All posts by LadyLively

  • Good Night’s Sleep Wards Off High Blood Pressure in Teens

    High blood pressure is a rare health issue among teens, but U.S. case numbers are creeping upwards. Now, research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that healthy sleep can help keep hypertension...

    • Posted November 13, 2024
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  • Telehealth Can Help Prevent Suicide in Those at High Risk

    Therapy provided via telehealth can reduce a person’s risk of suicide, a new study reports. Cognitive behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts even if delivered for a short time via telehealth, according to results published...

    • Posted November 13, 2024
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  • Most Parents Don’t Ask About Unlocked Guns in Homes Their Kids Visit

    Most parents haven’t considered the potential risk of an unlocked, poorly stored firearm in a house their child is visiting, a new study shows. More than 60% of Illinois parents have never asked another parent about an...

    • Posted November 13, 2024
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  • Vitamin D Supplements Could Help Lower Blood Pressure in Obese People

    Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, researchers report...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Grandparents & Grandkids: Poll Shows Them Helping Each Other

    Grandchildren are a true blessing for seniors, helping them avoid loneliness and keeping them on their toes, a new poll reports. Overall, 72% of people with grandkids say they hardly ever feel isolated, compared with 62% of...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Kids Still Find It Easy to Buy Flavored Vapes Online

    If you think that federal restrictions on the sale of tobacco products make it nearly impossible for your teen to buy vapes online, new research suggests you’re mistaken. In 2020, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • U.S. Alcohol Intake Rose During Pandemic, and for Years After

    Even as the pressures of the pandemic began to ebb, Americans’ growing dependence on alcohol did not, a troubling new study shows. Two years into the globe-altering health crisis, the percentage of Americans who consumed alcohol —...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Beta Blockers Unnecessary for Folks Without Heart Failure; May Be Linked to Depression

    Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who’ve survived a heart attack. However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability. ...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies

    The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America’s elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds. “It is likely that more than half of the reproductive population died due...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Early Deaths From Heart Disease Rising in Rural U.S.

    More people in rural America are dying from heart disease, a new study says. Heart disease deaths increased among 25- to 64-year-olds in U.S. rural areas by about 21% between 2010 and 2022, researchers report in the...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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