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"City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology – shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall........... nighttime lights are lengthening the growing season in cities, which can affect everything from allergies to local economies"..... Read more

"Decades of research document the detrimental health effects of BPA – an expert on environmental pollution and maternal health explains what it all means"...Read more

"In ways big and small — in schools, in homes, in every facet of life — the United States fails to protect and support its children". Read more

A calmness covered the dining room,
while off in the distance came a shrill
cry, as if it came from an injured Loon.
It wasn't the noise of a bird we heard
but the cry of a resident, unable to speak.
What problems prevail on this dreary day, creating memory loss in those who're weak?

Jumped the Lamb
the gambol great,
was it the drink
or something nice,
not made of grain
but fermented rice.

A lost love.
A failed dream.
How could fate,
Be this mean?
Dreams die hard
As was seen
When memories left
No room between,
Left of center,
Fat or lean.

"Loneliness can be a shameful hunger, a shell, a dangerous landscape of shadowy figures. But it is also a gift" Read more

When I was a younger man,
I would see older people,
who walked in short,
choppy steps.
I was in Starbucks today
and walked across the street
to the local Bank.
Yep. You guessed it, short,
choppy steps. Feet further
apart as my balance sucks.
A few days ago, I tripped,
going up the front steps,
when my slipper had a
blowout and I did a nice
pirouette, with a twist
and landed on my left hip.
Fortunately, the only large
rock was there, to break
my fall. I had a big bruise,
but no broken bones. Just
a fear someone saw me
and a big embarrassment.
No harm, no foul as we
would say on the playground.

The idea that we should eat three meals a day is surprisingly modern. How many meals a day is best for our health? Read more

The quiet of morning,
awakes from a blast
of insanity.
What words are lies?
What words are truths?
The difference will
affect us all.
The virus still lives on,
in the lives of others,
infecting all.
Receive the vaccines',
this is a must
unless it's a choice
for living a life
completely without trust.

Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s disease drug, on April 8, 2022.The decision means only patients who have enrolled in clinical trials , will receive Medicare coverage for Aduhelm which goes by the generic drug name of Aducanumab. Read more

Four forces are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people. Read more