All posts by LadyLively

  • Long COVID Triggered One Man’s ‘Blue Legs’ Syndrome

    A new scientific paper highlights a little-known symptom of long COVID: blue legs. Called acrocyanosis, it happened to a 33-year-old man cared for by Dr. Manoj Sivan at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. The...

    • Posted August 14, 2023
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  • Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry

    The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat. Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, ended in March in...

    • Posted August 14, 2023
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  • PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Some Period Products

    Some menstrual products — pads, tampons, cups and underwear — contain harmful “forever chemicals,” according to new research into the contents of these essential items. Researchers analyzed more than 100 period products looking for fluorinated compounds, an...

    • Posted August 14, 2023
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  • Moving Into a Smoker’s Former Home? You May Need to Toss the Carpet

    If you’re moving into a home where smokers lived, the first thing you should do to protect your lungs is rip out any old carpeting, new research suggests. Scientists found that tobacco smoke clings to carpet fibers...

    • Posted August 14, 2023
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  • Help Kids Hit ‘Reset’ on Sleep as They Head Back to School

    Keeping to a consistent bedtime routine is the key to helping your kids get restful and refreshing sleep. Fortunately, about 81% of parents with kids under 18 surveyed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) say...

    • Posted August 13, 2023
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  • Back-to-School Tips on Preventing Asthma, Allergy Flares in Kids

    Heading back to school requires supplies and planning for all, but if you’re a parent of a child with allergies or asthma then you have even more to consider. “The start of a new school year is...

    • Posted August 12, 2023
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  • Playing Football Might Raise Parkinson’s Risk

    The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson’s disease, even...

    • Posted August 11, 2023
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  • AHA News: Confused About Carbs? This Might Help

    FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — If you get cross-eyed thinking about carbohydrates, that’s understandable. They can be, quite literally, both simple and complex. They abound in snacks that nobody would call healthy but...

    • Posted August 11, 2023
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  • Amid Shortages, Maker Says Restrictions on Wegovy Will Continue Into 2024

    FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – As demand for the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy continues to climb, drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday that it will continue restrictions on starter doses of the medication into...

    • Posted August 11, 2023
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  • Listeria Cases Spur Recall of ‘Soft Serve On the Go’ Ice Cream

    FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recalled a brand of soft-serve ice cream after linking it to listeria cases in Pennsylvania and New York. The product, Soft Serve...

    • Posted August 11, 2023
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