All posts by LadyLively

  • E-Cigarettes Popular Among Recent Quitters: Study

    Smokers who recently quit tobacco cigarettes are much more likely to use e-cigarettes than those who quit more than a decade ago, a new study says. The findings suggest that smokers who want to quit are now...

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Dentists Among Top Prescribers of Opioids

    American dentists often prescribe more than the recommended supply of opioid painkillers to patients, a new study finds. Not only that, they are more likely to prescribe more powerful opioids, the researchers found. In this study, the...

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2020

    Rush Limbaugh Has Advanced Lung Cancer Flavonols Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk HIV Vaccine Ineffective, Clinical Trial Halted Experimental Antiviral Drug to be Tested Against New Coronavirus

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Pregnancy, Breastfeeding May Guard Against Early Menopause

    Both pregnancy and breastfeeding may protect women against early menopause, new research suggests. The risk was lowest among those who breast-fed exclusively, meaning the baby received breast milk only — no liquids or solid foods. Early menopause...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • One Egg Per Day Is Heart-Healthy, After All

    It’s no yolk: Americans for decades have gotten dietary whiplash from the back-and-forth science on whether eggs are good for them. But a major new study will have many egg-lovers relieved: You can enjoy an egg a...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • Labs Worldwide Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, But Rollout Could Take Time

    A mad dash is afoot to craft a vaccine for the new coronavirus that’s ravaging China and starting to spread across the globe, with possibly dozens of labs working on permanent protection against the pathogen. Researchers say...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2020

    First Treatment for Peanut Allergy Approved by FDA Facebook, Instagram Target False Coronavirus Information

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • Shovel That Snow, but Spare Your Back

    Almost everyone gets stuck shoveling snow at some point during the winter. To prevent back pain and strain, one spinal expert has some advice. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Srinivasu Kusuma, from the University of Chicago Medicine Medical Group,...

    • Posted February 1, 2020
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  • ‘Dabbing’ Marijuana a Gateway to Heavy Use of Pot

    “Dabbing” cannabis concentrate is the type of marijuana experimentation most likely to lead teens into frequent and heavy use of the drug, researchers say. “We really wanted to understand whether the type of cannabis that youth experiment...

    • Posted January 31, 2020
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  • Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China

    As China races to stem the spread of a new coronavirus that has now infected nearly 10,000 people and killed more than 200, researchers report that a novel approach to gene sequencing could help monitor coronaviruses more...

    • Posted January 31, 2020
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