All posts by LadyLively

  • Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab

    For those with heart problems, home-based rehab can take the place of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation during the current coronavirus pandemic, heart experts say. “Home-based cardiac rehab is a solution to help provide cardiac rehabilitation to patients with...

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

    Whether she gets it from fruits, beans, grains or vegetables, dietary fiber appears to at least slightly lower a woman’s risk for breast cancer, a comprehensive new review finds. The review covered data from 20 different trials...

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • ‘She Can’t Get Away’: U.S. Lockdowns Trigger Surge in Domestic Violence

    People sheltering in place to avoid the threat of COVID-19 are finding themselves trapped with a more familiar source of danger — their own spouse or parent. Domestic violence reports have skyrocketed around the globe as coronavirus...

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • As Coronavirus Shows First Signs of Peaking, White House Looks to Ease Restrictions in May

    (HealthDay News) — With the U.S. coronavirus death toll passing 16,600 on Friday, reports surfaced that the Trump administration is pushing to re-open much of the country in May. According to the Washington Post, President Donald Trump...

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 10, 2020

    No Sail Order For Cruise Ships Extended by CDC Hospitals That Get Federal Stimulus Money Can't Issue Surprise Bills California Has First Daily Drop in ICU Coronavirus Patients

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19

    If you or your child has type 1 diabetes, you already have a lot of extra health worries, and now you need to add COVID-19 infections to the list. You may be wondering if you have a...

    • Posted April 9, 2020
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  • How to Connect With Nursing Home Patients in Quarantine

    U.S. nursing homes, assisted living centers and other long-term care facilities have closed their doors to outsiders due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it difficult for residents and their families to stay connected. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of...

    • Posted April 9, 2020
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  • Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds

    Children of parents with mental illness are at increased risk for injuries, researchers report. Risk is highest before 1 year of age, but remains elevated to age 17, according to the new study. “Our results show there...

    • Posted April 9, 2020
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  • Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?

    COVID-19 has infected over 429,000 Americans and claimed the lives of nearly 15,000 patients, with seniors clearly bearing the brunt of severe disease. But experts warn the virus is proving to be a threat to some younger...

    • Posted April 9, 2020
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  • Don’t Count on Warmer Weather to Curb COVID-19

    Both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a report out of China are dampening hopes that — as happens with colds and the flu — COVID-19 might begin to fade with hotter weather. “Given that countries...

    • Posted April 9, 2020
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