All posts by LadyLively

  • Binge-Watchers, Beware: Long TV Time Poses Clot Risk

    If you love to while away a weekend watching a season’s worth of episodes from a favorite TV series, you may inadvertently put yourself at risk for developing a dangerous blood clot. When researchers compared people who...

    • Posted November 13, 2017
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  • Does Sex Really Trigger Cardiac Arrest?

    It’s a common Hollywood trope — an older guy is having enthusiastic sex with a gal half his age when he suddenly flops over dead. But in real life, sexual activity very rarely causes cardiac arrest, a...

    • Posted November 13, 2017
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  • Music, Video Help Sixth-Graders Master Hands-Only CPR

    CPR can be performed by sixth graders, a new study suggests. Some states require hands-only CPR training for high school graduation, but teaching younger children has not been a focus of training efforts, the researchers explained. “We...

    • Posted November 11, 2017
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  • Many Women Miss Out on Lifesaving CPR

    America’s hang-ups over sexuality and gender could cost women their lives when their heart suddenly stops, a new study suggests. Simply put, women suffering from cardiac arrest in a public setting are less likely to get lifesaving...

    • Posted November 11, 2017
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  • The Heart Risks of a Desk Job

    Your comfortable recliner and state-of-the-art office chair may be increasing your risk for heart disease. A sedentary lifestyle can raise cholesterol and threaten heart health. If you have a desk job, it’s especially important to counter long...

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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  • Putting Out the Welcome Mat for Household Bugs

    FRIDAY, Nov. 10,They’re pickier tenants than you’d think: Bugs are ideally looking for carpeted, airy, ground-floor residences in wealthier neighborhoods, and pets and even filth aren’t really so important. So finds a meticulous new study of the...

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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  • Sleep Apnea May Boost Alzheimer’s Risk

    If your sleep is continually disrupted by a condition called sleep apnea, you might face a higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s down the road. So claims a new study that has linked sleep apnea with an increase...

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 10, 2017

    Obamacare Enrollment Tops 600,000 in First Week Bio-Engineered Mosquitoes to be Released In U.S. Gene-Tweaked Skin Grafts Save Boy's Life

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Understanding COPD

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting some 16 million Americans and potentially millions more who don’t know they have it. According to the National Heart, Blood, and...

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Recognize Symptoms of Oral Cancer

    Oral cancer typically is diagnosed between the ages of 55 and 64. It tends to affect more men than women, and will make up about 3 percent of all cancers diagnosed in 2017. The American Dental Association...

    • Posted November 10, 2017
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