Be Well: How to Use Natural Garden Care Methods in Place of Toxic Chemicals
Karen Musgrave, a horticulturist, joined Cheddar News to provide those with a budding green thumb, a few tips to maximize their outdoor spaces and gardens. She focuses on natural methods to bolster a garden in place of toxic, man-made chemicals. For instance, instead of seeking out store-bought mosquito repellant for yard care, installing a bat house can be just as effective since the animals eat about 1,000 mosquitoes per hour.
Heavy rainfall flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes, creating moats around their foundations and leading to boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations.
The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient.
Hurricane Lee, still a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph, is expected to increase in size but be significantly weaker in the coming days, as it turns north to reach the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.
An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble.
Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet (5 meters) on Monday as the Category 3 storm cranked through open waters just north of the Caribbean region.
