All posts by LadyLively

  • Microbes on International Space Station Are Familiar From Earth

    Scientists have been cataloging bacteria and fungi inside the International Space Station (ISS), and they say their efforts will should keep astronauts safe and could also have benefits on Earth. The team analyzed samples collected from eight...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • More Evidence HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Rate

    Scotland is already seeing a payoff for vaccinating adolescent girls for human papillomavirus (HPV). Since the vaccine became routine about a decade ago, cervical cancer cases in young Scottish women have plummeted, a new study reports. HPV...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • The Skinny on Beef

    Beef often gets a bad rap, but is it really that bad for you? Here’s the problem: Most cuts of beef tend to be high in the wrong kind of fat. Ironically, though, that saturated fat you...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • How to Start a Walking Group

    You enjoy walking and even have an exercise buddy to keep you on track. But maybe your enthusiasm has started to wane. The answer? Expand your workout circle and form a walking group in your community. By...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Ten Infant Deaths Linked to Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play Sleepers

    Ten infants are known to have died in the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper since 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns. In a joint statement with Fisher-Price, the CPSC said it voted to announce...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • For One Man, Too Much Vitamin D Was Disastrous

    Vitamin D is the healthy “sunshine” vitamin, but it can have a dark side, one Canadian man discovered. A team of Toronto physicians reported on the case of a 54-year-old man who developed kidney damage after taking...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: April 8, 2019

    Antibiotics Prescribed More Often to Children During Telemedicine Visits

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Gum Disease Shows Possible Links to Alzheimer’s

    Regular brushing and flossing can save your teeth into old age. Could it also save your brain? The bacteria involved in gum disease might play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests....

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Positive Parenting in Mid-Childhood

    Middle childhood often comes with big changes as children prepare to enter middle school or junior high school. Children form complex friendships, experience peer pressure and become more aware of their body, says the Centers for Disease...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Managing Chronic Migraines

    More than 12 percent of the world’s population has migraines. For some people, migraines are chronic, says the American Migraine Foundation. Chronic migraines are usually diagnosed when a person has 15 or more of these headache days...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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