All posts by LadyLively

  • Insurers Making It Harder to Treat Opioid Addiction: Study

    Insurance rules that limit access to the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may be worsening the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests. “Buprenorphine is a safe and effective treatment that decreases deaths due to opioids and stops...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
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  • Up to 1 Hour of General Anesthesia Safe for Infants: Study

    Infants who are given general anesthesia for an hour are unlikely to suffer harm, but the safety of longer and repeated exposure remains unknown, a new study says. Among more than 700 infants in seven countries, the...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
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  • Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study

    Marijuana legalization has been sweeping across the United States, raising concerns that more teens will start toking as pot smoking gains in legitimacy. A new study suggests that’s not the case. Researchers actually found fewer teen marijuana...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Get Your Child to School on Time

    Being late to school can affect your child’s ability to learn, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Getting out the door on time in the morning can be difficult, the academy acknowledges, suggesting these ways to get...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Prevent Heel Pain

    The heel is the largest of 26 bones in the human foot, the American Podiatric Medical Association says. Heel pain is typically caused by heel spurs, plantar fasciitis or achilles tendinitis. The association offers these suggestions to...

    • Posted February 15, 2019
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  • Playing to Your Strengths

    Everyone has certain personality strengths that make them unique. For instance, you might be the type of person who loves to nurture others or who always tells it like it is and is known for your honesty....

    • Posted February 14, 2019
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  • Breast Cancer and DDT: Timing of Exposure May Matter

    Exposure to high levels of the pesticide DDT increases breast cancer risk — but when the cancer surfaces depends on when women first came in contact with the chemical, researchers say. “What we have learned is that...

    • Posted February 14, 2019
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  • Does Bullying Start at Home?

    If you think that sibling rivalry can border on brutality at times, you won’t be surprised by new research from British scientists. They found that children are more likely to be bullied by a sibling if they...

    • Posted February 14, 2019
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  • Your Valentine May Bring You Better Sleep

    Sure, he may snore. She may steal the covers. But if a relationship is solid, your partner will help you sleep better this Valentine’s Day and far into the future, a new study suggests. Good relationships in...

    • Posted February 14, 2019
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  • Could Diet Sodas Raise an Older Woman’s Stroke Risk?

    Older women, beware: New research warns that drinking a lot of diet sodas or artificially sweetened fruit juices may increase your risk for stroke. In a study that tracked nearly 82,000 postmenopausal women, those who drank two...

    • Posted February 14, 2019
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