All posts by LadyLively

  • Shining a Light on Sunscreens

    Sunscreen isn’t just for pool gatherings and beach outings: Using sunscreen every day could reduce your risk of skin cancer, experts say. Daily use of at least an SPF 15 sunscreen can lower your risk of melanoma...

    • Posted July 3, 2021
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  • Soaring Temperatures Bring Heat Stroke Dangers

    On sizzling hot summer days, it’s important to guard against heat exhaustion and heat stroke, an expert says. “Heat stroke occurs when the core temperature of the body reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit and changes in our central...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Masks at the Gym: Uncomfortable But Not Unsafe, Study Finds

    Wearing a mask while you exercise may be uncomfortable, but a new study should reassure gym-goers that it poses no actual health risks. “What we found was, that it is safe to run at peak exercise in...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Gap in Breast Cancer Survival for Black, White Patients Shrinks, But Not by Enough

    Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have narrowed in recent years, but Black women with the disease still have double the death rate of white women. That’s according to a study that tracked breast cancer trends in...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • J&J Vaccine Guards Against Delta Variant, Company Says

    Johnson & Johnson announced Thursday that its coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant that brought India to its knees this past spring. The finding will no doubt reassure the 11 million Americans who...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: July 2, 2021

    Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, July 2: How much should you worry about the Delta variant? A particularly fast-spreading COVID-19 variant out of India has health authorities in places like Los Angeles advising a...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Trump-Era Law on Surprise Medical Bills

    In a rare show of bipartisanship on health care, the Biden Administration is advancing Trump-era consumer protections aimed at curbing sometimes devastating surprise medical bills. It’s an issue that seems to unite Americans of all political stripes:...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • How Much Should the Delta Variant Worry You?

    The Delta variant of COVID-19 is upending any return to normalcy in some parts of the United States, with locales like Los Angeles County urging vaccinated folks to once again don masks indoors. Infectious disease experts said...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Could Losing Your Wisdom Teeth Enhance Your Sense of Taste?

    Having your wisdom teeth yanked could have one culinary up side: Heightening your sense of taste. So claims a new study that challenges previous research on the issue. “Prior studies have only pointed to adverse effects on...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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  • Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy

    Introducing bedtime routines very early in life can improve sleep habits in the toddler years, according to a new study. Almost 500 new mothers were first surveyed when their infants were 3 months old. They were questioned...

    • Posted July 2, 2021
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