All posts by LadyLively

  • Newer Sunscreens Can Better Match Your Skin Tone

    Newer sunscreens that can match your skin tone may encourage more people to use sunscreen, an expert says. “The lighter a person’s skin, the higher their risk for skin cancer,” said Dr. Henry Lim, former chair of...

    • Posted April 2, 2022
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  • Heart Disease Is Women’s #1 Killer. So Why So Little Female-Focused Research?

    Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in America, accounting for more than one in five deaths. Still, far too few women realize the danger. In fact, “Awareness of heart disease as the leading...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • U.S. Surgeons’ Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

    Images of Ukrainians being carried on stretchers from bombed-out buildings, wounded and bleeding, are heartbreaking, but one American surgeons’ group is doing its part to help teach the war-torn country’s citizens how to halt life-threatening bleeds. When...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • Early Promise From Experimental Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

    Researchers are working on a pill that might safely help people with early Alzheimer’s disease improve their thinking and memory skills and possibly even live independently longer. The new study was only designed to gather data on...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • House Passes Bill To Limit Insulin Costs to $35 a Month

    (HealthDay News) – Americans who use insulin to control their diabetes could soon save hundreds of dollars every year on the medicine, after the House passed a $35-a-month cap on insulin costs Thursday. The bill was passed...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • First Human Challenge Trial Shows How COVID-19 Strikes

    (HealthDay News) – A group of 36 volunteers have completed the first human challenge study of COVID-19, after being given the virus and then monitored to examine what happened to them after infection. Researchers from the Imperial...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • Had COVID? Getting Vaccine Boosts Resilience Even More, Studies Show

    If you’ve had COVID-19 but not your COVID shot, you may wonder if getting a vaccine now will really help you. It will, two new studies say. Researchers in Brazil and Sweden confirmed that COVID-19 vaccines provided...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • 160,000 Lbs of Skippy Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Metal Fragments

    (HealthDay News) – Check your cupboards for any SKIPPY peanut butter, since you may need to throw the jar out. Skippy Foods LLC has announced a recall of a limited number of jars of certain lines of...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • Health Highlights:  April 1, 2022

    U.S. surgeons’ group working to save trauma victims in Ukraine. The American College of Surgeons’ STOP THE BLEED program is helping train people in the war-torn country on how to care for wounds inflicted on soldiers and...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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  • Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key

    Your ability to find your way around may be influenced by your childhood surroundings. Researchers in the United Kingdom and France have discovered that people raised in the country or suburbs are better navigators than those who...

    • Posted April 1, 2022
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