All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: March 18, 2019

    Expandable Heart Valves Could Mean Fewer Heart Surgeries After Congo Visit, CDC Director Says Ebola Outbreak Could Last a Year

    • Posted March 18, 2019
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  • ‘Antibiotic Envelopes’ Could Cut Infections After Pacemaker Implant

    Tucking a pacemaker inside an antibiotic-soaked mesh envelope before implanting it inside your body can drastically reduce your risk of a dangerous infection, a new study shows. About 1.7 million patients receive cardiac implants like pacemakers or...

    • Posted March 18, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Treating Rashes

    Children often visit the pediatrician for skin rashes. From viruses to allergies, rashes have a multitude of causes. To ease discomfort, KidsHealth tells parents: Do not rub the skin. Pat it dry after a bath or shower....

    • Posted March 18, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Parenting Adopted Teens

    Teenagers often struggle with questions of identity. For adopted teens, the struggle may be harder than it is for their non-adopted peers. When dealing with questions of identity, the Children Welfare Information Gateway suggests: Talk to your...

    • Posted March 18, 2019
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  • Despite Big Heart Benefits, Far Too Many Skip Statins

    People who’ve already had a heart attack or stroke can cut their odds for another one in half if they regularly take cholesterol-lowering statins. Yet new research found that only about 6 percent of patients take these...

    • Posted March 16, 2019
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  • Funding Gap Leaves Women Scientists at a Lifelong Disadvantage: Study

    Women scientists get less early-career research funding from the U.S. government than men, which can put them at a disadvantage for the rest of their careers, a new study says. Researchers analyzed grants given by the U.S....

    • Posted March 15, 2019
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  • AHA News: Overweight Kids at Higher Risk for Blood Clots as Adults

    FRIDAY, March 15, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Overweight children may be more likely than normal-weight children to develop life-threatening blood clots as adults, a new Danish study suggests. The good news is, getting to a...

    • Posted March 15, 2019
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  • Human Ancestors’ Diet Led You to Pronounce Your F’s and V’s

    Think of it as another example of a refined palate. The ability to make speech sounds such as “f” and “v” is due to diet-led changes in humans’ bite, researchers say. The range of speech sounds people...

    • Posted March 15, 2019
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  • Should You Get Pills or Surgery for A-Fib?

    Many older Americans have the worrisome and potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, or “a-fib,” and they’re typically offered medicines or a surgery called ablation to correct it. Which works best? Two new trials may...

    • Posted March 15, 2019
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  • Heart Care Guidelines Rarely Backed by Top-Notch Science

    Precious few treatment guidelines for heart patients are supported by the best scientific evidence, a new study shows. Less than one in 10 recommendations are based on results from multiple randomized controlled trials (considered the “gold standard”),...

    • Posted March 15, 2019
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