All posts by LadyLively

  • Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Kids: Poll

    It’s not always necessary to lower a child’s fever, but parents often do. A new poll from Michigan Medicine found that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly. “Often parents worry about their child...

    • Posted February 20, 2023
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  • Parkinson’s Disease: What Is It, and What Are the Early Signs?

    A person seeing a barely noticeable tremor in one hand could be witnessing the first signs of Parkinson’s disease. This progressive condition affects the nervous system, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., which offers information...

    • Posted February 20, 2023
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  • Type 1 Diabetes and Use of ‘Off-Label’ Drugs: Benefits, but Concerns, Too

    While people with type 1 diabetes can see some benefit from newer medications prescribed off-label, there is also risk, and these patients should be monitored closely, according to a new study. Type 1 diabetes is universally treated...

    • Posted February 20, 2023
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  • Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports

    Spring sports season will be here soon, so it’s time to get kids ready after a winter break. Sports can teach valuable lessons, including teamwork, good sportsmanship, good communication, preparing for success, handling a loss, time management...

    • Posted February 19, 2023
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  • Dine Your Way to Lower Cancer Risk

    Having the information to make good food choices and being physically active can help prevent disease, including cancer. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers some tips for Americans who want to improve their nutrition. “Fruits, vegetables...

    • Posted February 18, 2023
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  • Irregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?

    Many things can make your heart skip a beat — the words to a song, a case of the nerves or a near car accident — but these temporary palpitations aren’t usually cause for concern. But much...

    • Posted February 17, 2023
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  • Prior COVID Infection Brings Strong, Long-Lasting Immunity: Study

    Natural immunity acquired from a COVID infection provides strong and lasting protection against severe illness if a person becomes reinfected, a new evidence review has concluded. Ten months after a COVID infection, protection against hospitalization and death...

    • Posted February 17, 2023
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  • CBD Could Worsen Effects of THC in Brownies, Other Products

    There’s a popular notion that cannabidiol (CBD) can take the edge off the less pleasant effects of marijuana. But a new study suggests that, when it comes to edibles, the opposite is true. Researchers found that when...

    • Posted February 17, 2023
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  • President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports

    FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In a routine physical that will likely be the last before he announces whether he’ll run again, President Joe Biden was found to be both healthy and vigorous. White House...

    • Posted February 17, 2023
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  • Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf

    Researchers may have found a way for coffee-lovers to cut back without suffering symptoms of caffeine withdrawal like headache, fatigue, bad mood and irritability. It’s a cup of decaf. A new study found that people experienced fewer...

    • Posted February 17, 2023
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