All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: March 14, 2018

    Stephen Hawking Dies at Age 76 Right to Try Bill Defeated in U.S. House Trump Administration Broke Federal Air Pollution Law: Judge

    • Posted March 14, 2018
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  • Jobs That Keep the Mind Sharp … Even Into Retirement

    If you’re planning a career change or wondering if a challenging job could have positive effects, research might provide some intriguing answers. In a 2014 study, scientists in Scotland used levels of job complexity based on the...

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  • Cutting Co-Pays Helps Heart Patients Take Their Meds

    People who’ve had a heart attack are more likely to be prescribed and take recommended blood-thinning drugs if they get vouchers to waive their co-payments, a new study shows. The finding comes from a study of 11,000...

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  • Study Confirms Lifesaving Value of Colonoscopy

    A large study has confirmed what many public health experts have long believed: Colonoscopy saves lives. The study looked at roughly 25,000 patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, where colonoscopy is widely used. The VA...

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  • Health Tip: Waist Size May Help Predict Heart Attack

    Your waist size, especially if you’re a woman, might predict your risk of a heart attack, the American Heart Association says. British researchers writing in the Journal of the American Heart Association recently reported that women who...

    • Posted March 14, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Suggestions to Improve Your Cholesterol

    You should check your cholesterol at least every five years, or more often if there’s a problem, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) says. Your blood sugar and blood pressure could influence your cholesterol levels, the association says,...

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  • Poison Prevention at Home

    Every day, more than 300 children are treated in U.S. emergency rooms for accidental poisoning, and two children die from it. Reports of youngsters getting sick after eating colorful laundry and dishwasher detergent pods that they thought...

    • Posted March 13, 2018
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  • Genetic Testing Underused in Breast Cancer Patients: Study

    Nearly half of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients who should have genetic testing don’t receive it, a new study finds. Genetic testing can play an important part in deciding the best course of treatment, the University of...

    • Posted March 13, 2018
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  • Defibrillator-in-a-Vest May Help Heart Attack Survivors

    A wearable heart defibrillator reduces the overall risk of early death for heart attack survivors, but not the risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study finds. The defibrillator — housed in a lightweight vest worn directly...

    • Posted March 13, 2018
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  • Heart Attack Survival Better When Specialists Are Out of Town

    Believe it or not, new research suggests that people hospitalized for a heart attack are more likely to survive when certain heart specialists are out of town. The study of more than 34,000 U.S. heart attack patients...

    • Posted March 13, 2018
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