All posts by LadyLively

  • More Opioids Doesn’t Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

    Boosting doses of opioid pain medicines doesn’t appear to benefit patients with chronic pain, researchers report. “What we found was that the pain relief the provider and the patient are going for really isn’t there when they...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • AHA News: After Diabetes, Stroke and Heart Attack, She’s Learning to ‘Fight Smart’

    THURSDAY, May 21, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis was reviewing paperwork at her office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the headache started. It grew stronger and stronger and her eyes blurred, making it difficult...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn’t Easy: Here Are Some Tips

    Lots of TV time, no PE classes, and a fridge full of food: It’s a recipe for weight gain for kids under “stay at home” rules. But there are ways parents can help them stay healthy, says...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • COVID Can Complicate Pregnancy, Especially If Mom Is Obese

    Some pregnant women with COVID-19 do become severely ill, and the risk may be elevated for those who were obese or had conditions like asthma before pregnancy, a new study suggests. As with all things COVID-19, researchers...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

    The more pregnancies losses a woman has, the greater her risk of developing diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on nearly 25,000 Danish women who were born between 1957 and 1997 and diagnosed with type...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Combining Remdesivir With Other Meds Could Boost COVID-Fighting Power

    A combination drug therapy for COVID-19 aims to both prevent the virus from spreading inside the human body as well as quelling the immune system havoc that the germ wreaks. A U.S. federally funded clinical trial is...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Earlier Lockdowns Would Have Saved Thousands of American Lives, Model Shows

    (HealthDay News) — Nearly 36,000 American lives would have been spared if strict social distancing measures had been enacted across the country just one week earlier than they were, new estimates suggest. And if those measures had...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 21, 2020

    Test All Newborns of Mothers With Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19: CDC Live Poultry Linked to Salmonella Cases in 28 States: CDC Many Americans Concerned That Reopening Country Will Cause Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections Sales of Johnson's Baby Powder Halted...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Keto Diet Might Change Your Gut in More Ways Than One

    The now-trendy keto diet is said to turn fat into fuel. But a new, small study says it may also change the vast array of microbes residing in your gut (the microbiome). That could be a good...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study

    (HealthDay News) Young to middle-aged asthmatics who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are likely to be on a ventilator longer than patients without asthma, new research reports. Patients with asthma who were between 20 and 59 years of...

    • Posted May 20, 2020
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