All posts by LadyLively

  • Make the Holidays Comforting for Loved Ones With Alzheimer’s

    Those who have dementia can find the holiday season disorienting, but their loved ones can help. “The holiday season can be both joyful and stressful for all of us, especially individuals living with a dementia-related illness,” said...

    • Posted December 17, 2022
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  • AHA News: Why a Sportswriter’s Sudden Death Should Lead You to Ask About Your Own Family History

    FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The sudden death of celebrated sportswriter Grant Wahl at a World Cup match in Qatar last week shocked those who knew him – and of him. He had...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Combo of COVID Plus Flu Can Bring Severe Illness to Kids

    Kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday. So far, infections with both viruses in children have been rare because last...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • AHA News: He Used to Hike Mountains. A Stroke Left Him Learning to Walk Again.

    FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Samuelian recently got back from a hike in Yosemite National Park. A few years ago, the 52-year-old couldn’t walk down the hallway of his home in Fresno,...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • More Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations

    The pandemic’s focus on vaccines may have had a big downside: While kids have long been required to get certain shots to attend public school, a growing number of their parents now oppose these requirements, a new...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Light Therapy Might Ease MS-Related Fatigue

    Extreme fatigue often tops the list of the most distressing symptoms for millions of people who live with multiple sclerosis (MS). And now, a new study suggests that light therapy may help these folks get their lives...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Jane Fonda Says Her Lymphoma Is in Remission

    FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Actress and two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda announced Thursday that her non-Hodgkin lymphoma is in remission. Fonda, 84, said in a blog post that she can quit chemotherapy treatments,...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19

    While shift workers aren’t more likely to get infected with COVID-19, they are more likely to suffer from severe disease requiring hospitalization, researchers warn. Norwegian scientists studied the risks of both shift workers and people who worked...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself

    As yet another winter blizzard barrels down on the U.S. East Coast, the the American Heart Association (AHA) is cautioning people to take care when shoveling snow, since the exertion and the cold can cause serious heart...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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  • Holidays Got You Stressed? Try These Calming Tips

    This season of celebrating also comes with lots of stress for many people. But despite the long to-do list and mandatory get-togethers, it is possible to maintain a healthy mind, according to experts at Rutgers University in...

    • Posted December 16, 2022
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