back pain, a small pilot study suggests. The study, of 20 patients with stubborn low back pain, tested the effects of implanting electrodes near the spinal...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers

    Do you have an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker? Try keeping your smart watch or smart phone a few inches away from them. New research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finds that your phone or watch...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • AHA News: He Got Help F.A.S.T. For His Stroke. His Mother Wasn’t as Lucky.

    THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It was the evening of Jan. 30, 2007, when Mike Maddux got the phone call from his stepfather. His mother was in the bathroom with the door locked...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, Aug. 26: Moderna submits data for full approval of COVID vaccine. Coming soon after full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, Moderna says it has now submitted relevant data...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • You’re Vaccinated But Get a Breakthrough Infection: What Next?

    More than 171 million people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, but the highly infectious Delta variant has left some with “breakthrough” cases nonetheless. These cases were anticipated, because the COVID vaccines weren’t designed...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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  • Moderna Readies for Full Vaccine Approval, as Pfizer Submits Data on Booster Shot

    Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday that it has completed its submission for full approval of its coronavirus vaccine, while Pfizer Inc. said it has begun to file data for full approval of a third booster shot of its...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
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