All posts by LadyLively

  • Smoking Harms Immune System Years After Quitting

    The harms of smoking are many, but new research delivers evidence of another troubling type of damage: Lighting up alters your immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to disease and infections even years after quitting. “Stop smoking...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • Drug Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis May Also Help Prevent It

    Philip Day loved playing soccer so much that the 35-year-old software engineer founded a website – FootballMatcher.com – to help people connect for pickup games. The fun went on pause when Day developed joint pain so bad...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • Immunotherapy Before Sarcoma Surgery Improves Outcomes

    Immunotherapy can improve outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for soft-tissue sarcoma Immunotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery led to 90% of patients having nearly all cancer cleared from their bodies Overall five-year survival rates were 90%...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • School Uniforms Might Get in the Way of Kids Exercising

    THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (Health Day News) — Schools that want little girls to get plenty of exercise might want to rethink their dress code. A University of Cambridge study of more than 1 million kids in...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • Around the World, Indigenous People Face Higher Stroke Risk

    Indigenous people in seven countries, including the United States and Canada, appear to be more likely to suffer a stroke than non-natives, a new, large review finds. “Disparities are especially evident in countries where high average quality...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • Walking, Jogging, Yoga Are All Good Medicine for Depression

    Looking for a workout that will chase the blues away? Try walking, jogging, yoga or strength training, which a new study reports are the most effective exercises for easing depression. These activities can be used on their...

    • Posted February 15, 2024
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  • Oregon Man Struck by Bubonic Plague Likely Got It From Pet Cat

    An Oregonian who was diagnosed with the bubonic plague — the disease that killed millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages — probably got it from an infected pet cat, health officials said. The patient and all...

    • Posted February 14, 2024
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  • Man Dies in First Fatal Case of Alaskapox

    Alaska health officials say a man in that state has died after contracting Alaskapox, a rare virus that mostly infects small mammals. In a statement, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology said the patient was “an elderly man...

    • Posted February 14, 2024
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  • Are Apes Comedians? Study Says Yes

    Being a class clown is something that humans likely inherited from their ape ancestors millions of years before the first banana-peel prank, a new study claims. Everyone’s seen kids tease one other, whether they’re poking, pulling hair...

    • Posted February 14, 2024
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  • CDC May Consider Loosening COVID Isolation Guidance

    New, proposed guidance being weighed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. This is the first time...

    • Posted February 14, 2024
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