All posts by LadyLively

  • Most Older, Vaccinated Americans Say They’ll Get Updated Booster in Fall: Poll

    Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows. About 3 in 5 (61%) people over 50 who have gotten...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • AHA News: When Her Smartwatch Indicated She Might Be in AFib, She Thought It Was a Mistake

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Megan Buchholz groggily read the notification from her smartwatch. Its vibration had roused her out of a deep sleep. At 3 a.m. on a Monday this past March,...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • FDA Stretches Monkeypox Vaccine Supply by Authorizing Smaller Doses

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • A Switch to Salt Substitute Could Slash Your Heart Risks

    Swapping salt out for the salt substitute potassium chloride lowers blood pressure, and thereby the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a new analysis finds. “It’s in processed and prepared foods where most people in...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • Most COVID Patients Who Lose Sense of Smell Regain It Within 2 Years

    One of the most disturbing symptoms of COVID-19 has been the sudden loss of taste and smell. Worryingly, some people don’t regain these senses after recovering from their infection, raising the question of whether they’d ever again...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2022​

    FDA authorizes smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine to stretch supply. The new two-dose regimen will administer one-fifth of the dose just beneath the skin. One trial showed it produces an immune response that’s similar to what’s seen...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • Smoking Still Ends 123,000 American Lives Each Year

    Cigarettes are still responsible for far too many cancer deaths every year in the United States, a new study finds. In 2019, nearly 123,000 U.S. cancer deaths were from cigarette smoking (30% of all U.S. cancer deaths),...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Linked With Liver Cancer

    A chemical called perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer, a new study indicates. PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are referred to...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • For Back Pain, Earlier Is Better for Physical Therapy

    When people have backaches bad enough to send them to the doctor, prompt physical therapy may be a wise choice, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when those patients had “early” PT — within a couple...

    • Posted August 9, 2022
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  • Climate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse

    Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims. For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that 218 of the...

    • Posted August 9, 2022
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