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Around this time of year, many are shopping and planning for weekend outdoor barbeques and picnics at a local park, near the lake, at a neighborhood swimming pool, or at the beach. Enjoying the evening ambience of Cumming City Center’s musical amphitheater, fishing or sailing on Lake Lanier with family and friends, or grilling while…
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Radon is the second main cause of lung cancer. About 800 Georgians die each year from lung cancer caused by radon. This gas has no smell, color, or taste. It silently slips into homes through cracks in the foundation. A study in May showed that almost one out of every five homes tested in Forsyth…
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Dr. Roshan Ramlal, PhD MPH, FACS Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County The joy of childhood often involves simple pleasures: birthday parties, classroom treats, sports, and summer camps. However, for a growing number of families, these seemingly carefree moments are fraught with anxiety due to the ever-present threat of peanut allergies, which are on the rise.…
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As we enter graduation season, thousands of recent grads will enter the workforce. High school students from the eight high schools throughout Forsyth County and college graduates, both local and out-of-state, will collect their very first paycheck through summer jobs, paid internships or full-time employment. College graduates will be eager to find the fastest track…
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Checking expiration dates is second nature for many consumers, a routine part of deciding what’s safe to eat. But those dates often indicate peak quality rather than actual safety, leading people to throw away perfectly good food out of caution — wasting both meals and money in the process. Between 30% and 40% of the food…
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The winter holidays are behind us, but there’s still plenty of winter ahead. Cold weather presents safety concerns for people and pets who work and play outdoors. Wind chill Wind chill is the difference between actual air temperature and how cold we feel due wind speed. Blowing wind cools our skin and bodies. The faster…
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From Thanksgiving to the first week of January, people tend to gain more weight than at any other time of the year. Holiday celebrations, social get-togethers, and an abundance of sweets and desserts cause a pile-up of calories. At the same time, holiday stress and the longer dark period of winter days make us hungrier…
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Thanksgiving has great trimmings. Family, favorite foods, fall weather, football, and a fridge full of leftovers. What more do you need? Answer: a plan for safe food preparation and handling. Every year, one in six Americans comes down with a case of foodborne illness, or food poisoning. Most experience a day or two of diarrhea…
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A recent study by University of Georgia (UGA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)researchers found significant increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. from 2012 to 2022, a continuation of trends noted from 1988 to 2012 and 1999 to 2016 in previous research. The highest rates of diabetes increases…
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Halloween is still a week away, but the stores are already stocked with Christmas items and many of us are thinking about gift purchases. So are merchants and credit card companies, who are anticipating $979.5 to $989 billion in holiday-related decoration and gift purchases in November and December, according to the National Retail Federation. This…
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