All posts by LadyLively

  • ‘Psychological Distress’ Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows

    COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health, a new nationwide survey shows. Overall, psychological distress more than tripled between 2018 and this spring — from 4% of U.S. adults in 2018 to 14% in...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Pandemic-Battered U.S. Economy Makes Rebound, As Jobless Numbers Fall

    Federal data released Friday offered signs of hope on the economic front, as jobless numbers actually fell — from 14.7 percent in April to 13.3 percent in May. The economy, hit hard by stay-at-home orders and shuttered...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Could Heartburn Med Pepcid Ease COVID-19 Symptoms?

    An over-the-counter heartburn remedy is showing some potential as a symptom reliever for COVID-19, a small study finds. Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid, appeared to improve symptoms in a group of 10 patients diagnosed with...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 4, 2020

    Daily Aspirin Not A Good Choice for Healthy People Certain Genes Linked With Severe COVID-19 Fauci Says Any COVID-19 Vaccine Would Be in Plentiful Supply By 2021

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • Are Your Symptoms From COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?

    In the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to tell if you’ve come down with COVID-19, spring allergies or a cold, which all have some similar symptoms. Fever and dry cough are common symptoms...

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home

    There’s been a nearly 60% drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed data on 1,735...

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • How to Get Better Sleep While Working at Home

    For many, work-at-home orders aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic have had an unintended side effect: sleep loss. “We’ve seen a significant increase in reports of stress-related insomnia in recent months,” said Julio Fernandez-Mendoza of the Penn...

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • Pandemic Has Left Nearly 43 Million Americans Without Work

    As the U.S. coronavirus case count eclipsed 1.8 million and the death toll passed 107,000 on Thursday, America’s jobless rolls swelled to nearly 43 million. That’s close to one-quarter of the country’s work force. The U.S. Labor...

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk

    Whether pot use increases the risk of stroke has been hotly debated, and now a new study adds to evidence that it doesn’t. “Our observational study looked specifically at recent cannabis use by reviewing drug testing data...

    • Posted June 4, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 3, 2020

    U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropped Over 20 Years COVID-19 Drug Studies Questioned Coronavirus Pandemic Creates Shortage of Antidepressant Zoloft

    • Posted June 3, 2020
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