All posts by LadyLively

  • Promoting HPV Vaccine Doesn’t Prompt Risky Sex by Teens: Study

    Controversial state laws that promote vaccinating kids against the human papillomavirus (HPV) do not increase the likelihood that teens will engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study contends. “Parents and caregivers, as well as policy makers,...

    • Posted August 13, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2018

    Jury Awards $289 Million in Case Linking Weed Killer to Man's Cancer Court Rules That U.S. Must Halt Sales of Pesticide

    • Posted August 13, 2018
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  • Health Tip: How Drought Can Harm Your Health

    HealthDay News) — Drought conditions occur when it doesn’t rain for an extended period. The lowered water supply can trigger wildfires and dust storms, which increase the amounts of small particles that float in the air. This...

    • Posted August 13, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Most Americans are Overweight

    More than 70 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. About 38 percent of those people are considered obese, the agency says. Obesity raises a person’s risk for health problems,...

    • Posted August 13, 2018
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  • Eye Disease Link to Alzheimer’s Seen

    Researchers have discovered a link between three degenerative eye diseases and Alzheimer’s disease. They say their findings could lead to new ways to identify people at high risk for Alzheimer’s. “We don’t mean people with these eye...

    • Posted August 12, 2018
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  • Women With Asthma More Likely to Develop COPD

    More than 4 in 10 women with asthma developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heavy smoking and obesity were among the significant risk factors, a new study found. The research involved more than 4,000 women with...

    • Posted August 10, 2018
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  • Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Heart Disease, Shorter Life

    People with type 1 diabetes have a much greater risk of serious heart problems and early death, especially if they were diagnosed before age 10, new research suggests. But the study only found an association, and didn’t...

    • Posted August 10, 2018
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  • American Heart Association Turns Dietary Advice on Its Head

    Eating a wide variety of foods might not be good for you after all, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). “Eating a more diverse diet might be associated with eating a...

    • Posted August 10, 2018
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  • Here’s What Makes Seniors Feel and Act Younger

    A pair of new studies points towards two potential paths to the fountain of youth. When older adults feel more control of their lives and get more exercise, they feel younger — and that improves their thinking,...

    • Posted August 10, 2018
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  • Working Out After Baby

    Losing weight about 6 months after giving birth lowers a woman’s risk of being overweight in the future. The best strategy to get back to pre-baby weight is a combination of diet and exercise, rather than diet...

    • Posted August 10, 2018
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