All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Feb. 11, 2019

    Measles Outbreak Triggers Sharp Rise in Demand for Vaccine in Washington State Congo Ebola Outbreak Has Claimed Nearly 100 Children's Lives, Cases on the Rise Recall of Tahini Products Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Trump in Good Health: Doctor

    • Posted February 11, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Care For a Wound At Home

    Taking care of a significant wound helps prevent infection and minimize scaring, the Nemours Foundation says. The foundation suggests how to care for a wound at home: Keep the wound covered with a clean dressing until it...

    • Posted February 11, 2019
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  • Health Tip: Avoid Burns From Playground Equipment

    Materials used in modern playgrounds, often plastics and rubber, can get very hot in the summer sun and are capable of burning a child’s skin, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency offers parents this advice:...

    • Posted February 11, 2019
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  • How to Decide When You’re Too Sick to Work

    Even if you think you can go to work when you have a cold or flu, you need to think about others, an infectious disease expert says. “I see a lot of patients whose jobs and stress...

    • Posted February 10, 2019
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  • Continuous Glucose Monitors Make Managing Diabetes Easier

    SATURDAY, Feb. 9, 2019Monitoring blood sugar is essential for many people with diabetes, but self-testing is a hassle. For some patients, using a continuous glucose monitor might be the solution. The monitors were originally designed for people...

    • Posted February 9, 2019
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  • Developing Self-Compassion: How to Show Yourself Some Love

    A lot of importance is placed on developing self-esteem to create emotional well-being and to quiet the inner critic that causes people to doubt themselves. But even more essential to emotional wellness might be self-compassion — extending...

    • Posted February 8, 2019
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  • Get The Most From Frozen Vegetables

    When it comes to cooking veggies, fresh from the farmer’s market always tastes best. But when you’re cooking produce out of season, head to the freezer section of your favorite store. Veggies are typically frozen at the...

    • Posted February 8, 2019
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  • CPR Not Always Given at Dialysis Clinics When Needed

    When kidney failure patients undergoing treatment at dialysis clinics suffer cardiac arrest, the clinic staff usually jumps in to perform lifesaving CPR, but not always, a new study finds. “It is reassuring that bystander CPR was associated...

    • Posted February 8, 2019
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  • For Preventing Hangover, Wine First or Beer First?

    In drinking lore, it’s said that having beer before wine, instead of the other way around, can help prevent a hangover. Well, it’s not true, a new study finds. You’ll suffer the next day if you drink...

    • Posted February 8, 2019
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 8, 2019

    Walgreens Worst Pharmacy in Tobacco Sales to Minors, FDA Says Scientists May Have Made Significant Advance in Adult Gene Editing

    • Posted February 8, 2019
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