All posts by LadyLively

  • Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?

    A smartphone video could detect a blocked blood vessel in your neck that could cause a stroke, a new study suggests. The American Heart Association says videos may provide a non-invasive way to screen people who are...

    • Posted August 17, 2022
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  • Want That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters

    If you need to take a pill, you might want to take it lying down — on your right side, that is. Researchers studying how body positioning affects the absorption of pills found that one taken when...

    • Posted August 17, 2022
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  • Blow Your Horn: Do Wind Instruments Spread COVID?

    Strike up the band! A new study finds that the aerosols produced by wind instruments like trombones and flutes are no more concerning than those given off during normal speech and breathing. For the study, University of...

    • Posted August 17, 2022
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  • 2 Million Infant Swings, Rockers Recalled Due to Strangulation Danger

    Millions of infant swings and rockers are being recalled because crawling babies can get entangled in straps that dangle beneath them. The recall applies to MamaRoo and RockaRoo swings and rockers manufactured by Thorley Industries of Pittsburgh....

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Should Be in Stores by October, FDA Says

    Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids will bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss by mid-October, under a landmark proposal just announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The final rule announced Tuesday creates a...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids’ Test Scores

    It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children. The study, of close to...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • Meth Plays Big Role in Drug ODs in Rural America

    Methamphetamine is driving an epidemic of drug overdoses in rural America, a new study concludes. Researchers attribute the surge to meth laced with fentanyl or combined with an opioid that contains fentanyl. “Methamphetamine is increasingly contaminated or...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • First Lady Jill Biden Has COVID-19

    First Lady Jill Biden has COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” according to her staff. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • Are High-Tech Blood Pressure Monitors Really Worth It?

    When it comes to taking your blood pressure at home, smart devices with lots of bells and whistles are no better than old-school monitors, which happen to cost much less. This is the main finding of a...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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  • AHA News: Heart Failure at Age 30 Brought on By Pregnancy

    TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Fatima Mathews knew something wasn’t right. She was more tired than she’d ever felt in her life. “You just had a baby,” her doctor reminded her. “It’s normal...

    • Posted August 16, 2022
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