All posts by LadyLively

  • Alcohol Intake Increases Cancer Risk, Beverages Should Carry Warning: Surgeon General

    Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the connection between...

    • Posted January 4, 2025
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  • These Are Some of the Best Diets for 2025, Report Says

    Wondering which popular diet will help you shed extra weight in a healthy way this year? The Mediterranean diet tops the best diet categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 edition. According to the report,...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • AI Proves Useful for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

    AI can outperform human doctors when it comes to identifying ovarian cancer from ultrasound images. A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that specially trained AI program achieved an accuracy rate of more than...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Ready-to-Eat Broccoli Pulled from Walmart Shelves Due to Listeria Risk

    If you’ve picked up a bag of Marketside Broccoli Florets from Walmart recently, check your fridge or freezer. The company has issued a recall of the 12-ounce bags in 20 states after testing uncovered listeria bacteria in...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Some Brain Cells Change with Age, Some Don’t: Study

    Some brain cells are more susceptible to the ravages of aging than others, a new mouse study has found. These results could shed new light on why people’s risk for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • More Activity, Less Risk: Tell Your MD How Much You Move

    It’s not fun for folks to admit to their doctor that they’re a couch potato. But such a frank talk could help protect against chronic disease, a new study says. People with the highest levels of physical...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Peer Pressure Influences Older Adult Alcohol Consumption

    Think you’re too old to cave to peer pressure when it comes to boozing? That’s probably not so, a new study says. An adult’s network of social connections plays a crucial role in how heavily they tend...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Feeling Self-Conscious Is Linked to Teen Binge Drinking

    Socially awkward young adults are more prone to regularly binge drink, but they back off their boozing bouts as they become older and more secure. A new study published recently in the journal Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental...

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Why Does Cancer Spread to the Lungs So Often?

    The lungs are a tempting place for cancer cells — so much so that more than half of people with advanced cancer elsewhere in their bodies wind up with lung tumors. Researchers now think they know why....

    • Posted January 3, 2025
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  • Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise

    A Canadian teen’s severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases across the U.S. According to a news release,...

    • Posted January 2, 2025
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