All posts by LadyLively

  • Beta Blockers Unnecessary for Folks Without Heart Failure; May Be Linked to Depression

    Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who’ve survived a heart attack. However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability. ...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies

    The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America’s elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds. “It is likely that more than half of the reproductive population died due...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Early Deaths From Heart Disease Rising in Rural U.S.

    More people in rural America are dying from heart disease, a new study says. Heart disease deaths increased among 25- to 64-year-olds in U.S. rural areas by about 21% between 2010 and 2022, researchers report in the...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Genomic Test Might Quickly Diagnose Any Type of Infection

    A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it’s a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say. Doctors have been using the genetic test for...

    • Posted November 12, 2024
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  • Could Asthma Harm a Child’s Memory Skills?

    Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found. Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found. This is the first study to make such a...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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  • Report Finds Big Disparities in Americans’ Well-Being by Region

    Americans’ well-being varies widely between different regions of the nation, a new study reports. People in the southern U.S., Appalachia and the Rust Belt states score lowest on the Human Development Index (HDI), a composite measure that...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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  • Weight Loss Meds Help Stroke Survivors Prevent Stroke Recurrence, Death

    The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients’ risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or SGLT2 diabetes medications like Jardiance or Farxiga both helped protect the...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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  • Diabetes & Kidney Trouble Can Bring Heart Disease Decades Earlier

    People with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease face a heart health double-whammy, a new study says. Men with both diabetes and kidney disease will develop heart health problems 28 years earlier than those without...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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  • Hourglass-Shaped Stent Might Ease Tough-to-Treat Angina

    Recurring angina chest pain in people with a certain type of heart disease can be tough to treat, but a new hourglass-shaped stent could be a real advance, researchers report. People with what’s known as microvascular disease...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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  • Bystanders More Readily Perform CPR If 911 Operator Instructs

    You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911.  Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could mean life or death, especially if the victim is female, new...

    • Posted November 11, 2024
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