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Malnutrition in older adults

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published July 25, 2020 Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels office have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. It is ...

No summer vacation for East Liverpool Area Community and Learning Center

With arrival of summer most people think of taking a vacation and enjoying time with family and loved ones. But at the East Liverpool Area Community and Learning Center it means a higher level of activity for the center and its volunteers. Our volunteers are our “heroes.” They step up in ...

Mulching Florida

Mulch, in its many forms, seems to follow me around. It followed me on a visit to Honey’s sister Lucky Lindy and her family at their newly built homes in Green Cove Springs, Fla. “I need to get some black mulch for the space between my sidewalk and the house,” Lindy mentioned. That was all I needed to set in motion a chain of events which would result in her spending $700 and me commanding a troop of grandsons and their cousins in a backbreaking work project performed in Florida heat. I had already fixed her front door and a plant stand and two or three other things. Two days ...

The most dangerous state to live in

What is the most dangerous state to live in? Well, we could look at all of the United States according to the statistics from 2020. California had the highest number of homicides in United States with 2197, according to the FBI Report. [USAFacts] The highest rate of crime, including all types of crime was Alaska, with violent and property crimes the highest of all the states. But today I want to talk to you about the greatest spiritual crime of all. It is the abandonment of God’s house, the church. Reachrightstudios.com reports these facts and figures about stay-at-home Christians. 44 ...

How to address America’s historic drug shortage crisis

The United States is facing an unprecedented drug shortage, with a record 323 active drug shortages at the start of 2024—the highest number since 2001. Two major factors are driving this crisis: foreign government subsidies and regulatory failures by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). America has become dangerously dependent on foreign manufacturers—particularly in China and India—for generic drugs that account for 91% of all U.S. prescriptions. In 2000, China and India accounted for 25% of the global share of active pharmaceutical ingredient filings. By 2021, India ...

Cutrona appointment not without some controversy

Overcoming an internal Republican political dispute that included significant pressure placed on those casting the deciding votes, Al Cutrona emerged as the successor to Michael Rulli in the Ohio Senate. It was a quick but not easy process that led to Cutrona, a Republican state representative from Canfield, getting the appointment to represent the 33rd Ohio Senate District on June 13 by a 4-2 vote among the Republican Party chairs and secretaries in the district. Cutrona got votes from those in Mahoning and Carroll counties while state Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-Columbiana, got the ...