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National Blood Donor Month
Posted on: January 7, 2015Categories: LiveWell 24/7Although advances in medicine have decreased demand of blood transfusions, donating blood is still very important. In fact someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds which is equivalent to 41,000 blood donations need everyday according to the American Red Cross. January is National Blood Donor Month to encourage donors to give blood. The winter months tend to have less blood donation due to travel, holidays and busy schedules but ...
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Firework Safety Tips
Posted on: December 31, 2014Categories: LiveWell 24/7New Year celebrations are always fun and filled with friends, family and fireworks. Fireworks can cause fires and injury if they are used carelessly or in unsafe conditions. Here are some tips to help you safely celebrate the new year with fireworks. Read all the warning labels and performance descriptions before igniting fireworks. Have one person who is designated to shooting off the fireworks. Do not mix alcohol and fireworks, save ...
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Reducing Holiday Stress
Posted on: December 24, 2014Categories: LiveWell 24/7Merry Christmas Eve! Christmas is typically one of the most stressful times of the year because of the expense of buying gifts, pressure of last minute shopping, and family can even make things more stressful. If you are still feeling stressed about the holidays here are some helpful tips to reduce your “Christmas stress”. If you are still doing some last minute shopping, make a list of all the gifts you need to buy before going out ...