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One possible origin of Valentine’s Day says Saint Valentine was a Roman priest who married soldiers and their wives in secret.
So today is Valentine’s Day. A day that our culture has told us is about love and hearts and Cupid and chocolates and other gifts for those we love.
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I found some interesting nuggets in the most recent AARP webletter that I figured were worthwhile to pass along.
After all, we’re always interested in ways we can ensure good health and increase that longevity factor. Tips are also offered on how to avoid holiday scams and the importance of good dental health in our later years. (more…)
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Russell and Jenny Smith at the December 1 Shelter Island Home Care Christmas party.
Last Saturday afternoon I was planning on attending a home basketball game. I told my son that I’d be a little late since I was invited to a party before the game. (more…)
JOSEPH PINCIARO PHOTO |Reporter Cyndi Murray makes a sour face while biting into a lime outside the newsroom last Thursday.
Chances are if you don’t have Lyme disease you know someone who does.
Taking the necessary steps to prevent tick bites when you venture into the great outdoors becomes second nature here when the weather warms up. We all know the drill — wear light clothing, tuck your pants into your socks, conduct full-body checks for ticks after a day in the park, etc. Or just avoid wooded areas all together. (more…)
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When I was a boy camping with my family at Wildwood State Park in Wading River, deer ticks were unknown. As a Boy Scout involved in intensive hiking and camping all over this region, neither I nor anyone I knew was ever bitten by a deer tick.
But now Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are a huge problem for all of us. Suffolk County was a hotspot for Lyme when it first emerged in the 1970s and it still is, but it’s now just one of many hotspots across the U.S., indeed the world.
We’ve been struck by an epidemic. (more…)