All posts by LadyLively

  • Vaping Can Hamper Breathing in the Young

    When teens vape, their lungs pay a price, researchers report. The warning stems from a detailed analysis of smoking habit histories shared by just over 2,000 U.S. teens during a series of recent annual surveys. The upshot:...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Fracking Tied to Lymphomas, Asthma in New Study

    Research into a possible link between childhood health problems and natural gas wells in western Pennsylvania is wrapping up with some answers. Children who lived near these wells were more likely to develop rare lymphoma, the research...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Cancers, Especially Gastro Tumors, Are Rising Among Americans Under 50

    Breast, colon and pancreatic cancer rates are increasing at concerning rates among America’s young adults, a new study finds. Breast cancer accounted for the most cases in adults under 50 between 2010 and 2019, but gastrointestinal cancer...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • AHA News: His Heart Stopped While Watching TV. His Wife Kept Him Alive.

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — After a seven-hour drive back home with his family to Woodbury, Minnesota, Dave Ogle planned to do what he always did: haul his suitcases upstairs to unpack and...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn

    America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical associations warns. This surge in pediatric mental health emergencies...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week

    New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again. The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows....

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Fit When Young? You May Have a Lower Risk of 9 Cancers as You Age

    Having good fitness while young can really pay off when it comes to cancer risk later in life. New research found that cardiorespiratory fitness — the ability to do aerobic exercise — was associated with up to...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Pain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival

    Whether a patient experiences pain a year after a heart attack — and not necessarily heart pain — may predict a person’s long-term survival. New research suggests it is linked with higher likelihood of death within the...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains

    Some patients with acute brain injuries can’t respond to verbal commands, making them appear to be unconscious though they still have some level of awareness. Researchers recently studied this hidden consciousness to better understand this puzzling phenomenon....

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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  • Who’s Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell

    Do you have COVID-19? With a little training, your dog might be more effective at figuring that out than even at-home antigen or sophisticated hospital tests. Dogs are so good at it, according to a new research...

    • Posted August 16, 2023
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