All posts by LadyLively

  • Writing Out Your Worries Really Works Wonders

    As much as people often love to talk about their feelings, it might be more productive to skip the conversations and write about your worries instead, according to research done at Michigan State University (MSU). The research,...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • 3 Easy Deskside Stretches to Keep Muscle Pain at Bay

    If you’re not taking regular breaks to move around during your workday, your muscles may rebel after being scrunched in your desk chair hour after hour. The rebellion might be felt in your neck, shoulders, back, hips...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • Clots in Space: Astronaut’s Blocked Vein Brings Medical Insight

    “Space medicine” took another small step forward after an astronaut who developed a blood clot in a neck vein was diagnosed and treated while onboard the International Space Station (ISS), physicians at NASA and elsewhere report. The...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • One Way to Help Ease A-Fib: Give Up Drinking

    If you have atrial fibrillation (a-fib) — a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm — giving up alcohol could ease your symptoms. That’s what happened when researchers asked people with a-fib who normally have roughly two drinks a...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • Study Might Point Alzheimer’s Research in Whole New Direction

    A new brain scanning technique is shaking up what researchers thought they knew about Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers now say they can predict with reasonable accuracy which brain regions will wither and atrophy in Alzheimer’s by identifying the...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • Trump Administration to Ban Most Flavored E-Cigarettes

    After months of delay, the Trump Administration is expected to announce this week that it will ban mint-, fruit- and dessert-flavored e-cigarette cartridges, while allowing the continued sale of menthol- and tobacco-flavored vapes. The White House originally...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • Health Tip: Knocked Out Teeth

    More than 5 million teeth are knocked out every year in children and adults, says the American Association of Endodontists. But knocked out teeth don’t have to be lost for good. Proper emergency action can save the tooth,...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • Health Tip: Is Worrying Out of Control?

    Anxiety over health, money or family problems is common. But for a person with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), excessive worry may prevent a person from leading a normal life. The National Institute of Mental Health says worrying...

    • Posted January 2, 2020
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  • How Are Your Newborn’s Ears Working? Early Hearing Test Is a Must

    When you have a baby, it seems like you visit the doctor all the time for checks on weight and length and to get needed vaccinations. But are you as aware of the guidelines regarding hearing checks...

    • Posted January 1, 2020
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  • A Breakfast Fit for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions

    New Year’s Day is typically when you vow to start a new diet to take off any weight you put on over the holidays or have been carrying. This year, make your resolutions attainable — slight changes...

    • Posted January 1, 2020
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