All posts by LadyLively

  • EPA Designates Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous

    Two common PFAS “forever chemicals” have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new designation, enacted under the country’s Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up leaks and spills of these...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • Many Parents Cook Special Meals for Little Picky Eaters: Poll

    Parents too often wave the white flag when it comes to young picky eaters, a new survey finds. Three out of five parents say they’re willing to play personal chef and cobble up a separate meal for...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • Relationship With Partner Affects Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors

    A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds. Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners, researchers...

    • Posted April 22, 2024
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  • Parents, Coaches: Help Young Athletes Avoid Summer Heat Hazards

    Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids’ summer sports. It’s a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) have advice for kids, parents and coaches on how to keep...

    • Posted April 20, 2024
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  • Hoping to Conceive? Experts Offer Tips to Better Female Fertility

    Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive. Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak

    A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma, homophobia and shame. Mpox is spread largely...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss: Study

    A head-to-head trial of obese, pre-diabetic people who ate the same amount of daily calories — with one group following a fasting schedule and the other eating freely — found no difference in weight loss or other...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Dietary Changes May Beat Meds in Treating IBS

    The right diet may be the best medicine for easing the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research shows. In the study, two different eating plans beat standard medications in treating the debilitating symptoms of...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises

    All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends. The practice advisory calls on doctors to test for syphilis at...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Even With Weight Gain, Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy Still Best for Health

    Women who smoke and become pregnant may worry that the weight gain that comes with quitting might bring its own harms to themselves or their baby. However, a new study confirms the health benefits of quitting smoking...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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