All posts by LadyLively

  • Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study

    There’s good news for aging adults: Prevalence of dementia declined in the United States from 2000 to 2016, a new study reveals. In people ages 65 and up, prevalence of dementia dropped by 3.7 percentage points. Disparities...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure

    Patients with heart failure are often prescribed a diuretic or “water pill” to prevent fluid buildup. A new study has found that two often-prescribed medications work equally well at reducing deaths. “Given that the two different therapies...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons

    Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state’s non-air-conditioned prisons. “The majority of Texas prisons do not have universal air conditioning,” noted lead study author...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 8, 2022​

    Ovary removal before menopause could raise a woman’s risk for Parkinson’s. In a study of 5,000 women, those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with the...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • 6 ‘Heart-Healthy’ Supplements Flop in Cholesterol Study

    Folks taking dietary supplements intended to help their heart health are just wasting their money, a new clinical trial suggests. Six supplements widely promoted as heart-healthy — fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • Amy Schumer’s Son Recovering After Being Hospitalized With RSV

    A jump in U.S. cases of RSV this fall has affected many infants and children, including comedian Amy Schumer’s 3-year-old son, Gene. Schumer wrote about her son being hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus in an Instagram post,...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • CDC Warns of Rare Bacterial Infections From Dentists’ Water Lines

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that a number of U.S. children have picked up a serious infection from contaminated water lines at the dentist’s office. Although rare, outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • Experimental Pill May Be New Way to Control Cholesterol

    Millions of people take daily medication to lower their cholesterol levels and prevent heart attacks, but there hasn’t been a drug that targets a dangerous type of cholesterol in the blood known as lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a). That’s...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • 1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall ‘Lucid Dying’

    People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them. Now researchers have documented some of those experiences. In a new study, investigators...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • AHA News: Some Flu Vaccine Reactions Might Be a Good Sign for People With Heart Disease

    MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People with heart disease who forego annual flu vaccination for fear of having an adverse reaction may wish to reconsider. New research finds individuals with high-risk heart disease...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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