Category: Health

PET HEALTH

Five Ways To Treat Your Pet To A Spooky, Safe Halloween by Darris Cooper, CPDT-KA (NAPSI)—It’s no secret that pets are like family—holiday traditions included.This Halloween bring your pups in on the spooky fun by decking them out in a scary cute costume and training them to be the most polite trick-or-treater on the block. Read More …

HEALTH MATTERS

Better Health: A New Way To Get Your Medical Supplies (NAPSI)—Every year millions of people struggle through the confusing and stressful process of finding the right ostomy supplies to manage their health at home. Better Health, a next-generation medical supplier, is innovating on outdated industry practices by offering unique customer support through education, coaching, and Read More …

FINANCIAL FACTS AND FIGURES

How Millennials, Gen X Feel About Finances Now (NAPSI)—Americans are navigating a rapidly evolving pandemic environment—and that extends to how they’re feeling about their finances, according to the latest Wealth Watch survey. “As people across the country begin to emerge from the pandemic, they are reporting a combination of emotions —from happy (48%) and excited Read More …

HEALTH CARE NEWS & NOTES

Finding Health Insurance Coverage Pre-Retirement (NAPSI)—More Americans may be looking to retire before age 65, according to several studies. However, they need to understand their financial needs, both long term and before age 65. This includes enrolling in health insurance to cover the gap before they are Medicare-eligible at age 65. “Choosing the right health Read More …

THEN & NOW

Whatever Happened To Prince John? (NAPSI)—You may think it’s a legend out of ancient times, but in little more than living memory there was a royal prince—who vanished (at least as far as the press and public were concerned).  The Story of the Missing Prince Even an ardent Anglophile and enthusiastic follower of the British Read More …

PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT

Clean Your Clothes—And The Planet (NAPSI)—For many families, the cooling weather means a return to routines: work, school, sports practice, meal prep and household chores.  Busy parents have a lot on their plate getting families organized and in sync for the school year. Topping it off, this year demands extra precautions, which may mean more Read More …

HEALTH AND FITNESS

Tips To Help You Stay Active And Become A Healthier You (NAPSI)—Following a challenging year, it may be difficult to get back into a healthy routine. Summer is a great time to think about what you can do to improve your health. Wherever you are on your journey to active and healthy living, there are Read More …

HINTS FOR HOMEOWNERS

If Your Home Survives A Fire, Will It Still Be Safe? (NAPSI)—Wildfires are burning hotter and moving faster than ever before. They create health and safety hazards long after being extinguished. The residue and small particles carried in wildfire smoke breach homes’ external structures—settling into attics, ductwork, carpeting, wall cavities, furniture, bedding, mattresses and more. Read More …

POINTERS FOR PARENTS

A Safe Way to Return to Play (NAPSI)—As life returns to normal following an impossibly difficult year, one aspect of the pandemic likely to remain is the understanding that clean, germ-free environments are important—especially when it comes to children. It’s well documented that playtime is vital to kids’ social and emotional health; unstructured play helps Read More …

SCIENCE IN OUR LIVES

Controlling Seasonal Diseases In Cattle (NAPSI)—Here’s something cattle ranchers know: Each season brings with it different health challenges for their livestock, from respiratory diseases to eye and foot infections, to enteric and other systemic infections. But there are solutions. What The Vet Says Explains Eric Moore, DVM, “To successfully keep cattle healthy and productive includes Read More …