All posts by LadyLively

  • Stroke Hits Black Americans at Younger Ages Than Whites

    Black Americans have strokes nearly a decade younger on average than white people, a new study has found. The study also revealed that Black people consistently had a higher rate of stroke than white folks over a...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Could Medical Marijuana Be Bad for Heart Patients?

    Medical marijuana might help ease chronic pain, but it also slightly increases a patient’s risk of a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, a new study says. Patients treated with medical cannabis had a nearly 1% increased risk of...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • All Pain Is Not the Same When It Comes to MS

    Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows. One class of pain experienced by MS patients is what the authors of the new...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Pregnancy-Linked Depression Tied to Shorter Life Spans for Women

    Women are far more likely to suffer an early death if they develop depression during or after pregnancy, a new Swedish study has found. Women who developed what’s known as “perinatal” depression were generally twice as likely...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Biorobotic Heart Imitates the Real Thing and Could Further Research

    A biorobotic heart that combines a biological pig heart with a silicone robotic pump is providing researchers with a new tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease. Scientists built the heart by replacing the heart muscle...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Getting School Kids Gardening Pays Off for Eating Habits

    Tending a garden can help young kids develop healthy attitudes about food that will influence their health years later, a new study says. Kids who participated in a gardening and food education program during elementary school were...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Smoking Residue on Household Surfaces Can Harm Kids

    Nearly half of homes tested in a new study contained toxic byproducts of cigarette smoke. Known as thirdhand smoke, these tobacco byproducts remained on furniture, floors and bric-a-brac.  Researchers who tested homes of 84 children found nicotine...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Vicious Cycle: Depression and Weight Gain Often Go Together

    A bout of depression can trigger a bump in body weight among people struggling with obesity, a new study has found. People who had an increase in symptoms related to depression experienced an increase in their weight...

    • Posted January 10, 2024
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  • U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers

    The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily. Researchers tracked data on students in...

    • Posted January 10, 2024
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  • Rock On: He Played Guitar While Getting His Brain Tumor Removed

    Professional guitarist Christian Nolen took his stage show to an operating room last month, strumming out Deftones tunes for surgeons as they worked to remove a tumor from his brain. Nolen’s performance wasn’t just for entertainment –...

    • Posted January 10, 2024
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