All posts by LadyLively

  • Early College Class Times Can Hurt Students’ Grades

    Early morning college classes can be a prescription for poor attendance and lower grades, a new study suggests. But starting classes later boosted both, as students got more sleep, were more likely to attend and were less...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Fully Legalizing Marijuana Could Raise Car Crash Rates

    Marijuana legalization in the United States appears to be driving an increase in car crash deaths due to a jump in “intoxicated driving,” researchers say. In 4 out of 7 states that legalized recreational cannabis, deaths from...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • AHA News: Explaining Cardiovascular Risk Disparities Among Young People With Type 1 Diabetes

    THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes are more likely than their white peers to develop stiffened arteries – a precursor to heart disease and stroke –...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access

    Millions of Americans get around with the help of wheelchairs, from those born with disabilities to those who have been struck with disabilities later in life. Home is a sanctuary for many — a place where comfort,...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Pets Could Help Prevent Food Allergies in Kids

    While research has shown that having pets can lower the chances of respiratory allergies in children, a new study finds it might also reduce the risk of food allergies. Japanese investigators found that young children exposed to...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years

    Drug overdose deaths — both accidental and intentional — have quadrupled over the past 20 years among older adults in the United States, a new study finds. This increase in people ages 65 and older suggests the...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows

    Your body’s internal clock appears to play a big part in the time of day when severe headaches happen. Migraines and cluster headaches have different characteristics and treatments, but experts have long noted that they share key...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • How Round Is Your Heart? It Might Matter for Health

    Assessing heart roundness may be a new way to diagnose cardiovascular conditions, new research suggests. While doctors now use measures like heart chamber size and systolic function to diagnose and monitor cardiomyopathy and other related heart issues,...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • ‘Death Gap’ Widens Between United States & Europe

    The United States has more excess deaths than high-income European countries, a divide that widened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Excess deaths are those from all causes above and beyond what would be...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: March 30, 2023​

    Pets could prevent food allergies in kids. Having a dog lowered the risk of egg, milk and nut allergies, while cats lowered the chances of egg, wheat and soybean allergies, new research shows. Read more Migraines may...

    • Posted March 30, 2023
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