All posts by LadyLively

  • Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise

    Experts are asking seniors to get their flu shots ASAP as an exceptionally nasty flu season unfolds across the United States. Already, 8.7 million flu cases have been reported, with 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths, according to...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Risk of Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy

    One in 10 women will develop high blood pressure for the first time in their lives during the year after they give birth to a child, a new study finds. “The study findings have implications for postpartum...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Monitoring Toilet Sounds Could Help Spot Disease

    A small toilet-based sound sensor that can tell the difference between peeing, pooping and diarrhea may one day help prevent cholera outbreaks. “The hope is that this sensor, which is small in footprint and noninvasive in approach,...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 6, 2022​

    Science reveals 3 key factors to an energized, alert day. What you eat, when you wake up and how active you are all matter, new research shows. Read more Banning flavored vapes didn’t get folks to quit....

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5

    Infants and young children could soon receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of their three-dose series. Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to have the vaccine that targets the Omicron subvariants...

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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  • As Alcohol Abuse Declines Among Teens, Marijuana Abuse Soars

    American kids are drinking to excess less and abusing marijuana more, a new study finds. Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined over those years, say...

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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  • Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds

    Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests. The study, of people from urban neighborhoods, found that cash rewards encouraged participants to shed...

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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  • Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

    Growing numbers of Americans are suffering prolonged, life-threatening seizures known as status epilepticus, and Black people are nearly twice as likely to experience these seizures as white people. These are the main findings from new research looking...

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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  • AHA News: ‘Supernatural’ Actor Had a Stroke at a Fan Convention. Now, He’s Giving Back in His Own Way.

    MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Actor and musician Rob Benedict was in his natural habitat, onstage and entertaining an audience, when two of his friends decided to pull a practical joke on him....

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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  • Shingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%

    People who’ve had a bout of shingles may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke in later years, a new, large study suggests. Anyone who ever had chickenpox can develop shingles — a painful rash...

    • Posted December 5, 2022
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