All posts by LadyLively

  • Face It: Drinking, Smoking Takes Toll on Looks

    Don’t want to look old before your time? A new study suggests that heavy drinking and smoking — besides posing serious health risks — make people look older than they actually are. The research tracked more than...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • Kids Still Getting Risky Painkiller After Tonsillectomy

    Despite safety warnings from drug regulators, some U.S. children are still being given a risky painkiller after having their tonsils removed, a new study finds. At issue is the opioid painkiller codeine. In 2013, the U.S. Food...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • One Type of Diet Can Add Years to Your Life

    Obese people who follow a low-fat weight-loss plan could tack extra years onto their life, a new review of medical evidence suggests. Such diets appear to help decrease overall risk of early death by 18 percent in...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • Breathing Dirty Air May Raise Miscarriage Risk

    Smog might raise a woman’s risk of miscarriage early in her pregnancy, a new study suggests. Chronic exposure seemed to increase that risk by more than 10 percent, according to researchers who tracked hundreds of pregnancies among...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 16, 2017

    Obamacare Sign-Ups 45 Percent Higher This Year

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Talking With Your Child’s Cancer-Care Team

    If your child has cancer and is being treated by a team of specialists, frequent and open communication is essential. The American Cancer Society suggests how to talk with team members: Actively take part in your child’s...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • Health Tip: If There’s a Wildfire Nearby

    Smoke from a nearby wildfire threatens anyone, but poses even more of a threat to people with asthma, COPD, heart disease or diabetes, the American Lung Association says. The group suggests what to do if a wildfire...

    • Posted November 16, 2017
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  • How to Do a Skin Cancer Body Check

    Every year, about 5 million Americans are treated for skin cancer — an abnormal growth of skin cells that most often develops on areas exposed to the sun. You can spot early signs by regularly checking your...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Millions Could Miss Out on a Potential Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

    Even if researchers were to find a groundbreaking new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, millions of people might not benefit from it, new research reveals. That’s because the U.S. health care system doesn’t have the ability to quickly...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Study Untangles Disparity in Colon Cancer Survival Rates

    Health insurance and tumor characteristics are major reasons for the differences in colon cancer survival rates between blacks and whites in the United States, a new study finds. Researchers examined data from nearly 200,000 Americans with colon...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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