All posts by LadyLively

  • Score Big With a Healthy, Tasty Super Bowl Feast

    FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (healthDay News) — Super Bowl party spreads famously include nachos, wings, burgers, hot dogs and other unhealthy fare, but one expert offers some advice on how to make watching the game a healthy...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • New Prosthetic Hand Can Sense Objects’ Temperature

    FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024Fabrizio wasn’t sure what to expect of his newly outfitted prosthetic hand, until he touched one of the researchers who’d given it to him. “When one of the researchers placed the sensor on his...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Is Marriage a Prescription for Happiness? Poll Says Yes

    While marriage can be hard work, a new survey suggests it can also be a powerful elixir for happiness. Adults who are married report being more satisfied with their lives than those in any other type of...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Biden Administration to Tighten Air Pollution Standards

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution. Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter — the tiny bits of pollution...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Use It or Lose It? Mouse Study Reveals Key to Healthy Erections

    Is ‘practice makes perfect’ true for the male erection, too? That’s the suggestion from a Swedish study involving amorous male mice. It found that getting erections regularly was important to the rodents’ overall erectile function. The key...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Stress Main Factor Driving Teens to Abuse Drugs, Alcohol

    American teenagers cite stress as the leading reason they might get drunk or high, a new report reveals. That only underscores the need for better adolescent mental health care, according to the research team behind the study....

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Dementia Care Costs Can Quickly Burn Through People’s Savings: Study

    Dementia care can eat through the savings of cash-strapped seniors, a new study warns. The average senior with dementia in non-nursing residential care facilities spent 97% of their monthly income on long-term care, researchers found. Meanwhile, those...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • Medical Tourism in Mexico Led to Deadly Fungal Illness for Americans

    Medical tourism to Mexico for cosmetic procedures exposed Americans to a deadly fungal infection last year, a new report shows. An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis occurred at two clinics in Matamoros specializing in elective cosmetic procedures...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?

    America’s most popular cold medications contain a nasal decongestant that doesn’t work, creating a knotty dilemma for regulators, a new study reports. Cold remedies containing phenylephrine remain consumers’ most popular choice, despite decades of concern that the...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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  • During Grief and Loss, Simple Steps Can Help You Cope

    Filling the day with simple activities could be the key to improving mood and well-being after a person has suffered the loss of a loved one, a new study finds. These “uplifts” — activities that can improve...

    • Posted February 9, 2024
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