All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Sept. 26, 2019

    Medicare Advantage Offers New Benefits

    • Posted September 26, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Don’t Eat Too Much Meat

    Eating too much meat can make you sick, says New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Too much red meat — especially processed meats like sausages, bacon, salami and hot dogs — contribute to chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and...

    • Posted September 26, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Using Fitness Trackers

    Fitness trackers can be great tools for improving heart health, says the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Depending on what’s most comfortable for you, potential fitness trackers include pedometers, smartphone tracking apps or wearable devices. To...

    • Posted September 26, 2019
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  • FDA Approves Vaccine for Prevention of Smallpox, Monkeypox

    Jynneos is approved for adults considered at high risk for infection

    • Posted September 26, 2019
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  • Try Roasted Root Vegetables for a Tasty Fall Dinner

    Want to warm up as the temperature cools down and get in more nutrients, too? Roasted vegetables are a delicious way to do both. Starchier root veggies, like carrots, parsnips and potatoes, lend themselves to roasting since...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Why You Should Ask to Be Screened for Postpartum Depression

    It’s not uncommon for new moms to feel an emotional letdown shortly after baby is born. Though symptoms of these so-called “baby blues” can be wide-ranging, they last no more than two weeks and go away on...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Study Links Menopausal Night Sweats to Impaired Thinking

    Menopausal women who get night sweats sleep longer and the longer they sleep, the more trouble they have thinking straight, a surprising new study concludes. Earlier studies have drawn a link between daytime hot flashes and worse...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Billions of ‘Microplastics’ in Your Tea From Each Plastic Teabag: Study

    A new study warns that even your soothing cup of tea might serve up some invisible health hazards. Some tea companies are replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones, but the new bags may be adding billions...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Older Diabetics May Be Getting Too Much Insulin

    Are elderly people with diabetes being overtreated? A new study suggests that’s so: Older, sicker patients tend to be the ones most likely to still be using insulin to manage their blood sugar, despite guidelines that suggest...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 25, 2019

    Juul Labs' CEO Out Hundreds More Cases of Vaping Sickness Likely, U.S. Official Says

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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