All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Understanding a Felon Infection

    (HealthDay News) – An infection on the tip of your finger can form an abscess, says Harvard Medical School. A painful bump on the fingertip abscess is known as a felon, and is usually caused by a...

    • Posted January 28, 2020
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  • Health Tip: Managing Swearing by Your Child

    Swearing is a common behavior for adolescents, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. Children and teens often use profanity to impress friends and shock parents. To help manage swearing your child’s swearing, the academy suggests: Establish a...

    • Posted January 27, 2020
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  • Health Tip: What to Know About Turmeric

    Turmeric has been used across the globe for many health conditions, such as pain, fatigue, breathing issues and rheumatism, says the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. It mentions this information about turmeric: Long-term turmeric use...

    • Posted January 27, 2020
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  • Many Americans in the Dark About Eye Health

    Though good vision is critical, a new survey finds that most folks fall short when it comes to knowledge about eye diseases. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) commissioned the online survey of more than 3,500 U.S....

    • Posted January 26, 2020
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  • How to Avoid a Breakout When You Work Out

    While working out might boost your health and mood, it also might cause your skin to break out. But don’t kick your New Year’s resolutions to the curb just yet, because dermatologists say that exercise-induced acne can...

    • Posted January 25, 2020
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  • A Flu Shot May Spare Your Young Child a Hospital Visit

    This flu season is hitting children particularly hard, but new research shows that a flu shot is still well worth it for these youngest patients. Getting vaccinated halved the risk of hospitalization for flu-related complications among young...

    • Posted January 24, 2020
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  • Many of America’s Most Critical Workers Are Short on Their Zzzs

    More than one-third of working Americans don’t get enough sleep, and the problem is greatest among the police, the military, health care workers and truckers, researchers report. Their analysis of data from more than 150,000 employed adults...

    • Posted January 24, 2020
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  • Faulty Immune System May Lead to Lung Cancer

    An immune system that’s not functioning normally may lead to lung cancer in patients who don’t smoke, a new study suggests. “A strong immune system helps to keep inflammation under control and chronic inflammation is known to...

    • Posted January 24, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 24, 2020

    New Hospital Being Built in China for Coronavirus Outbreak, as Death Toll Rises to 26 Nearly Half of U.S. Smokers Not Advised by Doctors to Quit: Surgeon General

    • Posted January 24, 2020
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  • Health Tip: Preventing E. coli Infection

    Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that lives in the intestines of healthy people and animals, says Mayo Clinic. A few strains found in contaminated water or food can cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting....

    • Posted January 24, 2020
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