All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Understanding Compulsive Exercise Disorder

    Regular exercise is a mainstay of healthy lifestyle. But a compulsive need to exercise actually may be harmful. When bad weather, illness or injury don’t afford a day of rest, you may have a compulsive exercise disorder....

    • Posted August 24, 2018
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  • Exercising on an Empty Stomach: Good Idea or Not?

    It’s an age-old question, whether it’s better to exercise before or after eating. Research done in the United Kingdom might provide the impetus for some people: According to a small study, exercise burns more body fat when...

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Doctors Discover New Type of Multiple Sclerosis

    A new subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by researchers, and the discovery changes understanding of the disease. MS has long been considered a disease of the brain’s white matter, where immune cells destroy the...

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Drug Combo Fights Melanoma That Has Spread to Brain

    A combination of two drugs that work with the immune system can help beat back melanoma that has moved to the brain, an early clinical trial has found. The study included 94 patients with advanced melanoma that...

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 23, 2018

    Four More Experimental Ebola Treatments Approved for Use in Congo Gym Class Memories Can Influence Adults' Exercise Habits: Study

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Manage the Terrible 3’s

    Three-year-old children may be among the most difficult to manage as they become more independent and talkative. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests these ways to manage the sometimes terrible 3’s: Be positive, and try to yell...

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Your Toddler Can Be a Vegetarian

    A well-planned vegetarian diet is healthy for an infant or toddler, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says. But it’s crucial to make sure that the young child gets all necessary nutrients, the academy says. These nutrients...

    • Posted August 23, 2018
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  • Taking a Stand at Work

    Many studies have pointed to the serious health threats of long periods of uninterrupted sitting at home or at work. Even if you get in a 30-minute exercise session a day, that may not be enough to...

    • Posted August 22, 2018
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  • How to Prevent Your Child From Getting Bullied — or Being a Bully

    With the start of a new school year, bullying will become an issue for many children and their parents. Parents should teach their children to respond to bullying by staying calm; looking the bully in the eye;...

    • Posted August 22, 2018
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  • Study Explores New Way to Stop Cancer’s Spread

    Scientists say they’re researching a way to destroy cancer cells that travel to other parts of the body. Many cancers become especially dangerous only when they spread (metastasize) from the initial location to other tissues such as...

    • Posted August 22, 2018
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