How plastic is polluting your body: With each of us ingesting over 100,000 particles a year, just how worried should we be? When we think of the devastating toll that plastic pollution can have, it is usually images of turtles caught in single-use bags or piles of plastic bottles in landfill that we conjure up […]
Ways to Show Your Pet You Love Them
Are you tired of being stuck at home and looking for fun things to do with your pet? This Valentine’s Day, try something different! Valentine’s Day is all about showing the people and pets in your life just how much you care. And the experts at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) have some […]
How Doomscrolling Can Actually Be Harmful To Your Health
You log on to your favorite social media account for a quick update on what’s going on. With each post that you like, you tell yourself that you’re only going to check out a few more and commit to signing off for the night in a bit. Then, out of nowhere, a tragic news headline […]
Do you really need IVF? A new online tool can help you weigh up your options
People who want a baby and struggle to conceive often resort to in vitro fertilization (IVF). While IVF has helped countless people have children, it’s expensive and comes with some risks. But research shows some people with so-called “unexplained infertility” have a 30-40% chance of conceiving without treatment if they just keep trying for a […]
Sharing is Caring: Foods You Can Safely Share with Your Pet
Sharing food with those you care for is often seen an act of love. And of course, our pets tend to be front-runners on the list of those we care for most. Not to mention, they do a great job of letting us know they like our food—from the adorable puppy eyes, to pawing at […]
HEALTH NOTES: Going grey? Blame it on your ethnicity
HEALTH NOTES: Going grey? Blame it on your ethnicity The age we go grey depends on our ethnicity, according to researchers from Boston University in the US. By reviewing data from 69 publications on hair ageing, they found that the average age Caucasians begin greying is mid-30s, while for Asians it’s late 30s and for […]
Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.
The notice from the federal health insurance marketplace grabbed Andrew Schenker’s attention: ACT NOW: YOU’RE AT RISK OF LOSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021. As he read the notice, though, the Blacksburg, Virginia, resident became exasperated. Schenker, his wife and their teenage son have a bronze-level marketplace plan. Based on their income of about […]
These Pitties Need Your Help Finding Homes
This week, we are shining an extra special spotlight on two fabulous pit bulls! Meet Max and Tony! These two pups are each looking for homes to call their own and adopters who will love them for who they are. Unfortunately, pit bulls often fall victim to unfair stereotypes and misconceptions and can sometimes spend […]
The Surprising Ways Quarantine Is Messing With Your Body
If you think that spending hours sitting at home alone on the computer and/or staring at your TV or phone screen (in addition to experiencing an overwhelming amount of stress) during quarantine has not affected you, think again. COVID-19 has not only distorted our perception of time by destroying our “temporal cues” (via WebMD), but […]
Is it wise to carry on shielding between your first and second jabs?
Is it wise to carry on shielding in the 12 weeks between your first and second jabs? Concerns grow over change of vaccine plan amid spiralling Covid cases Initial advice called for one jab to be given and then another three weeks later But surgeries now told to postpone giving a second jab to those […]