All posts by LadyLively

  • Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study Suggests

    The nerve pain drug gabapentin might reduce damage after a spinal cord injury, research in mice suggests. The drug prevented harmful structural changes in injured spinal cords, as well as cardiovascular changes and immune suppression caused by...

    • Posted February 1, 2021
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  • Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids

    There have been good and bad changes to U.S. children’s diets during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. “Providing healthy meals and snacks to our kids can be a challenge even when we’re not experiencing a pandemic,” said...

    • Posted February 1, 2021
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  • No Gym Required: How Seniors Can Exercise During Lockdown

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s crucial for homebound older adults to find safe and effective ways to exercise, an expert says. At-home workouts can help strengthen muscles, improve balance, increase blood flow to the heart, boost the...

    • Posted January 31, 2021
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  • Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter

    Dry and chapped lips are common during the winter, but there are a number of things you can do to protect them, an expert says. “Cold, dry weather; sun damage; and frequently licking your lips are just...

    • Posted January 30, 2021
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  • New COVID Variants May Weaken Vaccines, But Shots Will Still Protect You: Experts

    The new coronavirus is mutating in an attempt to elude vaccines and treatments, putting a greater onus on Americans to get vaccinated and use social distancing measures to avoid infection, U.S. health officials said Friday. New COVID-19...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • As New COVID Variants Emerge, Do You Need to ‘Double Mask’?

    Could wearing two masks be better than one? The emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants has led health experts to consider “double masking” as a potential way to better protect yourself and those around you....

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • AHA News: How Does COVID-19 Affect the Brain? Researchers Are Starting to Find Answers

    FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Sam Rafferty fell severely ill after getting infected with COVID-19 at an uncle’s funeral in March, an event that sickened her entire family and left Rafferty and her...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • AHA News: 5 Things Nutrition Experts Want You to Know About New Federal Dietary Guidelines

    FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories....

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • J&J, Novavax COVID Vaccines Work Well, But Weaken Against a New Variant

    Two widely anticipated new COVID-19 vaccines — from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax — appear to halt infections in places where more contagious variants are circulating, new trials show. But there was one key exception: Each loses...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2021

    Study Suggests COVID-19 Harms Men’s Fertility, But Experts Question Findings Severe COVID-19 might harm men’s fertility by reducing the quality of their sperm, a new study says, but some experts were skeptical about the findings. In the...

    • Posted January 29, 2021
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