All posts by LadyLively

  • Can You Be Obese But Heart-Healthy? Study Says No

    A new British study of nearly 300,000 people dismantles the “obesity paradox,” a theory that claims being obese does not necessarily raise heart risks. Instead, the researchers found, obesity increases the risk for heart attacks, strokes and...

    • Posted March 16, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: March 16, 2018

    Kratom-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Expands: CDC Child Development Expert Dr. T. Berry Brazelton Dies at Age 99 U.S. House Plans Another Vote on 'Right to Try' Bill

    • Posted March 16, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Vaccines Are Important for Adults, Too

    Children aren’t the only ones who need protection against a host of dangerous germs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Vaccines that you receive as a child may wear off over time, the agency...

    • Posted March 16, 2018
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  • The Dynamic Duo: Calcium and Vitamin D

    Your need for calcium gets a lot of attention, but your body can’t use it without its partner, vitamin D, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Most adults need 1,000 milligrams of calcium each day....

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • More Kids, Fewer Teeth for Moms?

    The Old Woman in the Shoe may have lost a tooth or two. Nursery rhymes aside, a new study reports that the more children a woman has, the fewer teeth she has in her later years. Mothers...

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • Hearing Loss Joins Long List of Smoking Harms

    You can add hearing loss to the many health risks of smoking, new research suggests. For the study, researchers analyzed eight years of health data on more than 50,000 people in Japan. After accounting for work-related noise...

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: March 15, 2018

    People at Three U.S. Airports May Have Been Exposed to Measles Process Preserves Brain for Future Upload

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • Birth Defects Affect 7 Percent of Zika-Exposed Babies: Study

    A new study of pregnant women in the Caribbean further confirms that Zika virus causes birth defects, particularly if infection occurs early in pregnancy. About 7 percent of Zika-infected women in French territories of the Caribbean delivered...

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize an Anxiety Disorder

    Anxiety is a normal response to stress, but if it becomes overwhelming and difficult to conduct your daily routine, it may be time to seek help. Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 5 people in the United...

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Leafy Greens May Slow Cognitive Decline

    Eating one serving of green leafy vegetables per day is associated with slower age-related cognitive decline, recent research suggests. Reported in the journal Neurology — the study involved 960 adults with an average age of 81 and...

    • Posted March 15, 2018
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