All posts by LadyLively

  • Statin Meds & Cholesterol: What You Need to Know

    Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans. In fact, a running joke among doctors holds that statins are so helpful they...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • Sugary or Diet Sodas Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib

    Sipping sodas – sugary or diet – seems to slightly increase a person’s risk of developing a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm, a new study shows. Folks had a 20% greater risk of atrial fibrillation if they...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • White House Lifts COVID Testing Rule for People Around President Biden

    In a move that acknowledges that COVID-19 is no longer the danger it once was, the White House on Monday lifted a COVID testing requirement for anyone who plans to be near President Joe Biden, Vice President...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • Robotic Hip ‘Exoskeleton’ Helps With Stroke Rehab

    A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study shows. More than 80% of stroke survivors develop problems walking, often because their step is shorter on one side than the...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • Dangerously Hot, Humid Conditions Common in U.S. Prisons

    Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons suffer through an average 100 days per year of dangerous heat and humidity, a new report finds. A warming world will only increase that danger, say...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • High Number of People on HIV-Preventing PrEP Stop Using It

    Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability to the virus that causes AIDS, new research shows. The drug combo known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is now a mainstay of...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • A Cheaper Way to Protect Kids’ Teeth From Cavities

    A cheap cavity-fighting liquid typically used to treat sensitive teeth appears to work as well as dental sealants in preventing tooth decay, a new study finds. A single treatment of either silver diamine fluoride (SDF) or a...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections

    A new smartphone app can help doctors more accurately diagnose ear infections in babies and small children, potentially reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in kids, researchers report. Ear infections — known by doctors as acute otitis media (AOM)...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • Scientists Develop Biopsy-Free Means of Spotting Oral Cancers

    Analysis of a “chemical score” from mouth lesion swab samples might allow patients to skip painful biopsies, getting oral cancers promptly diagnosed in a noninvasive way, scientists report. Right now, dentists and other specialists must send excised...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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  • Low Blood Iron Levels Might Contribute to Long COVID

    Long COVID might be triggered by low iron levels in the blood from the person’s initial infection, a new study claims. It’s remained a mystery why an estimated three out of 10 people infected with COVID go...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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