Put Safety First and Avoid Holiday Injury Risks
By Jim Pollard, AMR Central MS Public Affairs Manager Every November and December, tens of thousands of folks suffer serious holiday-related injuries – such as vehicle crashes, falls while decorating, and burns in the kitchen. We’re all at risk. Well-Being turned to the paramedics with American Medical Response (AMR) for advice about making safety a top priority to avoid injuries that could put a damper on our holiday spirit or worse. ladder Read more »
Rechargeable vs. Long-life Batteries
With all of the battery operated toys, cameras, appliances, electronic devices and gadgets that find their way under the Christmas tree, by the new year, there could be a mounting pile of dead batteries around the house and the dilemma of how to dispose of them responsibly. But before we get to that, let’s start with some basic information about how to choose which kind of battery has the most Read more »
The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution that Could Save the World
By David R. Boyd In courtrooms, legislatures and communities across the globe a legal revolution is building. From New Zeland to New York, lawyers are fighting to gain legal rights for nature, transforming law and culture to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawmakers are ending the era of keeping intelligent animals like chimpanzees and killer whales in captivity, and judges Read more »
Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler
By Bruce Henderson In the vein of Unbroken, Bank of Brothers, and Boys in the Boat, Sons and Soldiers tells the little-known story of young German Jews, known as The Ritchie Boys, who fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, came to America and then returned to Europe at tremendous personal peril as members of the U.S. Army. With there mastery of the German language, history and custom, The Richie Boys would Read more »November 21st 2018
When data on 7,934 sudden infant deaths in 24 states was analyzed by Dr. Jeffrey Colvin, pediatrician at Children’s Mercy read more »
MS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFERS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS APP Posted Fri 11/21/2014 5:16AMJACKSON, Miss – With flu season upon us, now Mississippians can stay up-to-date on all public health alerts that can read more »
DIABETIC EYE DISEASE IS LEADING CAUSE OF VISION LOSS IN THE U.S. Posted Fri 11/21/2014 5:11AMROCKVILLE, Maryland – Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working age adults age 20-74. 7.7 million people read more »
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