All posts by LadyLively

  • Three Exercises for Stronger, Sleeker Thighs

    Wall sits, leg curls and leg lifts are three effective thigh exercises that don’t require any strength-training equipment — just your own body weight, so you can do them virtually anywhere, even at the office. Here’s how...

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Douching: More Harmful Than Helpful

    Douching is the age-old practice of using a solution to attempt to clean the vagina, but there’s only downsides to it. Beyond having no proven benefits, douching can cause many health problems, including bacterial and yeast infections....

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Under-the-Tongue Allergy Pills Replacing Shots for Many

    Under-the-tongue allergy pills have quickly caught on as a way to treat hay fever and dust mite allergies, a new study finds. Allergy shots have been available for more than 100 years, while sublingual, or under-the-tongue, allergy...

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Surgery May Boost Outcomes in Common Form of Advanced Breast Cancer

    A new study may help resolve a longstanding debate around the impact of surgery for a common form of advanced breast cancer. The study found that mastectomy may indeed boost the chances of survival for women with...

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: April 2, 2019

    U.S. Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care: Survey Mick Jagger to Have Heart Valve Surgery

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Teens’ E-Cig Surge Hasn’t Hurt Move Away From Smoking: Study

    As electronic cigarettes took off, some worried they would lead teens back to traditional cigarettes. But new research suggests that’s not the case. Vaping has done little to slow or reverse a two-decade decline in the popularity...

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Daily Aspirin Therapy

    Aspirin can prevent heart attacks and strokes by lowering the clotting action of the blood’s platelets. However, preventing blood from clotting can also cause stomach or brain bleeding, kidney failure and other kinds of strokes, the U.S....

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Cut Back on Sugary Drinks

    Sugary drinks have been linked to a number of chronic diseases and conditions, says the American Heart Association. For those struggling with cutting back on drinks such as soda or lemonade, the Alaska Department of Health and...

    • Posted April 2, 2019
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  • Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol Count

    It’s not always possible to lower cholesterol through diet alone — sometimes there’s no way to override your DNA, and medication becomes a must. But certain foods can be part of the plan to improve your numbers,...

    • Posted April 1, 2019
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  • Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating ‘Superbug’ Infections

    Scientists are looking to an unexpected source in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria: fish slime. The researchers said that microbes in the protective mucus that coats young fish holds promise in fighting multidrug-resistant bacteria. These include the...

    • Posted April 1, 2019
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