All posts by LadyLively

  • Positioning During Cancer Radiation May Be Key to Heart Risks

    If you have lung or throat cancer, exactly how you are positioned during your radiation treatments may alter your chances of beating the disease. New research suggests that even tiny shifts can mean the radiation may harm...

    • Posted April 23, 2018
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  • Breakfast Fans Gain Less Weight Over Time

    Starting each day with breakfast may help you keep the pounds off through the years, a preliminary study finds. The study, of nearly 350 healthy adults, found that those who usually ate breakfast had smaller waistlines and...

    • Posted April 23, 2018
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  • Could Vaping Lead Teens to Pot Smoking?

    Teens who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to try marijuana in the future, especially if they start vaping at a younger age, a new study shows. More than 1 in 4 teenagers who reported e-cigarette use...

    • Posted April 23, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Protect Yourself Against Color Additives

    Cosmetics and personal care products may contain color additives that could harm your health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. While personal care products manufactured in the United States are regulated by the FDA, imported products...

    • Posted April 23, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Cope With Hearing Difficulties at Work

    A hearing problem can make it difficult to be productive at work. The AARP offers advice on what to do if this applies to you: Ask for a desk that is away from background noise. Reduce noise...

    • Posted April 23, 2018
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  • Use ‘Proper Form’ When Practicing Yoga

    Yoga can make you flexible and strong, but it can also hurt you if not practiced correctly, an orthopedic expert warns. Improper technique can lead to serious muscle damage, including strain and overstretching of the neck, shoulders,...

    • Posted April 22, 2018
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  • Got Asthma? Avoid Allergens

    If you have asthma, it may help to reduce your exposure to allergens. Previous research has shown that roughly two-thirds of all people with asthma also have an allergy, allergy experts say. “What many people don’t realize...

    • Posted April 21, 2018
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  • Keep Eating Veggies (and Fruits) for Better Health

    Your parents’ advice to eat your vegetables has solid science behind it. Filling half your plate with non-starchy selections, as well as some fruit, provides a high volume of low-calorie food that can tame hunger as it...

    • Posted April 20, 2018
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  • When Does Online Gaming Become an Addiction?

    For most, playing online video games is largely a harmless hobby. But a new review finds that some fall prey to what experts call “internet gaming disorder.” The concept that gaming could become an addiction first gained...

    • Posted April 20, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 20, 2018

    Dengue Vaccine Use Should Be Restricted: WHO

    • Posted April 20, 2018
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