All posts by LadyLively

  • Most U.S. Parents Plan to Vaccinate Kids Against Flu, RSV: Survey

    Most parents plan to have their kids vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even as COVID-19 vaccine acceptance flags, a new poll finds. Seven in 10 parents (71%) plan to have their children get an...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Resolve to Keep Your Allergies, Asthma in Check in 2024

    If you’re one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them. But how? “It’s not always easy to get allergies and asthma under control,” allergist Dr....

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • COVID Can Raise Long-Term Odds for Irregular Heartbeat

    Add another post-COVID hazard to the list: Research suggests having the illness could raise risks for dangerous irregular heart beats. According to Swedish researchers, the odds a person might develop atrial fibrillation — a common arrhythmia linked...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • What Is Dandruff & How Is It Treated?

    Dandruff becomes more common in the cold winter months, when the chilly air and dry heat causes a person’s scalp to flake and itch. But while it might be an annoying and unattractive condition, dandruff doesn’t mean...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Neighborhoods Influence Whether or Not Folks Take Their Heart Failure Meds

    Heart failure is a major killer. However, a new study finds that heart failure patients living in poorer neighborhoods are much less likely to pick up lifesaving meds from local pharmacies, compared to patients living in more...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • AI May Predict Survival After Heart Surgery

    A technology from the 19th century meets one from the 21st to better help doctors predict who’ll survive a heart surgery. Cardiologists from three major U.S. hospitals gathered data from the electrocardiograms (ECGs, invented in 1895) of...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Fatigued ‘Frenchies’: Flat-Faced Dogs Get Worse Sleep

    French Bulldogs might be the most widespread breed in the world, but the fancy, flat-faced pooches pay a high price for their popularity, a new study warns. The shortened skulls and large, round heads that make Frenchies...

    • Posted December 18, 2023
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  • Your Child Has a Fever: When Is It Time to See a Doctor?

    SATURDAY, Dec. 16It’s that time of year when your kids come home with sniffles and sore throats, but when should you worry if they have a fever? To a certain extent, fevers are the body’s natural way...

    • Posted December 16, 2023
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  • FDA Seizes 1.5 Million Illegal Vaping Products, Including Elf Bar

    Federal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China. A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in the seizure of 41 shipments of illegal e-cigarettes...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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  • New Melanoma Treatment Vaccine Shows Promise in Trial

    A new melanoma vaccine has shown its mettle in battling the deadly skin cancer in a new trial. People with advanced melanomas who received the vaccine plus Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda were 49% less likely to die...

    • Posted December 15, 2023
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