All posts by LadyLively

  • Doctor’s Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

    Evaluating a person’s psychological stress can be a good way to gauge their risk of heart and blood vessel disease, new research suggests. And a brief questionnaire could help with the assessment, the study findings showed. “Our...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 9, 2022​

    Leg artery disease can lead to amputation, but one surgery is best at preventing it. For many patients, bypass surgery is a better bet than minimally invasive endovascular therapy, new research revealed. Read more More U.S. teens...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness

    While it can take some time for COVID patients who are taken off ventilators to regain consciousness, a new study suggests this is not necessarily a bad omen. Instead, it might be the way the body protects...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High

    More and more nervous patients are showing up stoned for dental appointments, often forcing dentists to postpone treatment until the patient sobers up, new survey data shows. As more states are legalizing marijuana, more than half of...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • AHA News: More Physical Activity Before a Heart Attack May Reduce Risk for a Second One

    TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Being physically active in middle age – before having a heart attack – may reduce the risk of having a second heart attack, according to new research. Scientists...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • New Drug Could Ease Parkinson’s-Related Constipation

    An experimental drug may help people with Parkinson’s disease find relief from constant constipation — a common and troublesome feature of the disease. In a trial involving 150 people with Parkinson’s and chronic constipation, researchers found that...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Take the Mindful Way to Lower Blood Pressure

    Mindfulness is a centuries-old practice that’s become trendy in recent years — and a new study now says it can help your heart health. Training in mindfulness can help people better manage their high blood pressure by...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Scientists Use ‘Gentler’ Cell Transplants to Reverse Diabetes in Mice

    Scientists have used a transplant procedure to apparently cure diabetes in lab mice, without the need for immune-suppressing drugs afterward. The success is a first step in developing a safer way to use cell transplants to possibly...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

    TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Some patients with high blood pressure can’t get it under control with standard medications, but a new study shows an experimental drug is up to the task of treating these...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman’s Odds for Parkinson’s

    Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson’s disease years later, a new study suggests. Looking at decades of data on more than 5,000 women, researchers found that those...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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