All posts by LadyLively

  • Myth That Suicides Peak During the Holidays Could Cause Harm

    Many Americans believe that suicide rates spike every time the holiday season comes around. There’s just one catch: It’s not true. Yet, a new analysis reveals that 56% of stories published last year in U.S. newspapers that...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • Type 1 Diabetes Doesn’t Have to Hold Kids Back in School

    Children with type 1 diabetes miss more school than their peers without this condition, but the good news is these absences don’t have to affect their grades or chances of going on to college, new research shows....

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • AHA News: A Heart Attack During Pregnancy, Then Heart Valve Surgery

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — As she walked up to her fourth-floor apartment, Marisa MacDonnell figured something was different with this pregnancy, her second. She felt winded. She had to take deeper breaths....

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • Vitamins, Fish Oil, Minerals: Which Supplements Help or Harm the Heart?

    Manufacturers make all kinds of health claims, but can taking a dietary supplement actually lower your heart disease risk? A comprehensive analysis of prior research suggests that in certain cases the answer is yes. Some types of...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration

    One of the two most common drugs used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appears better than the other, a new, small study suggests. Among 106 patients with “wet” age-related macular degeneration, 50% of those treated with...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • What & How You Sing Might Impact Risk to Vocal Cords

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – How singers use their voices, including the genre of music they perform, has an impact on vocal injury, new research finds. Dr. Lesley Childs, medical director of the Voice Center...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • Minor Facial Scars Don’t Affect Others’ First Impressions, Study Finds

    A facial scar may make a person self-conscious, but it doesn’t change another person’s first impressions of their attractiveness or confidence, a new survey shows. The results found that a single, well-healed facial scar may even increase...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care

    Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had made it easier...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • FDA’s Food Safety Program Needs a Revamp: Panel

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s foods program is in “constant turmoil” and needs stronger leadership, a panel said Thursday. The Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group with close ties to the...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 7, 2022​

    Which micronutrients help or harm the heart? Fish oil, vitamins, beta-carotene: These and other popular supplements were put to the test in a new study and assessed for heart health value. Read more Drug choice may matter...

    • Posted December 7, 2022
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