All posts by LadyLively

  • Do You Need to See a Doctor for That Rash?

    SATURDAY, Jan. 27, 2024 9HealthDay News) — When should you worry about a rash? Rashes may look alike, but while over-the-counter medications can treat some rashes, others can signal a more serious condition, the American Academy of...

    • Posted January 27, 2024
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  • Cervical Cancer Rates Are on the Rise Among the Poor

    Women in poorer areas of the United States have experienced a dramatic increase in advanced cervical cancer, a new study shows. Late-stage cervical cancer cases and deaths have gone up in U.S. counties with an average household...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Tummy Tucks, Liposuctions Are Killing Americans Visiting Dominican Republic

    Too many American tourists looking for cheap cosmetic surgeries alongside their beach time are winding up dead in the Dominican Republic, a new report finds.  Between 2009 and 2022, 93 people — almost all young or middle-aged...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Social Withdrawal in Kids, Teens May Signal Higher Suicide Risk Later: Study

    If your preteen or teen skips school activities and social events, it may be more than the typically moody behavior of adolescence, new research warns. Being socially withdrawn and having physical discomforts such as headaches, nausea or...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Probiotics Might Help Portly Pooches Shed Pounds

    If your dog is looking like he needs to drop some weight, a new study shows probiotics might do the trick. Researchers identified two strains of probiotics that helped obese canines shed pounds. “The strains we carefully...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Sports Concussion Recovery Time Similar for Men, Women

    It’s long been thought that it takes more time for a woman to recover from a concussion than a man. But a new national study of U.S. college athletes refutes that notion, finding that women and men...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Single Dose of New Typhoid Vaccine Protects Kids Long-Term

    While largely eliminated in more affluent nations, typhoid remains a deadly scourge in developing countries, killing more than 110,000 children every year. Children in endemic areas — mainly sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia — have new reason...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Being Born Even a Bit Early Could Harm a Child’s Development

    Babies born even slightly early have a higher long-term risk of developmental difficulties that could affect their behavior and learning ability, a new study finds. Infants born moderately (32-33 weeks) or late preterm (34-36 weeks) are more...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • More Education Lengthens Life. Here’s How Much

    “Stay in school” slogans tend to focus on the money, status and freedom that more education can provide. Now there’s another argument for getting as many degrees as you can — having a longer life. The higher...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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  • Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say

    The old saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” is baloney, doctors say. People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, according to advice from the Baylor College of Medicine in...

    • Posted January 26, 2024
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