All posts by LadyLively

  • In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives

    As opioid overdose deaths continue to soar, a Canadian program points to one way to save lives: providing “safer” opioids to people at high risk of overdose. That’s the conclusion of a study evaluating Canada’s first formal...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • Have Sleep Apnea & Heart Disease? CPAP May Keep You Out of the Hospital

    People with heart disease should be screened for sleep apnea, the authors of a new study suggest. They found that consistent use of a CPAP machine lowered the chances of winding up back in the hospital for...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • STD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts

    TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment. This includes rising rates of syphilis and gonorrhea and...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • How to Spot — Or Prevent — Dangerous Aortic Dissection

    Sudden severe chest or upper back pain are possible signs of an aortic dissection. Your first thought might be “heart attack” but an aortic dissection is very different. Vascular and cardiac surgeons are well aware of the...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • ‘High-Risk’ Sex Could Raise Odds for Crohn’s, Colitis in Gay Men

    Compared with heterosexual men, gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when engaging in “high-risk” sexual behavior, new research shows. The definition of high-risk behavior was having sexual contact with...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • Researchers May Have Noninvasive Way to Diagnose Endometriosis

    Women can suffer for years with the debilitating pain and medical complications of endometriosis without a diagnosis. Now, researchers believe they may be able to diagnose the condition using just menstrual blood, which has distinct characteristics in...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 20, 2022​

    In Canada, program that supplies safe opioids to addicts is saving lives. The London, Ontario-based program provided clients with a daily dose of prescription opioid tablets, as well as basic health care, counseling and social services. Read...

    • Posted September 20, 2022
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  • Depression Affects Almost 1 in 10 Americans

    Nearly 10% of Americans suffer from depression, with the mood disorder increasing fastest among teens and young adults, a new study finds. Between 2015 and 2020, incidence of depression reached 9% among Americans 12 and older. Among...

    • Posted September 19, 2022
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  • Diets Haven’t Improved Much Worldwide, and U.S. Remains Near Bottom of List

    Despite everything people have learned about good nutrition, folks around the world aren’t eating much healthier than they were three decades ago, a new global review has concluded. Diets are still closer to a poor score of...

    • Posted September 19, 2022
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  • AHA News: Blood Clot Risk Remains Elevated Nearly a Year After COVID-19

    MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People who got COVID-19 had a higher risk of dangerous blood clots for close to a year later, according to a large new study on the aftereffects of...

    • Posted September 19, 2022
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