All posts by LadyLively

  • Beyond Baby Talk: Helping Early Language

    Teaching parents how to talk to their babies could help boost their children’s language development, researchers say. The University of Washington study didn’t look at so-called baby talk, which typically consists of silly sounds and nonsense words....

    • Posted February 5, 2020
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  • Lab Discovery Offers Promise for Treating Multiple Sclerosis

    A new discovery could lead to better treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. MS occurs when immune cells get into the central nervous system (the brain...

    • Posted February 5, 2020
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  • Is Vaping a Scourge on Your Skin?

    Burns on the face, arms and hands that require skin grafts. Acne boils and ugly rashes. Black hairy tongue and other oral lesions. These are some of the ways that vaping can do serious damage to someone’s...

    • Posted February 5, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 5, 2020

    Shannen Doherty Battling Stage 4 Breast Cancer Rush Limbaugh Has Advanced Lung Cancer Flavonols Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk HIV Vaccine Ineffective, Clinical Trial Halted Experimental Antiviral Drug to be Tested Against New Coronavirus

    • Posted February 5, 2020
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  • E-Cigarettes Popular Among Recent Quitters: Study

    Smokers who recently quit tobacco cigarettes are much more likely to use e-cigarettes than those who quit more than a decade ago, a new study says. The findings suggest that smokers who want to quit are now...

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Dentists Among Top Prescribers of Opioids

    American dentists often prescribe more than the recommended supply of opioid painkillers to patients, a new study finds. Not only that, they are more likely to prescribe more powerful opioids, the researchers found. In this study, the...

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2020

    Rush Limbaugh Has Advanced Lung Cancer Flavonols Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk HIV Vaccine Ineffective, Clinical Trial Halted Experimental Antiviral Drug to be Tested Against New Coronavirus

    • Posted February 4, 2020
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  • Pregnancy, Breastfeeding May Guard Against Early Menopause

    Both pregnancy and breastfeeding may protect women against early menopause, new research suggests. The risk was lowest among those who breast-fed exclusively, meaning the baby received breast milk only — no liquids or solid foods. Early menopause...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • One Egg Per Day Is Heart-Healthy, After All

    It’s no yolk: Americans for decades have gotten dietary whiplash from the back-and-forth science on whether eggs are good for them. But a major new study will have many egg-lovers relieved: You can enjoy an egg a...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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  • Labs Worldwide Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, But Rollout Could Take Time

    A mad dash is afoot to craft a vaccine for the new coronavirus that’s ravaging China and starting to spread across the globe, with possibly dozens of labs working on permanent protection against the pathogen. Researchers say...

    • Posted February 3, 2020
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