All posts by LadyLively

  • Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study

    Danger on the road: Speeding and texting while driving are two common but risky behaviors among teens, a new study finds. Among teen drivers in the study, researchers found they drove over the speed limit on 40%...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • CDC Will Stop Issuing Daily Updates of COVID Cases, Deaths

    FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Anyone who still wants to keep track of U.S. COVID cases and deaths will soon have to wait for the weekly reports. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Gun Injuries to Kids Rose During Pandemic

    Firearm sales in the United States broke records at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, researchers have found that firearm injuries to children also increased during the pandemic’s first two years compared to the preceding year....

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Fractured Skulls, Broken Bones: Bike Injuries Still Common for Kids

    Over 1 million U.S. children and teens — many of them male — have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years, according to new research that brought together two decades...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Extremely Low Incidence of COVID Hospitalization After Vaccine, Boosters: Study

    Getting vaccinated and boosted greatly reduces the odds for hospitalization if you get infected with COVID-19, according to a large new study conducted at U.S. Veterans Health Administration facilities. “This is remarkable, good news about the power...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • U.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country

    FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Could Synthetic Turf Raise Kids’ Odds for Injuries, Concussions?

    At some schools, grassy sports fields have been replaced by easier-to-maintain synthetic turf. But it turns out that may be more likely to cause player injuries. Noting that synthetic turf football fields have been associated with more...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study

    Retirees, it’s time to get up out of your easy chair and get moving. That’s the message from a Finnish study that used a wrist-based device to determine just how much retired adults were moving every day....

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Retired Pro Rugby Players Face More Than Double the Odds for Brain Illnesses

    New research suggests you can add rugby players to the list of professional athletes who face a significantly heightened risk of brain diseases following years of intense contact play. “This latest work under our FIELD program of...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2022​

    Speeding, texting a dangerous due for many teen drivers. In a new study, researchers found teens drove over the speed limit on 40% of trips and held cell phones more than 30% of the time. In 5%...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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