All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2018

    Moderate Drinking Tied to Long Life: Study Retina May Reveal Heart Attack Risk Possible Drug Contamination Triggers Dog Food Recall Measles Cases Jump 400 Percent in Europe

    • Posted February 20, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Understanding Tonsillitis

    If your child has had repeated bouts of tonsillitis (inflamed tonsils), he or she probably is a candidate for a tonsillectomy (tonsil removal surgery), the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils —...

    • Posted February 20, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Do You Need a Tetanus Shot?

    Tetanus shots are recommended starting in infancy and continuing every ten years after age 5, the American College of Emergency Physicians says. But most adults don’t get boosters until they step on a rusty nail or suffer...

    • Posted February 20, 2018
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  • Many Parents in the Dark on When Kids Should First See a Dentist

    American parents are less likely to seek early dental care for their children if they don’t receive guidance from a doctor or dentist, a new national survey finds. The poll of 790 parents with at least one...

    • Posted February 19, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Protect Baby from Whooping Cough

    Vaccination is the best way to prevent whooping cough, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease that causes about half its victims aged 1 or younger to end...

    • Posted February 19, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Comparing Soap and Other Body Cleansers

    Traditional soaps are made by combining fats or oils with an alkali, such as lye. Most body cleansers, however, are actually synthetic detergent products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. There are very few pure soaps...

    • Posted February 19, 2018
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  • Lung Cancer One of Many Reasons Not to Smoke

    You already know that smoking causes lung cancer. But tobacco use can lead to other major health problems, too, experts warn. “Cigarette smoking is probably the single most harmful thing you can do to your health,” said...

    • Posted February 18, 2018
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  • Sibling Bullying Could Have Mental Health Effects

    People who, as young kids, either bullied their siblings or were bullied themselves by siblings face an increased risk for psychotic disorders, a new British study suggests. By age 18, those who’d been either the victim or...

    • Posted February 16, 2018
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  • Fentanyl Test Strips May Help Stem OD Deaths

    A thin test strip — similar to a pregnancy test — can detect whether a street drug contains the dangerous opioid fentanyl, according to a new report. Fentanyl — one of strongest types of opioid painkillers —...

    • Posted February 16, 2018
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  • Flu Season Shows First Signs of Slowing

    While this flu season is still one of the worst seen in years, the first signs that infection rates are starting to level off were reported by U.S. health officials on Friday. As of Feb. 10, a...

    • Posted February 16, 2018
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