All posts by LadyLively

  • With Weeks to Live, Many Cancer Patients Try Useless Treatments

    Learning you have a cancer that looks imminently terminal is tough news to swallow. And new research indicates that when given just one month to live, a significant number of patients still opt for aggressive and often...

    • Posted April 16, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: April 16, 2019

    Only Half of Patients Taking Statins Reach Cholesterol Targets: Study 555 Confirmed Measles Cases in U.S. Since Jan. 1: CDC Terminally Ill People in New Jersey Given Right to End Lives

    • Posted April 16, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Stopping Nosebleeds

    Nosebleeds often occur from a leaky blood vessel in the nose, says Harvard Medical School. Here’s a description of a pinching technique to relieve a nosebleed: Nod your head forward. Place your thumb on one side of...

    • Posted April 16, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Signs of Dyslexia in Preschoolers

    Signs of dyslexia can appear in a child’s earliest years. For parents and teachers, looking for signs in preschoolers can help for early intervention, says the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Preschoolers with dyslexia may: Have...

    • Posted April 16, 2019
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  • Good Smells May Help Ease Tobacco Cravings

    Could quitting tobacco involve something as simple as a pleasant scent? New research suggests it’s possible. U.S. smoking rates have fallen over the past 50 years, but about 40 million Americans still smoke, according to the U.S....

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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  • Helping the Young Mind Grow

    Whether you call it snowplow, bulldozer or helicopter parenting, these child-rearing styles have gotten a lot of attention recently, and the acknowledgment that they may not be the best way to raise a confident, well-adjusted young person....

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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  • Is Your Inner Critic Ruining Your Love Life?

    Many people are plagued by self-criticism, that inner voice that questions every decision and every move. It can keep you from reaching goals and erode self-confidence. And when it happens during intimacy, it can ruin your sex...

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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  • ‘Added Sugars’ Label on Foods Could Save Many Lives

    A new Nutrition Facts label that highlights the amount of added sugars in food could prevent nearly 1 million cases of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The new label, first proposed by...

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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  • CPAP Brings Longer Life for Obese People With Sleep Apnea: Study

    There’s good news for the millions of obese Americans with sleep apnea: Researchers report the use of the CPAP mask may greatly increase their chances for a longer life. Use of the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)...

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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  • Pre-Cut Melons at Kroger, Walmart, Other Stores May Carry Salmonella

    Pre-cut, packaged melon distributed by major grocery chains across 16 states have been tied to an outbreak of salmonella illness, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Friday. The outbreak has so far involved 93 cases of...

    • Posted April 15, 2019
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