All posts by LadyLively

  • Is It Heartburn or a Heart Condition? An Expert Explains

    You’ve loaded up on goodies while at a family gathering, and you suddenly feel chest pains. Is it heartburn or something worse? Being able to tell the difference between indigestion and cardiovascular trouble might save your life,...

    • Posted November 17, 2024
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  • Bloated After That Holiday Meal? What’s Normal, What’s Not

    As the holidays approach, most folks are familiar with a common side effect of the overindulgence that can come with all those meals with family and friends: Bloating. Luckily, Baylor College of Medicine gastroenterologist Dr. David Szafron...

    • Posted November 16, 2024
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  • Get Off the Couch: Another Study Shows Sitting’s Health Dangers

    Time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day could increase a person’s risk of heart disease and death, a new study warns. More than 10 and a half hours of sedentary behavior is significantly linked...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Falling Vaccination Rates Brings Spikes in Measles Worldwide

    Waning vaccine coverage has fueled a 20% spike in measles cases worldwide, with 10.3 million people struck by the preventable illness in 2023, health officials reported Wednesday. “Inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in cases,”...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Nearly 260 Million Americans Could Be Overweight or Obese by 2050

    Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns. About 213 million Americans aged 25 and older will be carrying...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Over 40? Get Fitter and Live 5 Extra Years

    If you’re over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates. For over-40 folks...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Can AI Boost Accuracy of Doctors’ Diagnoses?

    AI can’t yet help doctors improve their ability to diagnose complex conditions, a sobering new study has found. Doctors had about the same diagnostic accuracy whether or not they were using ChatGPT Plus, according to results published...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • More Evidence That GLP-1 Meds Curb Alcohol Abuse

    There have been a slew of studies recently supporting the notion that the same mechanisms that help folks lose weight with Ozempic and its kin also work to curb problem drinking. Now, a new study out of...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Breathing Dirty Air Might Raise Eczema Risks

    Cases of the autoimmune skin condition eczema appear to rise in areas most plagued by air pollution, new research shows. Since data has long shown that rates of eczema — clinically known as atopic dermatitis — increase...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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  • Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Early Promise in Mice

    An experimental vaccine has shown promise in protecting against the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, researchers report. Lab mice given the vaccine were able to rapidly clear subsequent chlamydia infections, and were less likely to develop severe infections...

    • Posted November 15, 2024
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