Category: Life
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How to Care for Fresh Flowers
(Family Features) The beauty of having a garden is buds continually blooming on one plant or another throughout most of the year. While this provides lovely views from your windows, it can also be nice to bring some beauty indoors. Don’t be afraid to snip off a few blossoms each week. Many plants thrive after…
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FDA Permits Marketing of First Condom Specifically Indicated for Anal Intercourse
Other FDA-Cleared Condoms Can Continue to Be Used for Contraception and to Prevent STIs Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of the first condoms specifically indicated to help reduce transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during anal intercourse. The condoms, which will be marketed as the One Male Condom, are also…
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The AAKOMA Project Says “You Are Not A Burden” with Inaugural Event for Healing and Support
An Upcoming Virtual Discussion on Mental Illness and Suicide in the Black Community On Monday, February 28, 2022, The AAKOMA Project will officially launch its virtual flagship event, State of Emergency: You Are Not A Burden! A conversation about suicide in the Black community. In direct response to the 2020 ‘Ring the Alarm’ report, which designated suicide as one…
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National Kidney Foundation Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of First National Registry Supporting Kidney Patients with All Stages and Types of Kidney Disease
~In honor of Black History Month NKF Invites More African Americans to this powerful platform The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) celebrates the one-year anniversary of the NKF Patient Network, the first national registry for people with all stages and types of kidney diseases including people on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients. In honor of Black History Month, NKF…
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PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Week Brings People and Pets Together
Adopt Love at PetSmart Locations Across the US Feb. 28 – March 6 There is no better time than the anticipation of spring to find new love.PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in the U.S. encourages those looking for a new best friend to participate in National Adoption Week on Feb. 28 – March 6, 2022.…
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Expedia study warns the “workcation” isn’t a cure for vacation deprivation
Annual Vacation Deprivation report reveals Americans are battling burnout by giving themselves permission to PTO SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Expedia released its annual Vacation Deprivation study, finding that Americans took six fewer vacation days (less than 12 days) than the global average in 2021, leaving the majority feeling vacation deprived (59%) and more burned…
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Expert Tips for Welcoming a Kitten
(Family Features) Fostering kittens and cats has risen in popularity during these unprecedented times, and many pet lovers are becoming fosters to help overcrowded animal shelters. Fostering a kitten can be a fun and exciting time, but it may also come with a learning curve. Among the 43% of respondents to a Royal Canin survey,…
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MasterClass Announces Class on Tracing Your Roots Through Food With Michael Twitty
Trace your Roots through food… Food historian and James Beard Award-winning writer uses African American culture as a blueprint to teach members how to discover their own family history through food MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that Michael Twitty, two-time James…
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American Diabetes Association Thrilled to Announce Return of In-Person Summer Camps for Youth in 2022
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) is excited to announce the return to in-person ADA Camps for the Summer season of 2022, with staggered registration beginning on February 16, 2022. “Young people have gone through a lot during the pandemic, and the ADA knows it is vitally important to get children back to doing what they do best–meeting…
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4 Ways Pet Parents Can Stay Close to Their Pets Coming Out of the Pandemic
(Family Features) Over the last year and a half, people have spent more time with their furry friends while working remotely, postponing travel plans and trading nights out for nights in. The bond between people and their pets has never been stronger with 90% of pet parents wanting to sustain the increased time together even…