All posts by LadyLively

  • How to Start a Walking Group

    You enjoy walking and even have an exercise buddy to keep you on track. But maybe your enthusiasm has started to wane. The answer? Expand your workout circle and form a walking group in your community. By...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Ten Infant Deaths Linked to Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play Sleepers

    Ten infants are known to have died in the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper since 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns. In a joint statement with Fisher-Price, the CPSC said it voted to announce...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • For One Man, Too Much Vitamin D Was Disastrous

    Vitamin D is the healthy “sunshine” vitamin, but it can have a dark side, one Canadian man discovered. A team of Toronto physicians reported on the case of a 54-year-old man who developed kidney damage after taking...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: April 8, 2019

    Antibiotics Prescribed More Often to Children During Telemedicine Visits

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Gum Disease Shows Possible Links to Alzheimer’s

    Regular brushing and flossing can save your teeth into old age. Could it also save your brain? The bacteria involved in gum disease might play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests....

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Positive Parenting in Mid-Childhood

    Middle childhood often comes with big changes as children prepare to enter middle school or junior high school. Children form complex friendships, experience peer pressure and become more aware of their body, says the Centers for Disease...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Managing Chronic Migraines

    More than 12 percent of the world’s population has migraines. For some people, migraines are chronic, says the American Migraine Foundation. Chronic migraines are usually diagnosed when a person has 15 or more of these headache days...

    • Posted April 8, 2019
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  • Why Do Older Heart Attack Patients Get Worse Care?

    If you’re over 65 and have a heart attack, your care may be compromised, a new study finds. In fact, you’re less apt than younger patients to receive a timely angioplasty to open blocked arteries. You’re also...

    • Posted April 6, 2019
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  • Researchers Seek Firefighters for Data on Cancer Risk

    Learning more about firefighters’ increased risk for certain cancers is the aim of a voluntary registry being created by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It’s seeking more than 1.1 million firefighters to...

    • Posted April 5, 2019
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  • Black Women in the U.S. Still Missing Out on Heart Care

    Older black American women are much less likely to be treated for heart attack and heart disease than white and Hispanic women, researchers say. “Our study shows that black women still receive less recommended therapy for heart...

    • Posted April 5, 2019
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