All posts by LadyLively

  • Don’t Feel the Burn: Stay Safe From Heat Injuries

    In 2021, U.S. emergency rooms treated more than 193,000 burn injuries caused by an array of products, ranging from cooking devices to fireworks and space heaters. Most of these burns were preventable, according to the Consumer Product...

    • Posted February 11, 2023
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  • Mouse Study Hints at New Treatment for Peanut Allergy

    People with peanut allergies have to be vigilant about avoiding the food and always be armed with emergency treatment. Now scientists say they’ve taken an early step toward a drug that could prevent severe reactions to peanuts...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Consumer Reports Warns of Mercury in Canned Tuna

    Canned tuna is known to contain low levels of mercury, but a new Consumer Reports investigation has found spikes of the neurotoxin in some cans. The organization tested five popular tuna brands, CBS News reported. While the...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Sen. John Fetterman’s Hospitalization From ‘Lightheadedness’ Wasn’t Another Stroke

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealtDay News) — Sen. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last May while campaigning for his Senate seat, remains hospitalized after being admitted on Wednesday for lightheadedness, but doctors have ruled out a...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • AHA News: This Is Your Brain on Love

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — You walk into the room and see their face. They smile at you and look into your eyes. And just like that, your heart drops to your feet...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • AHA News: Pro Wrestler-In-Training Thrown For a Loop By Extra Electrical Pathway In Her Heart

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Megan Washington finished running a muggy mile outside the Orlando, Florida, warehouse where she attended professional wrestling school, and found herself abnormally out of breath and exhausted. When...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Aortic Dissection: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and More

    When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it’s easy to assume what’s happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection — a condition that can be...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults

    The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had substantial health benefits, including delayed aging. “The main take-home of our...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • U.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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  • Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

    Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows. The study results are from a phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by the Alliance...

    • Posted February 10, 2023
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