All posts by LadyLively

  • A Small Change In Your Stride Can Ease Knee Arthritis Pain

    Slightly altering your stride while walking could considerably ease pain caused by wear-and-tear knee arthritis, a new study says. Foot positioning while walking can reduce stress on a person’s knee joint, researchers reported Aug. 12 in The...

    • Posted August 13, 2025
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  • Dollar Store Eats Aren’t Harming American Diets, Study Says

    Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other dollar stores are chock full of cheap, highly processed foods — just the sort of eats that can lead to obesity, heart disease and other health problems. But dollar...

    • Posted August 13, 2025
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  • Phone App Reduces Suicide Among High-Risk Patients

    A mobile smartphone app can help reduce the risk of death among people at high risk for suicide, a new study says. The app, called OTX-202, reduced suicide attempts by 58% among a large group of recently...

    • Posted August 13, 2025
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  • AI Uses Voice To Detect Throat Cancer

    A person’s own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they’re suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have distinct differences in their voices that could...

    • Posted August 13, 2025
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  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Still Routinely Disrupts Patients’ Lives

    New poll shows very or extremely bothersome symptoms are down compared with 10 years ago, but predicting symptoms remains elusive

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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  • New Vaccine May Help Stop Deadly Pancreatic Cancers From Coming Back

    A new vaccine aimed at a common cancer gene mutation could help stop aggressive pancreatic cancers from coming back, a small clinical trial suggests. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers, with a five-year survival...

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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  • Update: NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak Grows to 90 Cases; 3 Deaths Reported

    A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now sickened 90 people and caused three deaths, New York City health officials said Tuesday. The update comes just a few days after the city’s health department proposed new...

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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  • Summer COVID Surge Continues as Wastewater Levels Rise, CDC Says

    The summer surge of COVID-19 continues with new federal data showing the virus is on the rise in many parts of the country. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that wastewater activity for...

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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  • Drivers Of Childhood Asthma More Complex Than Thought

    Asthma flare-ups in children might be more complicated than previously thought, with hidden forces combining to restrict their airways, a new study says. About 50% to 60% of children with severe asthma have a type called eosinophilic...

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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  • High Blood Pressure? Try An Indoor Air Purifier

    Folks fighting high blood pressure might receive some help from a household air purifier, a new study says. Even in areas with relatively low air pollution levels, using a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifier at home might...

    • Posted August 12, 2025
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