All posts by LadyLively

  • 5 Foods to Always Have in Your Freezer

    Shopping at specialty stores and farmers’ markets is great for getting fresh foods, but that’s not always possible, depending on where you live and the season. And sometimes you just don’t have time to get to the...

    • Posted September 18, 2018
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  • Injected Drug May Be New Weapon Against Gout

    A new approach to preventing gout attacks looks promising for people not already helped by existing treatments. Researchers are looking at an anti-inflammatory drug called canakinumab (Ilaris) to treat this painful form of arthritis. Instead of targeting...

    • Posted September 18, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 18, 2018

    U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill

    • Posted September 18, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Protect Your Child’s Hearing

    Schools are chock-full of loud and potentially destructive sounds, including crowded hallways, buses, band practices and sporting events. Over time, repeated exposure to these noisy environments can harm your child’s hearing, the National Institute on Deafness and...

    • Posted September 18, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Coping With ADHD

    Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) makes it difficult for a person — most often a child — to pay attention and stay focused. A child with ADHD can be a more impulsive, which can lead to issues with...

    • Posted September 18, 2018
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  • Slaying the Couch-Potato Mindset

    There’s no shortage of creative excuses people come up with to stay stuck on the sofa, but three of them top the list. Here’s how to hurdle the obstacles standing between you and getting in shape. “I’m...

    • Posted September 17, 2018
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  • Scent of a Woman: Fertile Females Smell Better to Men

    New research suggests there is no perfume a man loves more than the scent of a fertile woman. Researchers in Switzerland determined that women who are the “fittest” for reproduction have a distinctive scent that makes them...

    • Posted September 17, 2018
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  • Infant Walkers Still Injuring Thousands of Babies

    Despite decades of warnings about the hazards of baby walkers, thousands of toddlers still end up in hospital emergency rooms with walker-related injuries, new research shows. The study reported that more than 230,000 children younger than 15...

    • Posted September 17, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 17, 2018

    Many Foster Kids Inappropriately Prescribed Psych Drugs

    • Posted September 17, 2018
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  • Is Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Really Worth It for Seniors?

    There’s disappointing news for seniors: A new trial shows that taking daily low-dose aspirin doesn’t prolong healthy, independent living in otherwise healthy people aged 70 and older. Aspirin has long been recommended for middle-aged folks with a...

    • Posted September 17, 2018
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