All posts by LadyLively

  • In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines

    In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board. “I’m not aware of anything else like...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star James Van Der Beek Has Colon Cancer

    Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series “Dawson’s Creek,” has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • Too Much Sitting Harms the Heart, Even in Folks Who Exercise

    There’s just something about sitting. New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart — even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise. “Taking a quick walk after...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • World War II Data Shows Impact of Sugar on Kids’ Health

    The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows. British children who endured wartime rationing of sugar wound up with lifelong health benefits, researchers...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • Mindfulness Meditation Could Have Direct Effect in Reducing Pain

    Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries. However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • Too Many Meds: ‘Polypharmacy’ Can Really Harm Alzheimer’s Patients

    Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns. Patients with Alzheimer’s prescribed five or more daily medications suffer from more symptoms, falls and hospitalizations, and they are...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

    Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to wind...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • New Approach to Fight Huntington’s Disease Shows Early Promise

    Huntington’s disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope. Huntington’s occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • About 1 in 20 Women Use Marijuana During Pregnancy

    Although numerous studies have shown that marijuana use during pregnancy may harm both the fetus and a mom-to-be, almost 6% of women responding to a recent survey said they used weed while pregnant. That’s more than one...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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  • Text-Messaging Program Helps Parents Keep Infants at Healthy Weight

    Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if parents were offered electronic feedback on...

    • Posted November 4, 2024
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