All posts by LadyLively

  • Could Melatonin Ease Self-Harm in Kids?

    For depressed or anxious children, taking melatonin may afford a good night’s sleep and, as a result, lower the odds they will harm themselves, new research suggests. The risk of self-harm increased before melatonin was prescribed and...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Does Exercise Really Help Your Brain? Jury Still Out

    It’s long been thought that working out helps a person stay sharp, but a new review argues there’s little solid scientific evidence for the mental benefits of physical exercise. Individual clinical trial results have tended to support...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Sen. Mitch McConnell Leaves Rehab, Heads Home After Concussion

    Sen. Mitch McConnell is back home more than two weeks after he fell at a private dinner and was hospitalized with a concussion and broken rib. The Senate Minority Leader spent five days in the hospital and...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • AHA News: A Decade After Her Baby’s Heart Surgery, a Surgeon Fixed the Same Problem in Her Heart

    MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Cynthia Felix Jeffers was a baby when her 12-day-old sister died from a congenital heart defect. She was 22 when her brother, a week shy of 20, died...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • COVID in Pregnancy Might Raise Odds for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Sons: Study

    Boys born to women who had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be at risk for developmental delays, a new study suggests. Delays in speech and motor function were the most commonly diagnosed conditions in these children at 12...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air

    While all Americans could benefit from proposed new limits on what’s called PM2.5 air pollution, new research indicates the change has the potential to benefit Black and low-income Americans the most. The limits being considered by the...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Sleep Apnea in Childhood Could Affect Developing Brain

    Teenagers with the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea may have brains that look a little different from their peers’, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 100 teens who underwent brain scans, those with obstructive...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Tick Bites Can Trigger Meat Allergy: What You Need to Know

    If you are experiencing mysterious recurrent vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may want to consider that a tick could be responsible. When the lone star tick bites a person, it can transmit something called “alpha gal,”...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Insomnia, Sleep Apnea Rise in Women With MS

    While thinking declines can be a common symptom of multiple sclerosis in women, new research suggests sleep, or lack of it, could be making matters worse. “Sleep disorders have gained substantial recognition for their role in cognitive...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: March 27, 2023​

    COVID in pregnancy might raise odds for neurodevelopmental issues in sons. Boys whose mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be slower to reach early developmental milestones than other babies. Read more Sleep apnea in childhood could affect...

    • Posted March 27, 2023
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