Six Top Wellness Trends To Watch For (NAPSI)—According to the National Institutes of Health, only about 20 percent of your life expectancy is dictated by your genes; the rest depends on your lifestyle. Increasingly, people look to improve the length and quality of their life through certain products and habits. Here’s a look at six Read More …
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The Fascinating Story Of Toy Giant Hasbro And Its Incredible Leader “Kid Number One” by G. Wayne Miller (NAPSI)—Who can’t like a person who says his favorite toy growing up was Mr. Potato Head? And his most formidable adversary was Barbie? Add to that he’s committed to a concept in Judaism which holds its believers Read More …
Veterans News
Connecting Veterans And Volunteers Nationwide (NAPSI)—If you would like to help a veteran, if you are a veteran who needs extra help, or know of one in your community, here’s good news. There’s a new, nationwide resource that makes it easy to match civic-minded individuals with those who need a little assistance. The database, called Read More …
Talking Turkey
Better Basting For A More Beautiful Bird (NAPSI)—This holiday season, making a marvelous meal for friends and family can be easier than ever with clever new cookware: a roasting pan with a concave bottom that naturally lets the juices pool to either side for safer, faster basting. How It Works There’s no need to lift Read More …
Veterans News & Notes
Veterans Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of Vietnam War With ‘Alive Day’ Stories (NAPSI)—Army veteran Ron Hope was piloting a helicopter in Vietnam to extract a company of soldiers, when he was shot down. His left brachial plexus—the network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the arm and hand—was crushed. He also broke Read More …
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Christmas Dreams Come Early For Wife Of Work-Life Balance Expert (NAPSI)—It could be said that everything Troy Amdahl learned to love he learned in kindergarten. No kidding. He met Kristen, his wife of 29 years, at age five, remained friends, took her to the senior prom, married and raised four children. Recently, Amdahl had a Read More …
Dental Health
When Getting Your Wisdom Teeth Out, You Can Ease Pain Without Opioids (NAPSI)—“Will it hurt?” is often one of the first questions people ask when told they need a medical procedure. One problem: the mere thought of pain can intensify its feeling. It’s enough to make some people put off medical care—including minor dental surgery. Read More …
Children’ Corner
5 Foster Care Facts (NAPSI)—When a child or youth is placed into foster care, their safety and well-being become the shared responsibility of the community. Organizations such as the nonprofit Treehouse are an important part of the solution. Staff and volunteers work to provide childhood experiences everyone deserves, connection to resources and a successful launch Read More …
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Four Books For All Tastes: Romance, Domestic Humor, Wild West Whodunit, In Praise Of Gratitude “The Tutor” by Marilee Albert (NAPSI)—Alice wants to be close to her boyfriend in Paris, so off she goes—to Rome. Her other goals? To make art and find a muse. Instead, she finds herself a muse to various men: a Read More …
Health Matters
Join A Clinical Trial To Help Advance Innovations In Health And Medicine (NAPS)—Clinical trials are at the heart of advances in health and medicine. They seek to discover better ways to prevent, detect and treat disease to improve the health of current and future generations. By volunteering in a clinical trial, you can help advance Read More …