All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Cold, Flu or Allergy?

    Determining if you have a cold, the flu or an allergy can be difficult when you’re having common symptoms, such as sneezing or a sore throat. The common symptoms reflect that each condition affects your respiratory system,...

    • Posted October 29, 2019
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  • Health Tip: What Your Urine Color May Mean

    Most of the time, your urine should be a pale yellow color, says Harvard Medical School. Though food or medication can change urine’s color, if your urine truly looks abnormal, you should always consult a doctor without...

    • Posted October 29, 2019
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  • Can Medical Pot Ease Mental Ills? Study Says Probably Not

    People struggling with anxiety, depression or other psychiatric problems shouldn’t pin their hopes on medical marijuana, a new review suggests. Dozens of studies involving more than 3,000 people did not provide compelling evidence that medical cannabis can...

    • Posted October 29, 2019
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  • Too Much Salt Might Make You Gain Weight

    Too much salt has long been linked to high blood pressure. In fact, one way to help control blood pressure is to reduce your salt intake. Research done at Vanderbilt University and published in The Journal of...

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Are You an Emotional Eater?

    Is emotional eating your downfall? One way to find out is with the EADES or “Eating and Appraisal Due to Emotions and Stress” questionnaire developed by Amy Ozier of Northern Illinois University. First published in 2007, it...

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Pediatricians’ Group Calls for More Research on Artificial Sweeteners

    There are many unanswered questions about the long-term safety and impacts of artificial sweeteners in children, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement says. The AAP statement also recommends that the amount of artificial sweeteners...

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Could More Coffee Bring a Healthier Microbiome?

    Debating whether or not you should have that second cup of coffee? New research that links caffeine consumption to a healthy gut microbiome — the trillions of microorganisms that live in your digestive tract and affect your...

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2019

    Racial Bias in Widely Used Health Care Software: Study

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Getting a Tuberculosis Skin Test

    A tuberculosis (TB) skin test determines if you have TB germs in your body, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the test, a harmless fluid is injected under the skin on the inside of...

    • Posted October 28, 2019
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  • Weight-Loss Surgery Often Overlooked for Kids, Teens

    Weight-loss surgery should be more widely used to treat severely obese children and teens, a leading pediatricians’ group says. Severe obesity is a serious and worsening public health crisis among U.S. youngsters, and weight-loss surgery is one...

    • Posted October 27, 2019
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