All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Taking Fewer Naps

    Has your doctor suggested taking fewer naps? Or are you ready to wean a child from napping? The National Sleep Foundation suggests how: Don’t expect to accomplish the deed overnight. Napping isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. An occasional...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize Symptoms of Food Poisoning

    One in six Americans gets food poisoning each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. That adds up to 48 million cases annually. The germs behind food poisoning and the symptoms they cause vary. But symptoms...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • As CHIP Money Runs Out, Millions of U.S. Kids May Lose Health Care

    Time is running out for millions of American kids covered by the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Stopgap funding for the federal program for these kids will expire Jan. 19. Soon thereafter, states will begin to cut...

    • Posted January 12, 2018
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  • Be Sure to Read Labels for Portion, Calorie Control

    “Nutrition Facts” labels mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have made it easier to know more about what’s inside packaged foods. But the information isn’t always easy to decipher, especially since the “daily value” percentages...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Mediterranean Diet a Recipe for Strength in Old Age

    A Mediterranean diet may make seniors less likely to become frail and help them maintain their health and independence, new research suggests. Frailty — characterized by weak muscle strength, weight loss and low energy — is common...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • ‘Bone Cement’: A Non-Surgical Option for Painful Joints?

    Injecting a calcium-based cement into the bones of some people with knee or hip pain could help them avoid joint replacement surgery, Ohio State University doctors say. The calcium phosphate cement flows into the spongy inside portion...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2018

    Trump Policy Shift on Medicaid Work Requirement Could Affect Millions of People

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Succeed in Toilet Training

    Potty training can be a difficult experience for parents and children, but with the right plan in place, it doesn’t have to be. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these suggestions for implementing a successful potty-training plan:...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Maintain Brain Health

    A healthy brain is necessary for a longer and fuller life. But increasing rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are threats to maintaining a healthy brain, the American Heart Association warns. In the United States,...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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  • Those With ‘Obesity Genes’ May Gain Most From Healthy Eating

    Though healthy eating is good for everyone, those who have genes that put them at high risk for obesity might benefit the most. A new study suggests that even those who carry an inherited predisposition to pack...

    • Posted January 11, 2018
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