All posts by LadyLively

  • Biden Says He Will Release All Vaccine Doses After Taking Office

    President-elect Joe Biden plans to release nearly all available doses of COVID-19 vaccine when he takes office, reversing the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half the supply to ensure second doses are available. The potentially risky...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Black Patients at Higher Risk When Type 1 Diabetes and COVID Combine

    The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted health care disparities in the United States, but a new study puts that issue into sharper focus, finding that Black and Hispanic people with type 1 diabetes who get COVID-19 are much...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Record Number of COVID Cases, Deaths Reported in U.S.

    A record-shattering number of coronavirus infections and deaths were reported Thursday in the United States, as health officials fretted about a new, more contagious variant that has now been detected in eight states. The grim statistics? At...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • AHA News: Trendy Microgreens Offer Flavor You Can Grow at Home

    FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — As one of the trendiest foods in the produce aisle, microgreens are known for adding a splash of color to a dish, a spicy kick to a salad...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2021

    Below are newsworthy items compiled by the Healthday staff: Capitol Riot May Have Been a Super-Spreader Event It may never be clear if Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol Building was a COVID-19 super-spreader event, but a...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Coping With Anxiety, Fear During a Rocky Presidential Transition

    The nation is in a state of shock and outrage over Wednesday’s riotous siege on the U.S. Capitol Building by supporters of President Donald Trump, and there could be still worse to come before the Jan. 20...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

    Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in middle age and beyond might help keep your brain healthy, a new study suggests. “Our study suggests that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity a week or...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Could High Pollen Levels Trigger Pelvic Pain?

    FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021Most folks are familiar with the havoc that high pollen levels can wreak on their lungs, but new research suggests they can also exacerbate a painful pelvic condition in some people. “Our study provides...

    • Posted January 8, 2021
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  • Is Self-Control the Key to a Long, Healthy Life?

    If your children are well-behaved, do they stand a greater chance of having healthy, happy lives as adults? A new study says yes. After tracking just over 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to the age of 45,...

    • Posted January 7, 2021
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  • Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms

    A widely used class of antibiotics has been linked to an increased risk of a potentially fatal blood vessel condition — even in younger, healthy people. In a study of millions of antibiotic prescriptions made in the...

    • Posted January 7, 2021
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