All posts by LadyLively

  • Bystander Use of Defib Device Doubles Chances of Surviving Cardiac Arrest

    New research shows that surviving cardiac arrest may depend on a bystander quickly shocking your heart back into its normal rhythm, and that is more likely to happen if an automated external defibrillator is handy. In the...

    • Posted February 26, 2018
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  • U.S. Child Obesity Levels Not Falling After All

    Despite some promising reports in recent years, it seems the U.S. childhood obesity problem is not turning a corner. That’s the finding of a study published online Feb. 26 in Pediatrics showing that hopes of a turnaround...

    • Posted February 26, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 26, 2018

    Tourist With Measles Visited Numerous Sites in New York: Health Officials Reward Offered in Case of Missing CDC Employee Iceland Bill Would Ban Circumcision of Boys

    • Posted February 26, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Shovel Snow Safely

    Snow shoveling is a factor in thousands of injuries and as many as 100 deaths in the United States each year. The National Safety Council suggests how to shovel safely: Do not shovel after eating or while...

    • Posted February 26, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize a Bad Reaction to Acne Medication

    Using certain acne products that contain the active ingredients benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid can cause rare but serious and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. The ingredients also may cause additional...

    • Posted February 26, 2018
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  • Summer Camp Tips for Kids With Asthma, Allergies

    Your children may already be looking forward to summer camp. But when it comes to kids with asthma or allergies, parents need to take extra steps in planning their outdoor experience. “Kids with allergies and asthma need...

    • Posted February 24, 2018
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  • Antioxidants: The Good Health Helpers

    Antioxidants — it’s a hot nutrition buzzword, but do you know what they really are? Antioxidants are naturally occurring chemicals that block the activity of other chemicals called free radicals. Free radicals are formed naturally in the...

    • Posted February 23, 2018
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  • For Women, Blocked Arteries Not the Only Trigger for Heart Attacks

    Women don’t need to have blocked arteries to experience a heart attack, a new study points out. Blocked arteries are a main cause of heart attack in men, according to researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...

    • Posted February 23, 2018
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  • Poorer Kids May Fare Worse After Heart Surgery

    Children who’ve had surgery to repair defective hearts are more likely to die or require longer hospitalizations if they live in poorer neighborhoods, a new study suggests. The disparities between affluent and poor children persisted even though...

    • Posted February 23, 2018
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  • It’s Still Not Too Late for a Flu Shot

    Even though it’s the end of February, it’s still not too late to get a flu shot, doctors say. This flu season is one of the worst seen in the United States in years. Flu-linked hospitalizations were...

    • Posted February 23, 2018
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