All posts by LadyLively

  • Breast Cancer Screening Just May Save Your Life

    Breast cancer screening is the most reliable way to detect the disease when it’s at an early stage and is most treatable, experts advise. “Today, there is greater awareness of the disease, and breast cancer is being...

    • Posted October 7, 2018
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  • Clinical Trials Need More Volunteers

    Although clinical trials are the only way to test the mettle of new drugs and medical devices, just 1 percent of Americans participate in such trials, research experts say. “Participating as a healthy volunteer is one way...

    • Posted October 6, 2018
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  • Working Out When Under the Weather

    Every now and then you might not feel well enough to exercise and decide to skip a workout. But if you have a cold that could last a full week, you probably won’t want to find yourself...

    • Posted October 5, 2018
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  • Many Young Drug Abusers Not Tested for Hepatitis C, Study Finds

    Too few teens and young adults with an opioid addiction are tested for hepatitis C, even though they’re at high risk for the liver infection, researchers say. In 2016, hepatitis C killed more than 18,000 Americans, making...

    • Posted October 5, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Living With Cancer For Years

    With all of the medical advances of the past decades, cancer is no longer an automatic death sentence, the American Cancer Society says. Someone diagnosed with many forms of cancer today has a good chance of living...

    • Posted October 5, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder

    Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a hearing problem that affects about 5 percent of school-aged children, the Nemours Foundation says. When a person has APD, the brain and ears do not work well together to process what...

    • Posted October 5, 2018
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  • Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Build Bone Health in Older Adults: Study

    THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018Vitamin D supplements have long been touted as a way to improve bone health and possibly ward off the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis in older adults. But a new study contends that claims of benefits...

    • Posted October 5, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2018

    Marijuana a Threat to Teens' Brains: Study U.S., British Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Protein Research Suspected Ricin Found in Envelope Addressed to Trump Eating Processed Meats Increases Risk of Breast Cancer: Study More Illnesses in Salmonella Outbreak Linked...

    • Posted October 4, 2018
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  • Why Printed Calorie Counts at Restaurants Are Important

    May 7, 2018 marked a milestone for public health in the United States. It’s the date that mandatory nutrition and calorie information took effect for most chain restaurants, enabling consumers to compare menu items before ordering and,...

    • Posted October 4, 2018
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  • A Couple’s Tough Trek Back From Opioid Addiction

    In 2016, almost 174 Americans died each day due to drug overdoses — and roughly two-thirds of those deaths were caused by opioid drugs. The statistics are startling and make the problem seem hopeless. But is it?...

    • Posted October 4, 2018
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