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8 Caribbean Cultural Foods for Combatting Inflammation
Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury and infection.
However, chronic inflammation — which may be influenced by diet, inadequate sleep, and high stress...
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Coping with farm and rural stress
As reported in High Plains Journal. From June 2020 through June 2021, Minnesota and Kansas had the second and third highest number, respectively, of...
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Food safety expert shares tips for packing safe, healthy lunches for kids
Parents should model food behaviors for their children, says K-State’s Blakeslee
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Got lunch?
Back to school time means a new challenge for parents...
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Kidney’s Don’t Get No Respect
The kidneys may be called the Rodney Dangerfield of the body, as they often “don’t get no respect.” The National Kidney Foundation estimates that...
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Experts share insight on how COVID-19 has affected teens’ mental health
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Even as many parts of society begin to return to near normal routines, mental health specialists continue to monitor how the...
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Food Safety Education month focuses on washing hands, fingernails
K-State’s Blakeslee urges safety when handling food
MANHATTAN, Kan. – It may seem, at times, that washing hands for the recommended 20 seconds is a...
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Healing Words Foundation
This week, On Call with the Prairie Doc®, founded by the late Dr. Richard P. Holm, M.D. begins its twentieth season of providing truthful,...
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Free produce safety training for fruit and vegetable growers
Workshops meet requirements for Food Safety Modernization Act
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas and Missouri produce growers can enroll in free workshops to meet training requirements...
