All posts by LadyLively

  • Diabetes May Be Driving High Rates of Breast Cancer in Black Women

    Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk for an aggressive type of breast cancer among black women in the United States, a new study finds. Researchers from Boston University analyzed data from more than 54,000 black women...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 15, 2017

    Scientists Make First Attempt at DNA Editing Inside the Body

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Stress Can Impact Sleep

    Too much stress may make it difficult to fall asleep or stay that way. The National Sleep Foundation says your body may be offering clues that there’s too much stress in your life. Among them: Your mind...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Hearing Loss May Affect Brain Health

    About a third of people aged 65 to 74 are affected by hearing loss, as are about half of those 75 and older, the U.S. National Institute on Aging says. Aside from missing out on spirited conversation,...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Can Treating Gum Disease Keep Blood Pressure in Line?

    Aggressively treating gum disease may help lower blood pressure in people at high risk for high blood pressure, according to new research. The study involved 107 Chinese women and men, aged 18 and older, who had pre-hypertension...

    • Posted November 15, 2017
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 14, 2017

    Trump Picks Former Drug Company Executive to Lead HHS U.S. Army Loosens Rules on People With History of Certain Mental Health Issues Disneyland Shuts 2 Cooling Towers After Legionnaires' Disease Bill Gates Donates $50 Million to Alzheimer's Research Aaron Hernandez' Brain...

    • Posted November 14, 2017
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  • FDA OKs First ‘Digital Pill’ That Lets Doctors Know It’s Been Taken

    Offering both the promise of better patient compliance with health care, but also fears of a medical “Big Brother,” a newly approved “digital pill” allows physicians to track whether or not it’s been ingested by patients. The...

    • Posted November 14, 2017
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  • Help for Seasonal Depression

    As many as 20 percent of Americans get the winter blues when days grow shorter. For instance, you might feel blue around the holidays because of stress or if loved ones are far away. It’s usually mild...

    • Posted November 14, 2017
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  • Try This Diet to Lower Your Risk of Heart Failure

    Your heart will thank you if you stick to a mostly plant-based diet, a new preliminary study suggests. Researchers evaluated five dietary patterns. They found that people who ate a plant-based diet most of the time had...

    • Posted November 14, 2017
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  • Swings in Blood Pressure Can Pose Long-Term Dangers

    Everyone knows that sustained high blood pressure does no favors for your heart or life span. But new research suggests that up-and-down shifts in blood pressure may be equally hazardous to your health. “The takeaway from the...

    • Posted November 14, 2017
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