All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: April 19, 2018

    Keeping Donated Livers Warm, Rather than Cool, May Help Them Last Longer: Study Early and Quick Turnaround Deployments Increase U.S. Soldiers' Suicide Risk: Study

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Living With Cardiomyopathy

    Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that causes the heart to become enlarged, rigid or thicker. As the condition worsens, the heart becomes weaker and is less effective at pumping blood, the U.S. National Heart,...

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Healthy Teeth May Signal Healthy Heart

    Your teeth may be a good indicator of your heart health, the American Heart Association says. A recent clinical study focusing on tooth loss during midlife found that people who lost two or more teeth during the...

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Turn Chores Into a Fitness Routine

    Is the “e” word — exercise — a downer for you? If so, you need look no further than everyday chores to find new ways to ramp up your workout level and burn more calories. Remember, if...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Gene Twist Can Make Your Blood Pressure Spike From Salt

    New research sheds light on why some people’s blood pressure is especially sensitive to salt. The research team previously discovered that a natural gene variation that occurs in 48 percent of people increases a person’s chances of...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Add Muscle Weakness as Another Cost of Type 1 Diabetes

    Poor muscle health may be a complication of type 1 diabetes, even in young people who get plenty of exercise. That’s the finding of Canadian researchers who analyzed muscle samples from young adults with and without type...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Could Banned Chemicals Be Lurking in Your Kitchen?

    Toxic chemicals that have been banned for nearly four decades may be hiding in kitchens across the United States, new research suggests. Polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs, might be released when cabinet sealants break down,...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • More Than 40% of Americans Breathe Dirty Air: Report

    More than two of every five Americans reside in counties with unhealthy levels of smog and air pollution, thanks largely to the effect of global warming, health researchers report. Ozone levels spiked in the United States in...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 18, 2018

    Barbara Bush Dead at Age 92 French Man First in World to Have Second Face Transplant First Drug for Rare Form of Rickets Approved by FDA

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize Early Signs of Autism

    Autism may be detected at an early age by paying attention to your baby’s social and language skills, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. But all children who have autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will not...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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