All posts by LadyLively

  • 6 Steps for Promoting Heart Health in Women

    While the total number of U.S. deaths from heart disease has declined in recent years, it has stayed the same for younger women. This prompted researchers from Harvard and Indiana universities to look for lifestyle factors that...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Kids’ Play Is Healthy, Pediatricians’ Group Says

    Play is a child’s most important work, preschool teachers like to say, and a new American Academy of Pediatrics report wholeheartedly agrees. Play is a crucial way for kids to develop social and mental skills, head off...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Newer HIV Therapies Yield Big Gains But Racial Gaps Persist

    Improved treatment has nearly tripled viral suppression rates among HIV patients in the United States over the past two decades, researchers report. But viral suppression rates remain lower among young people and black Americans, the researchers add....

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • When a Parent Has Cancer, Kids Suffer Long Term: Study

    Children whose parents have cancer are more likely to struggle in school and to have lower incomes as adults, a new Danish study suggests. The study included more than 1 million people born in Denmark from 1978...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Radiation for Childhood Brain Tumor Can Hinder Memory

    Radiation therapy for the most common childhood brain tumor can cause memory problems, new research suggests. Specifically, it can leave young survivors struggling to create memories of recent personal events, the small study found. But survivors’ ability...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Gut Enzyme Could Help Solve U.S. Blood Shortages

    An enzyme found in gut bacteria could convert type A blood into universal type O blood, a scientific feat that would significantly boost blood supplies, a new study suggests. This enzyme converts A blood into O blood...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Protect Your Voice

    The human voice is produced by two bands of muscle tissue called vocal folds. When you talk, the folds come together as the air from your lungs travels through them. Air blows through the folds and causes...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Differing Thyroid Tests

    The thyroid is an endocrine gland that makes hormones and helps regulate bodily activities, such as how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats. Doctors may suggest a thyroid test if they suspect the...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2018

    Wildfire Smoke Causing Poor Air Quality in U.S. Pacific Northwest

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Stressed at Work? Open Office Plan Might Help

    Maybe it’s time to retire the office cubicle. A new study suggests that open workspaces without partitions between desks encourage employees to be more active and help curb stress. “We are becoming an increasingly sedentary workforce, and...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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