All posts by LadyLively

  • Could You Spot the Silent Symptoms of Stress?

    The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they’re important to recognize to protect one’s mental health, experts say. Visible symptoms of stress are fairly obvious – irritability, anger, impatience, muscle tension. “You may not...

    • Posted May 4, 2024
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  • Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide

    People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says. Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Key Therapy Equally Effective for Women, Men With Narrowed Leg Arteries

    Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected. Research into best treatments for women with...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker’s Case of Bird Flu

    Doctors in Texas are describing the only known human case of H5N1 avian flu connected to the ongoing outbreak of the disease in dairy cows.  Bird flu in humans remains extremely rare, but in the hundreds of...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Does Preschool Boost Kids’ Long-Term Academic Success? Study Finds Mixed Results

    Pre-kindergarten programs have long been considered an early ticket to future success for children. But the evidence is much more mixed than one might think regarding the longer-term effectiveness of preschool programs, a new evidence review in...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier

    Artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than they would typically be diagnosed, a new study says. A newly developed AI program was able to successfully identify people at risk...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant

    Primates are capable of tending to wounds using medicinal plants, a new case report says. A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, researchers say in...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Quit-Smoking Meds Not Working for You? Try Upping the Dose

    Folks struggling to quit smoking might need a bump up on the dose of medication they’re using to help them stop, according to new clinical trial results. Patients are more likely to successfully quit if the dose...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack

    Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says. STEMI (ST‐segment-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attacks have declined by nearly 50% during the past 15 years in the United...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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  • Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients

    Advanced liver cirrhosis can push levels of ammonia in the blood to hazardous levels, but skipping meat at mealtime can help reverse that, new research shows. “It was exciting to see that even small changes in your...

    • Posted May 3, 2024
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