All posts by LadyLively

  • Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here’s How to Check

    When checking your body for signs of skin cancer, don’t overlook your nails. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) points out that skin cancer — including melanoma, the deadliest type — can develop under and around the...

    • Posted May 16, 2021
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  • Is Your Family ‘CO Safe’ When Big Storms Hit?

    If you live in the path of hurricanes , the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging you to be prepared. Deaths from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, fires and electric shock are common during severe weather...

    • Posted May 15, 2021
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  • Bike-Linked Head Injuries Plummet for U.S. Kids, But Not Adults

    There’s good news and bad on rates of head injuries among America’s bike-riding public: Rates for these injuries have sharply declined among kids but barely budged among the growing number of adult bike riders. Between 2009 and...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?

    Many people drank more to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions it placed on daily life, and now a new study suggests that all of this drinking is causing a serious spike...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • AHA News: Orthopedic Surgeon Becomes Patient After Stroke at 48

    FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic’s workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed three total knee replacements and was headed into surgery to repair a...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • With New Mask Guidance Comes the Challenge of Following It

    While millions of Americans rejoiced in the news on Thursday that the fully vaccinated can now skip masks in most indoor and outdoor settings, some worried that it will be nearly impossible to distinguish those who have...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 14, 2021

    Many Hispanic Americans Want to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, But Haven’t Some of the lowest U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates are among Hispanics, but not because they don’t want the vaccine, according to a new survey, the New York...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • Vaping Ups Teens’ Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks

    Though some think that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, Canadian research suggests it could raise the risk of developing asthma or having asthma attacks for teens and adults. “Emerging research really suggests that...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer

    People with heart failure are 20% more likely than those with cancer to develop depression within five years of their diagnosis, a new study finds. Nearly 1 in 4 patients with heart failure are depressed or anxious,...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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  • Can Some Movies Change Your Life? Maybe, Study Finds

    (HealthDay News) – A good movie can be more than mere entertainment: It can also help you feel more prepared to tackle life’s challenges and be a better person, a new study suggests. This may be why...

    • Posted May 14, 2021
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