All posts by LadyLively

  • Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

    Whether it’s takeout or dining in, lives filled with lots of restaurant fare could turn out to be shorter, new research shows. The study found that dining out frequently — two or more meals prepared away from...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

    Medicine may have advanced by leaps and bounds over the last century, but Generation X and millennials are in worse health than their parents and grandparents were at their age. That’s the conclusion of a new study...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • AHA News: 7 Healthy Strategies to Navigate a Food Swamp

    THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — On nearly every corner, and along the roads in between, the familiar signs comfort and tempt us: burgers and fried chicken, ice cream and doughnuts, sweets and treats...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns

    In some good news to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, new research shows that pregnant women and new breastfeeding moms have a strong immune response to COVID-19 vaccines and can transfer that immunity to their infants. The...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • AstraZeneca Reports Slightly Lower Estimate of Its COVID Vaccine’s Effectiveness

    Following a sharp rebuke from an independent oversight board over potentially misleading information on the effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine, AstraZeneca released new data late Wednesday that showed the vaccine is slightly less effective than the company...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: March 25, 2021

    White House Announces $10 Billion More to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Another $10 billion in funding to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural areas across the United States was announced Thursday by the Biden...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids’ Growth

    A new medication may offer hope to children with achondroplasia, a rare bone growth disorder that causes very short stature coupled with disproportionate limb and trunk size. The experimental drug is called vosoritide. By tamping down overactive...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination

    THURSDAY, March 25, 2021It’s very rare, but it is possible to catch COVID-19 even if you’ve been vaccinated, a new study finds. Looking at vaccinated health care workers at two University of California campuses, researchers found a...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

    Even small increases of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution may cause an uptick in heart- and lung-related deaths, underscoring the need to tighten limits on this type of air pollution, Chinese researchers say. NO2 is produced by...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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  • Exercise Boosts Blood Flow to Brain, Keeping it Sharp

    Regular aerobic exercise increases blood flow to the brain, which may help slow mental decline in older adults, a new, small study suggests. Researchers from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center looked at 70 men and women...

    • Posted March 25, 2021
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