All posts by LadyLively

  • Too Often, Opioid Abuse Runs in the Family, Study Shows

    When parents abuse prescription painkillers, their teenagers may follow their example, a new study finds. The study of thousands of U.S. teenagers found that kids were 30 percent more likely to abuse prescription opioids if one of...

    • Posted February 25, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2019

    New Trump Policy Further Reduces Access to Abortion Peter Frampton Has Rare Muscular Disease

    • Posted February 25, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Steer Clear of Heartburn by Avoiding These Foods

    More than 60 million Americans have heartburn each month, the American College of Gastroenterology says. The fiery burning sensation is caused by stomach acid backing up in the esophagus. Steering clear of certain foods can help you...

    • Posted February 25, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Reducing Asthma Attacks in Cold Weather

    Dry, cold air can trigger asthma attacks, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says. Breathing in the winter air can cause airways to restrict, making it difficult to breathe. The foundation offers suggestions to reduce asthma...

    • Posted February 25, 2019
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  • Get Ready for Summer Camp — and Allergies

    It may still be winter, but it’s never too early to plan for your kids’ summer camp. And now’s the time to think about preparing them to handle allergies and allergic reactions, according to experts at the...

    • Posted February 24, 2019
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  • A Hard Look at Smoking’s Effect on Vision

    If life looks gray and cloudy when you smoke, you might not be imagining it. Heavy smoking may actually damage color and contrast vision, researchers report. They looked at 71 healthy people who smoked fewer than 15...

    • Posted February 22, 2019
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  • More Severe Strain of Flu Starting to Spread Widely: CDC

    Americans aren’t out of the woods yet, as the flu season continues to spread across the country, health officials reported Friday. One major shift that’s occurred is in the viruses that are circulating. At the start of...

    • Posted February 22, 2019
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  • Peanut Allergy Patch Shows Middling Results in Trial

    Delivering “exposure therapy” via a patch to help curb peanut allergy in kids is somewhat effective, but not as good as delivering the tiny amounts of peanut by mouth, new research shows. The international trial involved 356...

    • Posted February 22, 2019
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  • AHA News: For the Best Health, Does the Intensity of Your Workout Matter?

    FRIDAY, Feb. 22, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Jog for long enough or engage in just about any physical activity that gets the heart pumping, and the result can be a feeling of euphoria commonly known...

    • Posted February 22, 2019
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  • Berkeley’s Efforts Suggest Soda Taxes Do Cut Soda Sales

    Tax it, and fewer folks will buy it. So it goes with sugar-sweetened drinks, new research suggests. The California city of Berkeley introduced the nation’s first soda tax in 2014, and within months people were buying 21...

    • Posted February 22, 2019
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