All posts by LadyLively

  • Are You Taking a Med That’s Raising Your Blood Pressure?

    Nearly one in five Americans with high blood pressure use medications that can cause blood pressure to spike, a preliminary study shows. The researchers said the findings are concerning, given how many people have difficulty controlling their...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • AHA News: How Social Isolation Can Harm Health as You Age – and How to Prevent It

    FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Barbara Stopfer hasn’t had much of a social life since her husband died six years ago. She stopped seeing coworkers, too, after her heart condition required her to...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Poll Finds Many Parents Hesitant to Get Younger Kids Vaccinated

    As U.S. health officials prepare to authorize Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in younger children, a new poll shows that less than a third of parents would get their child vaccinated as soon as the shots...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 7, 2021

    U.S. Likely to Achieve July 4 COVID-19 Vaccination Target, But Challenges Remain It’s likely that the United States will achieve President Joe Biden’s target of having at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine into the arms...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Air Pollution Can Harm Kids’ Hearts for a Lifetime

    Air pollution isn’t hard on the hearts of adults only, suggests a new analysis that found it can raise blood pressure in kids as young as 5. Children experienced increases in blood pressure if they had short-term...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

    Chronic kidney disease may carry an increased risk of dementia, according to a Swedish study. In people with chronic kidney disease, the bean-shaped organs gradually lose their ability to filter waste from the blood and eliminate fluids....

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart

    A bit of booze may help protect your heart by reducing stress-related brain activity, a new study suggests. “The thought is that moderate amounts of alcohol may have effects on the brain that can help you relax,...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack

    Poor mental health after a heart attack may increase young and middle-aged adults’ risk of another heart attack or death a few years later, a new study suggests. The study included 283 heart attack survivors, aged 18...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

    Many American workers remain in jobs they’d rather leave — simply because they don’t want to lose their health insurance, a new Gallup poll reveals. That’s the situation for 16% of respondents in a nationwide poll of...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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  • Why Do Dogs Bark & Bite? Fear May Be Key

    That growling dog may actually be terrified of you. Fear and age-related pain are among the reasons why dogs are aggressive toward people, a new study suggests. The findings could help two-legged folks better understand and prevent...

    • Posted May 7, 2021
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