All posts by LadyLively

  • Delta & Breakthrough Infections in the Vaccinated: Should You Worry?

    Masks are making an unwanted comeback in many parts of the United States, after new data showing that fully vaccinated people with “breakthrough” coronavirus infections carry enough virus in their bodies to pose a potential risk to...

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  • AHA News: Childhood Trauma May Affect Heart Health in Low-Income Black Adults

    FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Trauma in childhood may lead to worse heart health later in life for Black people in the U.S. who have a low income, but not for those who...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • AHA News: Since Her Cardiac Arrest at 37, She Urges Everyone to Know CPR

    FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 37, Mary Gordon was fit, energetic and healthy. She regularly pushed herself through workouts on a high-tech stationary bike and ran 5Ks. So she was at a...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • FDA OKs Third COVID Shot for Vulnerable Americans

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster” shot of coronavirus vaccines for people with weakened immune systems, as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to surge across the country. Expanding the emergency...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2021

    Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Aug. 13: A 3rd shot for people most vulnerable to COVID-19. As the Delta variant spreads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster”...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • Coronavirus Outbreak on Carnival Cruise Ship

    A coronavirus outbreak on a Carnival Cruise Line ship that sailed from Galveston, Texas, to Belize is one of the largest reported on a vessel sailing from the United States since cruises relaunched this summer. The 27...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • Largest U.S. Teachers’ Union Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccination

    Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for teachers now has the support of the United States’ largest teachers’ union. “It is clear that the vaccination of those eligible is one of the most effective ways to keep schools safe,” Becky...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • ‘Date Rape’ Drug Gets FDA Approval to Treat Rare Sleep Disorder

    The drug Xywav has been approved for expanded use in adults with a rare sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The drug has a checkered history: In the 1960s, it...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

    Everyone knows that your metabolism peaks in your teenage years, when you’re fit and active and feeling your oats. And everyone knows that a person’s metabolism slows down in middle age, as bodies start to expand and...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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  • Cancer Patients Avoiding Pot, Even as Rules on Use Relax

    As legal use of marijuana expands, experts say U.S. cancer patients are still far less likely to use it than the general population. That’s the key finding from a new study based on data on smoking habits...

    • Posted August 13, 2021
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