Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – Gardeners, or people who grow plants and crops, typically use a part of land on their property. But for many people having a bit of land is just a dream. Some people have limited ability to move around. Others might be scared because they are new to gardening. There is a solution to these barriers. Jessica Damiano is an expert and educator in all things … [Read more...] about Small space? Small Container Growing!

– Manuscript – The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult on many groups of people. But perhaps it has been especially hard for many older people. Many months of being alone, or isolated, has taken its toll on many senior citizens. However, in some places, that isolation is coming to an end. For example, in a senior center in New York City, seniors shake their hips and … [Read more...] about Seniors Free of COVID Isolation Dance Together

– Manuscript – Many gardeners do not begin to grow their plants from seeds. Instead, they buy young plants, also called seedling or “starts.” These are plants that are grown in a nursery: a place where plants are grown and sold. Many gardeners buy seedlings in containers for their gardens. Most nursery seedlings are either plants that last for one growing season or … [Read more...] about Help with Buying Young Garden Plants in the Spring

– Manuscript – Doctors at Duke University in the American state of North Carolina announced that a baby boy is doing well after a new kind of operation to replace his heart. The heart transplant operation, doctors said, included special tissue to help prevent rejection of the new organ. The tissue came from another person’s thymus gland and was partly grown in a … [Read more...] about Baby Doing Well after Experimental Heart Replacement Operation

– Manuscript – Scientists are investigating a possible increase in diabetes cases since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot control sugars in the blood. The scientists want to find out if COVID-19 has a connection with the increase or if it is a coincidence. Increase in diabetes A report from the Centers for … [Read more...] about Is COVID-19 Behind an Increase in Diabetes Cases?