All posts by LadyLively

  • After-School Programs a Blessing for Kids With ADHD

    After-school activities might be just what the doctor ordered for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers suggest. After analyzing records on more than 4,000 children with ADHD, the investigators found that nearly 72 percent of them took...

    • Posted May 10, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: May 10, 2018

    FDA Targets Clinics Offering Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies 104-Year-Old Australian Scientist Ends Life in Switzerland U.S. Soldier's New Ear Grown in Arm

    • Posted May 10, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Prepare for a Tornado

    Although there is a tornado season between May and June in the Southern Plains, June and July in the central United States, and earlier in the spring on the Gulf Coast, tornados can form off season. The...

    • Posted May 10, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Manage Your Daily Medication

    It may be no small chore to manage all of the prescription drugs, over-the-counter meds and supplements you’re taking. The American Cancer Society offers these suggestions: Create a chart of your daily medication schedule and use it...

    • Posted May 10, 2018
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  • Restaurant Appetizers That Make Great Main Dishes

    Ordering an appetizer rather than an entree can be the answer to enjoying restaurant meals without busting your calorie budget. The trick is to ask for yours to be served when everyone else gets their main course...

    • Posted May 9, 2018
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  • Infants Know Real ‘Baby Talk’ When They Hear It

    Babies go gaga over other babies’ goo-goos, a new study finds. Researchers found that 5-month-old infants spent 40 percent longer listening to sounds from other infants than to adults making the same sounds. Even before they can...

    • Posted May 9, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: May 9, 2018

    New CDC Director's Salary Cut Head of U.S. Pediatricians' Group 'Appalled' by Trump Administration's Stance on Border Control

    • Posted May 9, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Learn Risk Factors for Miscarriage

    A woman’s risk of pregnancy loss depends chiefly on four maternal factors: health conditions, age, lifestyle and specifics of pregnancy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says. The agency’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of...

    • Posted May 9, 2018
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  • PTSD May Raise Odds for Irregular Heartbeat

    For reasons that aren’t yet clear, people who battle PTSD may also be at heightened risk for the common heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, researchers report. It’s the first time a connection has been made between post-traumatic...

    • Posted May 9, 2018
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  • Is Integrative Medicine Right for You?

    Any approach that differs from conventional — or Western — medicine is typically considered complementary and alternative, or CAM. But these practices have become much more mainstream, leading to growth in the health care approach called integrative...

    • Posted May 8, 2018
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