Increasing the dietary intake of Omega 3 fatty acids, found in certain kinds of fish, nuts and vegetable oils, may protect one from blindness, suggests a study conducted on mice.
Scientists in Boston found that they have a protective effect against blindness resulting from abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye, according to the study published […]

The obesity epidemic continues to grow at an alarming rate with 30 percent of adults and 15.5 percent of children in the U.S. effected by the disease(1). Now, obesity is trickling down to our pets. An astounding 35 percent of the total pet population, 48 million cats and dogs in the U.S., are considered overweight. […]

When guests touring a Relay garden June 10 complained of gypsy moths invading their neighborhood, Catonsville resident Mary Lewis advised them to call the University of Maryland’s Home and Garden Information Center.
“I would call them and report it,” Lewis said after several women noted the moths’ occurrence as unusual for Relay. “If it’s unusual, they […]

Antigua & Barbuda celebration of June as the month of romance saw the staging of a Celebrity Destination Wedding at the Hermitage Bay Hotel last Saturday.
Melissa Saint-Cyr and Derrick Ward, winners of this year’s Destination Wedding sweepstakes, exchanged nuptials on the island’s southwest coast, at a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and other […]

Summertime brings on a whole range of animal issues and problems. One of these concerns pets in vehicles.
In warm weather, the temperature in a parked vehicle can rise to a dangerous or even fatal level for pets left inside — even when the windows are partly open.
Every year, reports come in from all over the […]

It’s summer, and that means it’s tattoo season, the best time of the year to show off — or take in — all that sexy ink. But forget the same old now-standard Asian characters or tribal bands. These days, the tatted set is bringing a little more forethought and artistic value to the otherwise youthful […]

REMEMBER the days when tattoos were only found on Hell’s Angels, old lags and Popeye? Well welcome to Planet Celebrity - where today’s tattooed totty have blazed a fashion trail.
From film stars to supermodels, and TV babes to pop singers, they’re all flaunting their flesh with ever more outrageous designs.
And they set the pace for […]

It’s summer, and that means it’s tattoo season, the best time of the year to show off — or take in — all that sexy ink.
But forget the same old now-standard Asian characters or tribal bands. These days, the tatted set is bringing a little more forethought and artistic value to the otherwise youthful and […]

GUESTS to the much-anticipated Royal Banquet walked in on an immaculate evening, as could be expected of Istana Nurul Iman, but with a refreshing hint of a familial occasion.
The gold and pale emerald green colour theme of the Banquet Hall seemed intent on capturing the newness of royal couple’s state of matrimony. The generous fresh […]

The annual Pet and Doll Parade is set to march through Roosevelt Park on Saturday. A red, white and blue theme will mark the parade’s 77th anniversary, a celebration fit to commemorate Longmont as an All-America City.
From 10 a.m. to noon, participants dressed in patriotic costumes will walk around the park with their treasured pets […]