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September 05, 2017
Excessive thirst; frequent urination; hungry all the time; weight loss without dieting; tired all the time, even after sleeping; blurry vision; dry skin; sores that are slow to heal; more frequent...
August 29, 2017
As the summer comes to an end, tropical storms and hurricanes followed by winter storms become part of the daily weather watch. In CT, we are pretty fortunate to mostly avoid the misery of tornadoes...
August 22, 2017
Some dates have more meaning than other dates in our lives. Anniversary dates, such as the day of marriage or the day a child was born or a dear one dies become markers of memories. They can be a...
August 15, 2017
August and September are very busy times for bees. With flowers in full bloom, end of summer barbeques and fall festivals, bees have many opportunities to do what bees do. They fill the flower...
August 08, 2017
As the end of summer approaches, mosquitoes and ticks are the last to call it “quits” for the season. In fact, both are still quite active and will be until the first sustained frost (3 days or more...
August 01, 2017
August is National Water Quality Month. Your regional water authority is responsible for making sure the public water you use is safe. It is your responsibility to protect the public water supply by...
July 18, 2017
There are illnesses that you can get from contaminated water sources such as lakes, oceans, ponds, rivers, spas, hot tubs, water parks or pools. Germs in these sources can enter your body through...
July 11, 2017
The weather can suddenly become very hot. Nature adapts to this kind of change more skillfully than humans do. We may not recognize that even if our daily activities do not change, our body’s need...
July 04, 2017
For many people summer activities include getting a tan. You might think that these people don’t know about the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer. But most of them do. In fact,...
June 27, 2017
WebMD 2011 (www.WebMD.com) has a list of the 7 most common reasons people end up in the emergency room (ER also known as the ED or emergency department) during the summer months. You can probably...
