All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: March 30, 2018

    New CDC Director Highlights Importance of Science and Data California Coffee Shops Must Post Cancer Warnings: Judge FDA to Move Ahead With Obama Administration Food Labeling Rules

    • Posted March 30, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Taming GERD

    Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sometimes called heartburn, occurs when yourstomachcontents back up into youresophagus. The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases says without treatment, GERD can lead to a host of medical issues...

    • Posted March 30, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Avoiding Gluten in Medication

    If you are allergic or intolerant to gluten, even a small amount can trigger a reaction. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics warns that some over-the-counter and prescription meds contain gluten, and probably should be avoided by...

    • Posted March 30, 2018
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  • Turn Down the Music. Here’s Why.

    Parents annoyed by the loud music that their teens listen to might have good reason to worry. About 20 percent of American kids aged 12 to 19 have some degree of hearing loss, a national survey found....

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Phone-Using Drivers Knowingly Ignore the Danger

    Even though they know it’s dangerous, many American drivers still talk on a cellphone or text while behind the wheel, a new survey finds. In fact, the number of drivers who say they talk regularly or fairly...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Poll: Americans Fear Crippling Medical Bills More Than Illness

    Medical care costs in the United States can be so overwhelming that Americans fear the cost of treatment more than the illness itself, a new poll shows. “It’s shocking and unacceptable that medical bills strike more fear...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Researchers Making Inroads Against Ovarian Cancer

    Ovarian cancer can be tough to beat, particularly if it returns after initial treatment, but new research offers a glimmer of hope. One study found that a new targeted “immunotherapy” to treat ovarian cancer that has come...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: March 29, 2018

    U.K. Man Has World's Worst Case of Super-Gonorrhea Shulkin Dumped as VA Secretary, Trump Nominates His Doctor to Lead Agency

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Controlling Altitude-Related Ear Pain

    Ear pain while flying is most often caused by changes in air pressure that cause the ear’s Eustachian tubes to compensate by opening wider or narrowing. The American Academy of Otolaryngology suggests how to deal with ear...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Repairing Your Hernia

    A ventral hernia commonly occurs in the abdominal wall where a prior surgical incision was made, leading to weakening of the abdominal wall. As the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons describes it, the interior lining...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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