All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Relieve Your Blister, Corn or Callus

    Blisters, corns and calluses have at least one thing in common: they’re triggered by the friction of two surfaces rubbing against each other. The Nemours Foundation suggests how to care for these skin issues: Keep a blister...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • ‘Flexitarian’ Eating: Part Vegetarian, Part Not

    If you want to eat more vegetables and less meat, but don’t want to give up meat altogether, there’s an alternative. It’s called flexitarian — for flexible vegetarian. You primarily eat a vegetarian diet, but you eat...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Can Mom-to Be’s’ Weight Affect Daughters’ Risk for Early Puberty?

    Girls whose moms were overweight or had high blood sugar during pregnancy may be more likely to enter puberty early, a large new study suggests. The Kaiser Permanente researchers said their findings could lead to new strategies...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Go Nuts for Heart Health

    The crunchy goodness of peanuts, walnuts, cashews and other nuts may be just what the cardiologist ordered, new research suggests. The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect. However, the analysis of health data on more than 61,000 Swedes aged...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Organs From Opioid OD Victims Are Saving Lives: Study

    Organ donations from Americans who have died from an opioid overdose have risen dramatically in the past two decades, new research reveals. And investigators say that such transplants are just as successful and safe as those involving...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 17, 2018

    Sen. John McCain Recovering After Intestinal Surgery

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Health Tip: If You’re Pregnant and Have Diabetes

    Women who have diabetes should take precautions to ensure that both mother and baby stay healthy throughout pregnancy. High maternal blood sugar can harm the developing baby, resulting in birth defects or miscarriage. This is especially true...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Understanding Allergy Blood Testing

    Allergy testing may be recommended for people who suspect they react to allergens such as animal dander, food, dust or pollen. When you have an allergy, your immune system treats this type of harmless substance as a...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • How to Keep Anger From Getting the Better of You

    Anger isn’t just an emotional reaction — it can affect you physically, too. It’s been shown to raise your risk for heart disease and other problems related to stress — like sleep trouble, digestion woes and headaches....

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Smoking Puts Blacks at Higher Risk for Heart Failure

    Smoking may significantly increase black Americans’ risk of heart failure, a new study warns. The study included 4,129 black participants who were followed for a median of eight years. Half were followed for a shorter time, half...

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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