All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Nov. 11, 2019

    'Wheel of Fortune' Host Pat Sajak Undergoes Emergency Surgery

    • Posted November 11, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Autumn Driving Safety

    Wet leaves, fog, sun glare, frost and wildlife are some of the driving hazards that motorists encounter each Autumn, says the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. To stay safe while driving at this time of year, PennDot encourages...

    • Posted November 11, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Caring For Cats and Dogs While You’re Pregnant

    Pets may feel like part of the family. But when you’re pregnant, you need to be careful and care for your pets in a way that is safe, says the March of Dimes. For pregnant women who...

    • Posted November 11, 2019
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  • Common Muscle Relaxant Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors

    A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. “It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it’s not a...

    • Posted November 11, 2019
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  • Opioids Won’t Help Arthritis Patients Long-Term: Study

    Opioid painkillers may temporarily ease the discomfort of arthritis, but they have no clear lasting benefit, a research review finds. In an analysis of 23 clinical trials, researchers found that, on average, opioid medications were somewhat effective...

    • Posted November 11, 2019
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  • TV Binges, Video Games, Books and Sports Taking Toll on Sleep

    Nearly nine in 10 American adults lose sleep to binge watch TV, a new survey finds. The more than 2,000 U.S. adults who took part in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) poll in September ranked...

    • Posted November 10, 2019
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  • Self-Testing for Cervical Cancer Increases Screening Rates

    Mailing self-sampling kits to test for the cervical cancer-causing virus HPV significantly increased screening rates for the cancer, according to a new study. The research included nearly 20,000 women in the Kaiser Permanente Washington (state) system who...

    • Posted November 8, 2019
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  • Trump Administration Wants to Raise Age to Buy E-Cigs to 21

    Speaking outside the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump said his administration plans to raise the U.S. federal legal age to buy e-cigarettes from 18 to 21. That’s just one plank in the administration’s new plan...

    • Posted November 8, 2019
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  • Supplements Don’t Prevent Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics

    Taking vitamin D and fish oil supplements won’t prevent kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. Many diabetics use the supplements, hoping they will have a positive effect on their kidneys and...

    • Posted November 8, 2019
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  • New Tool Predicts Odds of Kidney Disease

    Imagine that your doctor could predict your risk of kidney disease in the next five years with a simple calculation. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore report they have done just that. “With the risk equations...

    • Posted November 8, 2019
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