All posts by LadyLively

  • WHO Experts Open to Notion That China Lab Leak Spurred COVID

    In an about-face from an original report on what might have caused the COVID-19 pandemic, experts enlisted by the World Health Organization said Thursday that they could not discount the “China lab leak” theory. In contrast, the...

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  • Injected ‘Hydrogel’ May Be New Option Against Back Pain

    Like fixing a flat on the roadside, a new injectable hydrogel is showing promise as a remedy for worn-down spinal discs — pumping them back up and relieving chronic back pain. The gel, with the brand name...

    • Posted June 9, 2022
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  • Eat Lots of Fish? Your Melanoma Risk May Rise

    You’ve added fish to your diet to eat healthy, but now a new study delivers some bad news: Fish lovers may have a slightly increased risk of melanoma. Researchers followed over 490,000 older Americans and found the...

    • Posted June 9, 2022
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  • AHA News: After Stroke at 32, Young Mom’s Small Town Pitched in to Help

    THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Elizabeth Gilberg recently picked up a few new skills. At 50, she’s learned to knit and is relearning how to quilt. She took lessons in cross-country skiing and...

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  • Two New Omicron Subvariants Gain Ground in U.S.

    The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are spreading rapidly in the United States, but it’s not yet clear if they’ll trigger a new wave of infections or a surge in hospitalizations and deaths, experts say. The subvariants...

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  • Health Highlights: June 9, 2022​

    Could milk raise a man’s odds for prostate cancer? Guys who drank close to two cups of milk a day had about a 60% increased risk for developing the disease compared with men who steered clear of...

    • Posted June 9, 2022
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  • Sleep With Your Pet? Survey Finds You’re Not Alone

    If you sleep with Fido or Fluffy, you’re in good company, a new survey shows. Nearly half of respondents to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) poll said they share their bed with a pet, and...

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  • Shingles Won’t Raise Risk for Dementia: Study

    If you’ve survived a painful bout of shingles, at least you won’t have to worry that it might raise your future risk of dementia, new research indicates. Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results...

    • Posted June 9, 2022
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  • Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests

    Staying connected to others may help protect your brain as you age, new research reveals. The study showed that social isolation — but not loneliness — can cause changes to certain brain structures and increase the risk...

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  • Fever, Fatigue: Scientists Pinpoint the Brain’s ‘Sickness Center’

    A small area of your brain triggers the familiar symptoms of fever, chills, fatigue and loss of appetite when you have a viral or bacterial infection, new animal research suggests. The findings could eventually lead to ways...

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