All posts by LadyLively

  • Sugary Drinks Raise Women’s Odds for Liver Disease, Cancer

    There are plenty of reasons to steer clear of sugary drinks, and new research highlights yet another one: Women who drink sodas and other sweetened drinks have a higher risk of developing liver cancer and chronic liver...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Stress, Depression Won’t Raise Your Odds for Cancer: Study

    A large new study challenges the long-held idea that depression makes people more vulnerable to cancer, finding no association between the mental health condition and most types of cancer. The study, of more than 300,000 adults, found...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Study Confirms it: Texting While Walking Is Dangerous

    It seems obvious that texting and walking can be a dangerous duo, but now a new Australian study offers solid evidence of the dangers. Emergency room doctors Dr. Michael Levine and Dr. Matthew Harris, who were not...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Breathing Dirty Air Raises Odds for Wide Range of Cancers

    New research links air pollution to a variety of cancers, not just lung cancer. Long-term exposure to fine-particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may also increase the risk of developing colon, prostate and other cancers,...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Vacations in the Sun Aren’t Good for Your Skin’s Microbiome

    It’s already known that the “healthy glow” of a tan actually represents damage to skin cells. But a new study of people on vacation has found that sunbathing also can disrupt the skin’s microbiome, altering the populations...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Precursor to Blood Cancer Is ‘Tricky to Diagnose,’ Study Shows

    New research shows hard-to-diagnose blood disorders called myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS) are often misdiagnosed and a second opinion may be needed. The difficulty of diagnosis and frequent misdiagnosis puts patients at increased risk for treatment mistakes and other...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Aerobic Exercise Might Ease Pain for Women Who’ve Survived Ovarian Cancer

    Patients being treated for ovarian cancer often experience peripheral neuropathy, a side effect from their chemotherapy that can cause both pain and numbness for months, or even years. Now, a new study suggests that six months of...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Chemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home

    Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes, new research reveals. The discovery is important because it could guide the...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems

    About 1 in 5 newborns hospitalized for surgery to treat a life-threatening bowel infection are given opioids for pain relief and some then need methadone to wean off the addictive drugs. But there is wide variability in...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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  • Fatigue Can Plague People With MS. Exercise May Help

    Patients with a type of multiple sclerosis (MS) known as relapsing-remitting MS could have less fatigue if they got more active and were in better physical shape, according to new research. The study also found that a...

    • Posted August 9, 2023
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