Lifestyle

In recent decades, scientists have realized that heart attack symptoms can be quite different for women than for men. The journal Circulation published the findings of a multicenter study of 515 women who’d experienced a heart attack. The most frequently reported symptoms didn’t include chest pain. Instead, women reported unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, and anxiety. Nearly 80...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Freelance Writer

Mexico is the sixth-highest honey producer worldwide. (1) Much of that honey is produced by indigenous Mayan beekeepers, most of them women who are considered to be the guardians of the endangered melipona bee. (2) When Monsanto threatened to bring genetically modified soybeans into their regions, Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper fought back. Not only...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Freelance Writer

Jaxon Feeley says he will do anything to save his 2-year-old Weimaraner, Rambo. That includes selling his house to pay the staggering $24,000 he now owes the vet after the beloved dog went into hypovolemic shock. This condition is life-threatening as it is brought on by severe blood or other fluid loss. This results in...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Freelance Writer