All posts by LadyLively

  • AHA News: This Is What a Cardiac Arrest Looks Like, and Why You Need to Know

    THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dr. Anezi Uzendu should not be here to explain what a cardiac arrest looks like. He’s alive only because strangers at a gym understood – and acted. In...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • What Is a Heart Attack and What Are the Symptoms?

    In the United States alone, more than 800,000 heart attacks occur each year. That number will likely continue to rise: The American College of Cardiology predicts significant increases in heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors across the...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Common Plastics Chemical Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk in Women

    Chemicals found in plastic personal care products, kids’ toys, and food and drink packaging could be raising the risk of type 2 diabetes among women, new research suggests. To study the impact of these chemicals, known as...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • New Injected Drug May Prevent Severe COVID

    A single injection of an experimental biologic drug may cut in half your risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection, new clinical trial results show. Pegylated lambda interferon (PEG-lambda) proved effective against all COVID-19 variants encountered in this...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Massachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence

    THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence. While some...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Many Stroke Survivors Have Ongoing Irregular Heart Rhythms

    About 20% of people who survive what’s called an ischemic stroke have irregular heart rhythms, which can lead to another stroke, researchers say. But in cases where the stroke was caused by hardening of the arteries, patients...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 9, 2023​

    New injected drug could fight severe COVID. PEG-lambda cuts in half the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, a clinical trial has shown. Read more Common plastics chemical could raise diabetes risk in women. Researchers found that certain...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Football, Concussions and High Blood Pressure Often Go Together

    Add high blood pressure to the list of problems associated with concussions among former pro football players. Researchers at Harvard University’s Football Players Health Study linked a history of concussions to elevated risk for high blood pressure...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • Seniors’ Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In

    Without dental coverage, many American seniors on Medicare stop getting the fillings and crowns they may need, a new study finds. The result isn’t pretty. “Without dental coverage for adults who are eligible Medicare, we are...

    • Posted February 9, 2023
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  • How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?

    Parents in the United States may assume baby food is free of impurities, but a recent research review highlights the much different reality: Most foods made for babies and toddlers have some amount of toxic heavy metals....

    • Posted February 8, 2023
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