Category: Life
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PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK HOSTS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL PANCAN PURPLESTRIDE, THE ULTIMATE EVENT TO END PANCREATIC CANCER
Celebrities, Survivors, Caregivers, and Supporters Join Forces on One Big Day to Raise Awareness and Critical Funds for the World’s Toughest Cancer LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) hosted its largest annual fundraiser, PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate event to end pancreatic cancer. For the first time ever in the organization’s history of PurpleStride fundraising events,…
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FDA Permits Marketing for New Test to Improve Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing for the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test is intended to be used in adult patients, aged 55 years and older, presenting with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for…
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QVC and HSN Celebrate 10th Annual Beauty with Benefits Event to Support Cancer and Careers
Celebrity makeup artist and Mally Beauty founder, Mally Roncal, to serve as PSA spokesperson for this year’s milestone multiplatform video commerce event WEST CHESTER, Penn. /PRNewswire/ — QVC, HSN and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) are celebrating the 10th annual livestream shopping event, Beauty with Benefits. The milestone event supports Cancer and Careers, a non-profit organization that provides extensive workplace assistance for cancer survivors free-of-charge.…
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LEADING CANNABIS RETAILER STIIIZY LAUNCHES SANTA ROSA STORE
–Shryne Group Opens 21st Retail Location in Latest Expansion, Brings New Jobs, Tax Revenues and Best Prices to Sonoma Region– SANTA ROSA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — STIIIZY, one of the fastest growing cannabis brands in the world opens its first retail location in Santa Rosa, Calif. Sonoma County locals now have easy access to the #1 cannabis brand in California, best known…
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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products
Violations Include Marketing Unapproved New Drugs, Misbranding, Adding Delta-8 THC to Food Products Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This action is the first time…
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eBay Launches 2022 ‘Up & Running Grants’ to Support Small Business Success
Since 2020, eBay has invested more than $1,500,000 in funds, plus mentorship and training, to entrepreneurs across the U.S. Small business owners are eligible for a $10,000 investment as part of eBay’s multi-year initiative. SAN JOSE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — Today eBay announced the launch of its third annual Up & Running Grants program, created to encourage and support U.S. small…
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Coming soon to the skies above, the Eta Aquariids.
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower that is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year. The meteor shower is the result of its parent comet, which is the famous Halley’s Comet. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley’s Comet hundreds of years ago. The current orbit of…
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What You Should Know About Fighting Kidney Disease
(Family Features) When people are unexpectedly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), their lives can be turned upside down. CKD, which is the gradual loss of kidney function, strikes Americans at a faster rate than any other non-contagious disease. When diagnosed early, kidney disease can often be treated so that it does not worsen into…
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How Eva Longoria Prioritizes Her Eye Health as She Ages
(Family Features) As a mom, entrepreneur, actress, and producer, Eva Longoria relies on her ability to see clearly up close, whether she’s reading a script, texting or keeping up with the news on her phone. Starting in her early 40s, she found herself needing brighter light to read, enlarging the size of the text on…
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Rethink Your Lawn
Use clover for a lush, green, eco-friendly, enviable yard (Family Features) Who has time to continuously care for that carpet-like, green grass almost everyone longs for? Nearly no one. Cultivating a lush, green lawn takes time, can be expensive and is a mainstay on weekend to-do lists spring through fall. Now that’s a serious commitment.…