All posts by LadyLively

  • Where Pot Became Legal, Car Crash Deaths Rose: Study

    (HealthDay News) – – Car crashes and deaths are on the rise in U.S. states that have legalized recreational marijuana, a new study finds. “Marijuana, like alcohol and just about every other drug, changes how you feel...

    • Posted July 19, 2022
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  • Blood Thickness May Play Role in Risk of COVID Death

    The thickness of a person’s blood can be a matter of life or death if they contract COVID-19, a new study suggests. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have higher blood viscosity are at greater risk of dying...

    • Posted July 19, 2022
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  • Minority Students More Likely to Leave Medical School: Study

    Medical schools are doing a better job of recruiting minority students, but they still struggle to keep those would-be doctors on the roster. That’s the conclusion of a new study that found minorities were more likely to...

    • Posted July 19, 2022
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  • Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes’ Performance

    Medical and recreational marijuana use has surged across the United States as more states legalize the drug, but young female athletes may want to think twice before taking a toke. A new study from the University of...

    • Posted July 19, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: July 19, 2022​

    Where pot became legal, car crash deaths rose. In states that legalized marijuana, the rate of car crashes with injuries increased by nearly 6%, while fatal crashes rose by 4%, a new study found. Read more Paintball...

    • Posted July 19, 2022
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  • Repair or Reconstruction: What’s Best for ACL Tears?

    Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests. The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a strong band...

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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  • Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson’s

    It may not be long before highly sensitive scans might spot Parkinson’s disease in its early stages, researchers report. A disease of the brain that is characterized by shaking hands, Parkinson’s is a condition that worsens over...

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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  • AHA News: People From ‘Socially Vulnerable’ Counties Hospitalized For COVID-19 Had More Heart Problems, Higher Death Rates

    MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Adults from the most socially vulnerable counties in the U.S. were more likely to die or experience serious heart problems when hospitalized for COVID-19 than those from less...

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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  • More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest. The fallout is mounting for...

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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  • Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How

    For thousands of years, people have used meditation to help diminish their pain – but how the process works has always seemed rather mysterious. Today, advanced brain scan technology has revealed how this ancient practice alters brain...

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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