All posts by LadyLively

  • Fish Oil Might Help High-Risk Older Adults Avoid Alzheimer’s

    Fish oil supplements might help high-risk seniors stave off Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Older people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s experienced slower breakdown of their brain’s nerve cells if they took fish oil...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Smoking & Vaping Together Raise Lung Cancer Risks Even Higher

    Experts have long suspected it, but a new study confirms that folks who vape and smoke tobacco face higher risks for lung cancer than if they’d done either alone. “From a public health perspective, we have always...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Background Checks Not Enough to Lower Gun Homicide Rates: Study

    Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background checks, have firearm murder rates that...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Does Lifting Weights ‘Close to Failure’ Really Build Muscle?

    A popular tactic among weight lifters is “training to failure” — pushing yourself to the point where you can’t do a single more rep. That might help a person grow bigger muscles, but won’t necessarily increase their...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Many Women Don’t Know This Warning Sign of Endometrial Cancer

    Too many women don’t know a key warning sign of endometrial cancer, the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs, a new study shows. More than one-third (37%) of women surveyed did not know that postmenopausal...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • PTSD of Mass Shootings Can Haunt Community Members for Years

    FRIDAY, Aug 2. 2024Mass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new research shows. “Outcomes of mass violence incidents in communities...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Mental Health Risks Rise in Months After Heart Attack

    Hospitalization for a heart-related emergency can have profound effects on a person’s mental health, a new study finds. People hospitalized for heart attack, stroke or other heart-related illnesses were 83% more likely to be diagnosed with a...

    • Posted August 2, 2024
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  • Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?

    It’s long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay. But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles up their odds for the disease in...

    • Posted August 1, 2024
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  • 14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia

    New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis. The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on...

    • Posted August 1, 2024
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  • FDA Warns of Danger From At-Home Chemical Peels

    Don’t use a chemical peel to help rejuvenate your skin unless it’s done under the supervision of a trained professional, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised. “FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or use...

    • Posted August 1, 2024
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