All posts by LadyLively

  • Suicide Risk May Fluctuate With the Menstrual Cycle

    Most women know that their menstrual cycle can affect their mood. Now, new research suggests suicidal thoughts may peak at certain points during the monthly cycle. The finding could have an upside, helping people pinpoint when they...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • Doctors Are Excited, Concerned About AI’s Role in Medicine: Poll

    American physicians have mixed feelings on the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream medical practice, a new survey shows. The survey of nearly 1,100 doctors, conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) in August, found 41%...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • ‘Couch Potato’ Kids Can Become Young Adults With Heart Trouble

    Hours plunked down in front of the TV or staring at a phone screen in childhood could bring poor heart health decades later, a new study shows. Finnish researchers say kids who were largely sedentary tended to...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Quality of Life for People With Advanced Heart Failure

    Patients with advanced heart failure can benefit from stem cell therapy, a large, new clinical trial has found. Injections of stem cells programmed to heal damaged heart tissue wound up improving overall quality of life for heart...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • ‘Long Flu’ Joins ‘Long COVID’ as New Diagnosis

    “Long COVID” has become a well-known potential consequence of COVID infection, with symptoms that can last weeks, months or even years. Now it appears that “long flu” is also possible, with some patients developing long-lasting health problems...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • One Way to Boost Mammogram Rates: Let Women Schedule Their Own Appointments

    Allowing women to schedule their own mammography appointments increases the likelihood they’ll follow through on the screening, a new study reports. “Self-scheduling helps make the path to mammogram completion a little smoother, where you don’t have to...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • Smoking Can Shrink Your Brain

    Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it’s gone for good, a new study warns. Brain scans from more than 32,000 people strongly link a history of smoking with a gradual...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • More Research Shows the Brain Benefits of Exercise

    Regular exercise appears to enhance and even grow crucial areas of the human brain, new research using MRI scans shows. It’s long been known that physical activity is a brain-booster, but this international study illustrates ways this...

    • Posted December 14, 2023
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  • Too Often, Unlocked, Loaded Guns Are Fatal Playthings for America’s Children

    A loaded revolver left out on a nightstand, a curious child — and unimaginable tragedy. Moments like this have occurred in American homes hundreds of times over the past two decades, killing 1,262 children, according to a...

    • Posted December 14, 2023
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  • Holiday Meals Mean Safety First in Your Kitchen

    Knives, vegetable peelers, blenders: There are plenty of ways to injure yourself in the kitchen during the holidays. To keep things merry, cheery and safe, experts at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH (MOR) in Chicago say there are...

    • Posted December 14, 2023
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