All posts by LadyLively

  • Being a ‘Night Owl’ Raises Odds for Diabetes If You’re Obese

    Though obesity by itself can drive up heart disease risk, new research suggests diabetes and heart disease risk is especially high when combined with a tendency to stay up late at night. The finding stems from a...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • AHA News: Stroke Affects the Whole Family, And Here’s How to Help Keep It Together

    MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When Carol Coulther’s husband, Rich, had a stroke, her teacher instincts kicked in immediately. She began writing down everything his doctors said to make sense of what happened...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter

    In new evidence that illustrates that health issues rarely exist in a vacuum, a new study finds a link between heart health and brain function. Existing evidence suggests that having heart disease raises one’s risk of dementia,...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to ‘Normal’ Unsettling

    Many Americans felt relief and joy at the announcement last week that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks at many indoor and outdoor locations. But don’t be surprised if those good feelings come tinged...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • After Setbacks, Sanofi/GlaxoSmithKline COVID Vaccine Performs Well in Early Trial

    Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced Monday that their coronavirus vaccine candidate produced powerful responses in a preliminary trial that followed an earlier setback in the vaccine’s development. In selected data that has not yet been published in a...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 17, 2021

    Most Japanese Want Olympic Games Delayed or Canceled: Poll More than 8 in 10 people in Japan don’t want their country to host the Olympics this summer, according to a poll conducted on the weekend as the...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Should There Be ‘Gun Retirement’ for the Elderly?

    Just as some elderly drivers need to give up their car keys, older gun owners may eventually face “firearm retirement.” And a preliminary study suggests they are open to the idea. In focus-group interviews with older gun...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men

    Boys who weigh less than 2 pounds at birth don’t age as well as their normal-weight peers, a long-term study finds. Canadian researchers have followed a group of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies and their normal-weight...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk

    You want to keep Fido or Fluffy safe, so when they need medication, it’s important to ask questions and guard against dosing errors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “A number of the medication errors that...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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  • Bullying, Violence Common for Gender-Diverse Youth

    Gender-diverse youths are three times more likely to be bullied and victimized than those who identify as male or female, a new study of more than 4,400 teens has found. “Transgender youths reported the highest rates of...

    • Posted May 17, 2021
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