All posts by LadyLively

  • Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague

    (HealthDay News) – – After examining DNA from remains in an ancient mass grave in Germany, scientists think that genetic immunity from bubonic plague may have developed in the wake of the disease. “We found that innate...

    • Posted May 11, 2021
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  • Reviews Find No Evidence Weight-Loss Supplements Work

    You’re getting no real benefit from taking weight-loss supplements like garcinia cambogia, green tea extract, glucomannan, conjugated linoleic acid or chitosan, two new reviews show. Most of the clinical trials studied didn’t show these supplements producing any...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

    When young women land in the emergency room with chest pain, they wait longer and get less treatment than their male counterparts, a preliminary study finds. Using a federal survey of U.S. hospitals, researchers found that younger...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Ibuprofen, Similar Painkillers Won’t Raise Risks for COVID Patients

    Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen doesn’t make COVID-19 worse or more deadly, a new study finds. When the pandemic began, doctors debated if NSAIDs increased the severity of COVID-19, but this study reports that...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood

    Could having heart disease risk factors in childhood sow the seeds of thinking declines in middle-age? It looks like it might, new research claims. “I think it was not so big of a surprise for us, but...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study

    There’s more evidence that a switch away from meat in your diet could cut levels of unhealthy “biomarkers” that encourage disease, researchers say. A new study reported Saturday at the virtual European Congress on Obesity (ECO) found...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • AHA News: Preterm Deliveries May Pose Long-Term Stroke Risk for Mothers

    MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It’s not surprising that babies born prematurely may face more health issues than those who were carried to term. But new research suggests the same may apply to...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Pfizer, Moderna or J&J? An Expert Answers Your Questions

    Enough COVID-19 vaccine doses are available in the United States that many Americans may now have the freedom of choice. Unvaccinated folks going to their local clinic or pharmacy could choose between the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Fauci Says Relaxed Indoor Masking Rules Could Be on the Way

    Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday opened the door to the possibility of relaxing indoor masking rules as more Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus. As immunizations climb, “we do need to start being more liberal” in terms...

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 10, 2021

    CDC Revises Website Info on How COVID-19 Spreads The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday changed its website guidance on how coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that it’s mainly transmitted through the air, not on surfaces....

    • Posted May 10, 2021
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