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Fungal infections must be treated with caution

COVID-19’s dominance over health and medical news for nearly three years has, understandably, relegated other ailments and diseases to the background, although TV commercials and other advertising geared toward certain products and medicines have rightly continued to attract people afflicted with whatever the ailment, disease or condition those items purportedly treat. But in an Oct. 25 article, the Wall Street Journal put an information spotlight on a situation that can be regarded as still being greatly misunderstood, as well as having been greatly ignored up to now, despite its ...

Fungal infections must be treated with caution

COVID-19’s dominance over health and medical news for nearly three years has, understandably, relegated other ailments and diseases to the background, although TV commercials and other advertising geared toward certain products and medicines have rightly continued to attract people afflicted with whatever the ailment, disease or condition those items purportedly treat. But in an Oct. 25 article, the Wall Street Journal put an information spotlight on a situation that can be regarded as still being greatly misunderstood, as well as having been greatly ignored up to now, despite its ...

Deer season’s challenges, opportunities

Anticipation is giving way to excitement as Pennsylvania’s rifle deer-hunting season — an annual rite of late fall — gets underway. It is an exercise that tests perseverance and patience, observation and tracking skills and physical endurance in dealing with less-than-ideal temperatures as well as an array of possibly adverse, quickly changing weather conditions. Like other sports, hunting does not guarantees success. However, it can produce wonderful results, even if actual hunting success is not achieved. What we are alluding to is when it helps revive or bolster positive ...

Buying into the chance to buy local

Today is Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year for Christmas and holiday shoppers. It’s no secret that America has grown accustomed to online shopping. In fact, a reported 85% of consumers made an online purchase during last year’s holidays, according to national shopping data. However, with COVID-19 thankfully further in our rear-view mirror after the economy was crippled in 2020 and 2021, research shows consumers are returning to traditional shopping in local stories than prior to the pandemic. Let’s hope so. The NPD Group, which tracks national ...

Order of day should focus on thanks

Many people here and beyond are giving thanks that the 2022 General Election is, for the most part, over and that conversations around today’s “turkey tables” might involve less talk about politics and more about family cohesiveness and care, concern and love for one another. Indeed, there is much to be thankful for on numerous fronts on this first of the year-end holidays. Here are several: Every family should be thankful for the significant progress achieved in the battle against the coronavirus — a scourge that only two years ago had virtually every household in its ...

Recreational pot: More study needed

Recreational marijuana use remains illegal in Pennsylvania. How long that ban will remain in place is anyone’s guess, but the decision ultimately rests with the Legislature and Governor’s Office, including about whether the issue becomes a ballot question. Meanwhile, over 65% of Maryland voters who cast ballots on Nov. 8 said “yes” to making Pennsylvania’s southern neighbor a state that not only allows marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes, but also in a recreational environment. Pennsylvania’s new U.S. Sen.-elect, John Fetterman, actively sought Keystone State ...