All posts by LadyLively

  • How to Help Your Child Deal With Separation Anxiety

    (HealthDay News) – For some children, it can be hard when mom or dad leave them at daycare, school or even just with the other parent. It’s normal for small children to feel some separation anxiety. But...

    • Posted March 13, 2023
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  • What Are Eating Disorders, and What Are the Signs?

    Eating disorders are on the rise, affecting about 30 million people worldwide, and they can be deadly. The causes are “like pieces of a puzzle,” according to Amy Ethridge, an occupational therapist and clinical psychiatric specialist in...

    • Posted March 13, 2023
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  • Parents, Plan Now for Allergy-Free Summer Camp

    Planning for a safe summer camp experience requires some extra steps if your child has asthma or allergies. An allergy expert noted that it’s a huge concern for parents. “Most kids heading off to summer camp for...

    • Posted March 12, 2023
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  • For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching

    Many older adults with depression don’t respond to their first antidepressant, so doctors will switch them to another one to see if that does the trick. Now, new research suggests that the best strategy for these folks...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • Is 6 Hours of Sleep Enough?

    When work, parenting and a packed social schedule leave you little time for shut-eye, you might think that getting by on just six hours of sleep a night is a good compromise. If so, you’re not alone....

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • Clocks ‘Spring Forward’ on Sunday: Helping Your Kids Adjust

    The annual shift to daylight saving time is a challenge for many parents, whose children may struggle with the change. A pediatrics sleep medicine expert offers some tips for making springing forward a little easier for all...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing

    A growing number of Americans are feeling the effects of the health care staffing crisis in the United States, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed. Health care has witnessed the greatest recent increase in consumers affected by...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • Morning-After Antibiotics May Help Curb STDs

    (HealthDay News) – A common antibiotic taken shortly after sex by folks in high-risk groups may help stem the spread of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Using doxycycline about 72 hours after unprotected sex effectively prevented chlamydia...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • New York City Rats Can Carry COVID Virus

    Rats can become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study that found many rodents in New York City’s sewer system and elsewhere had been exposed. Rats collected in the study tested positive...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • Do C-Section Babies Miss Out on Mom’s Helpful Microbes? Maybe Not

    New evidence finds that babies born by cesarean section may not miss out on essential microbes. Though these newborns receive less of their mother’s gut microbiome during birth, they can obtain their mom’s microbes in breast milk...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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