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Get Ready For 2023 East Carolina Basketball – East Carolina University Athletics
Story Links ECU Athletics and the Pirate Club are looking forward to welcoming fans to Minges Coliseum for the Pirates men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The men open the season on Monday, November 6 vs. Ferrum at 7 p.m. The Pirates women will host USC Upstate on Thursday, November 9 at 6 p.m. Gates open 90 minutes…
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As Season Begins, Romi Levy Has Concerns Beyond Basketball
Story Links When she has a particularly joyful day on the practice court — when everything clicks, when her shots fall, when she plays great defense — USF women’s basketball player Romi Levy said she almost feels guilty. As USF prepares for its Monday night season opener against Texas-Arlington at the Yuengling Center, Levy is…
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WIC is Vital – but Vastly Underutilized, Research Finds
Study underscores the need for Congress to continue bipartisan commitment to fully fund WIC WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2023 – The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, is vital to the health and well-being of nearly half of our nation’s babies, along with millions of young children up to age…
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Why we fall for scams, and the new is bad for the planet: Books in brief
Breathe Sadiq Khan Hutchinson Heinemann (2023) In 2014, two years before Sadiq Khan ran for mayor of London, he ran in the London Marathon. Afterwards, he developed asthma — probably from breathing polluted air while training. This disturbing experience energized him, as mayor, to tackle pollution by launching an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in…
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Wynk Music pays tribute to The Beatles
Wynk Music, India’s leading music streaming app by downloads and daily active users, has launched The Last of The Beatles campaign dedicated to the release of the final Beatles song – Now and Then. The campaign is a tribute to the iconic British band and features a page dedicated to the band on Wynk Music.…
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MPs accuse ministers of complacency over rural mental health
Gareth Iacobucci The BMJ A committee of MPs has accused the government of being complacent over access to mental healthcare in rural areas, after ministers rejected their calls for targeted action on the issue. In May 2023 the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee warned that isolation, poor public transport, and a relative lack of…
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Mindful eating may help people with high blood pressure stick to heart-healthy diet, study reveals
03 Nov 2023 — Practicing mindfulness focused on healthy eating helped study participants with elevated blood pressure adhere better to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Though this diet is known to lower blood pressure, adherence is typically low. During an eight-week program, 201 participants were divided into a “usual care” control group…
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How the New York of Robert Moses shaped my father’s health
My father rollerskated on the Cross-Bronx Expressway before it opened to car traffic. Born in 1953, he would have been seven or eight when New York City’s massive thoroughfare reached the peak of its construction, facilitated by the destruction of many tight-knit Bronx neighbourhoods. He didn’t live in East Tremont or Spuyten Duyvil, which were…
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Why some streaming companies are leaning into adverts and raising prices
Consumers ditched cable so they didn’t have to see commercials. Now, the adverts they hoped to escape are returning to streaming media. How did we get here? When streaming services initially hit the market, part of their allure was eliminating the advert experience. Many consumers ditched linear television so they could watch programmes uninterrupted, subscribing…
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Area tennis players begin PIAA state play today
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> HERSHEY — Hollidaysburg senior Megan Ferris and freshman Crosby Denis will begin play in the PIAA Class 3A Girls Doubles Tennis Championships at 10 a.m. Friday. Ferris and Denis, the District 6 champions, will face Spring-Ford seniors Mia Matriccino and Evelyn Mejia, District 1’s third seed, in the first round at…
