The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) panel of experts voted on Wednesday against recommending the RSV vaccine for all older adults. Instead, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concluded that anyone aged 60 and older “may” consider receiving a single dose of either Pfizer’s or GSK’s new RSV vaccine and that the…
CDC Panel Divided on Recommending RSV Vaccine for All Older Adults
American Airlines Adds Bag Charges for Basic Economy Travelers on International Trips
By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News American Airlines is charging all customers who book basic economy airfares to check bags. The first checked bag on a transpacific or transatlantic basic economy airfare will now cost a passenger $75. Flights to Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, Suriname, Panama or South America for basic economy seats…
No Swimming in Pants? No Tables on the Sand? Here Are Some South Florida Beach Rules You May Not Know About
By Lois K. Solomon From South Florida Sun Sentinel Fort Lauderdale—It seems like it should not be a challenge: Load the folding chairs into the car, head for the beach, find a place to park, and set up on the sand. But beaches have an assortment of weird rules that sand lovers could unknowingly violate….
The General Grant National Memorial: A National Park, Done New York Style
There’s an old joke that goes, “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Grant. That is, Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War and then the 18th president of the United States. Andrew Astley is a National Park Service ranger assigned to Grant’s Tomb in New York City, which…
Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer From Comfrey Leaves
By Bob Dluzen From The Detroit News Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people once thought it had. Nowadays we are told that any internal healing properties it might have…
Is a Geothermal Heat Pump Right for Me?
By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi As you watch the temperatures rise and your energy bills skyrocket even faster, you may find yourself wondering if there’s a better option to heat and cool your house than your forced-air HVAC unit. Depending on your circumstances, a geothermal heat pump could be the right solution…
5 Grilling Recipes to Get You Fired Up
By Nicole Hvidsten From Star Tribune Grilling can and should be a year-round endeavor. But summer seems to be when we up the ante, becoming self-proclaimed barbecue masters seemingly overnight. We get saucy with new marinades and rubs, boost burgers by experimenting with different meats and accompaniments, and work in our farmers market finds, putting…
Building a Deck? Here Are Some Must-Do Tips
Are you about to build a deck by yourself? Perhaps you’re going to hire a professional. My guess is you don’t know as much about the process as you should know. Add to the mix the cable TV shows that go on and on and on about how simple it really is. To be honest,…
A Summery Chicken Potpie Is the Antidote for June Gloom
By Ben Mims From Los Angeles Times I recently had an epiphany about, of all things, chicken potpie. A few weeks ago, my partner and I set out for a walk into Griffith Park from our apartment. In the mood for adventuring, we started taking every turn we hadn’t before and soon enough we found…
NAC – used for Vax Detox – Could Also Offer Parkinson’s Breakthrough
Last time we looked at how n-acetylcysteine (NAC) can help detox the body of harmful substances from mRNA vaccines (see link below). This time we look at the potential breakthrough that NAC could offer to Parkinson’s Disease sufferers. Professor of integrative medicine and nutritional sciences (Marcus Institute), Dr Daniel Monti reveals the dramatic changes in…
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