All posts by LadyLively

  • Readjusting Calorie Consumption as You Lose Weight

    If you find that your weekly weight loss is slowing down, maybe it’s time to readjust your calorie intake. First, some calorie math. Your calorie baseline is the number of calories you need to maintain your weight....

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Old Age Alone Not to Blame for Surgical Complications

    Various factors can increase a senior’s chances of experiencing complications after surgery, but age apparently isn’t one of them. A review of 44 studies that included more than 12,000 people aged 60 and older found that frailty,...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Asthma in America Carries $82 Billion Price Tag

    The economic cost of asthma in the United States is nearly $82 billion a year, federal health officials report. That figure includes medical expenses and costs associated with work and school absences and deaths. However, the true...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Is It a Cold or Flu? Here’s How to Tell

    With a severe flu season now widespread across 46 states, do symptoms you or a loved one have point to the dreaded illness? Amid the sniffles, coughing and fever, “it’s sometimes difficult to determine whether you have...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2018

    Wild Monkeys in Florida Could Pass Herpes to People Eric Clapton Reveals Tinnitus Hearing Problem

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Taking Fewer Naps

    Has your doctor suggested taking fewer naps? Or are you ready to wean a child from napping? The National Sleep Foundation suggests how: Don’t expect to accomplish the deed overnight. Napping isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. An occasional...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize Symptoms of Food Poisoning

    One in six Americans gets food poisoning each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. That adds up to 48 million cases annually. The germs behind food poisoning and the symptoms they cause vary. But symptoms...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • As CHIP Money Runs Out, Millions of U.S. Kids May Lose Health Care

    Time is running out for millions of American kids covered by the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Stopgap funding for the federal program for these kids will expire Jan. 19. Soon thereafter, states will begin to cut...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Be Sure to Read Labels for Portion, Calorie Control

    “Nutrition Facts” labels mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have made it easier to know more about what’s inside packaged foods. But the information isn’t always easy to decipher, especially since the “daily value” percentages...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Mediterranean Diet a Recipe for Strength in Old Age

    A Mediterranean diet may make seniors less likely to become frail and help them maintain their health and independence, new research suggests. Frailty — characterized by weak muscle strength, weight loss and low energy — is common...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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