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Recycled cork: 130 million wine corks collected for running insole brand

Recycled cork

Footbeds with a natural recycled cork supportive base is a significant milestone announced by the sustainable running insole brand, SOLE, and its innovative cork recycling programme, ReCORK™ in joint efforts to create high-performance, carbon-negative insoles. The two groups have successfully diverted more than 130 million used natural wine corks from …

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Adults recovering from addiction or incarceration to benefit from $40K grant

Adults recovering from addiction or incarceration

Funding of a $40,000 grant will support the expansion of the Lenoir County non-profit Hope Restorations programme model for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration through intervention programmes and job skills training in home restoration and renovation, announced SECU Foundation. Providing steady income for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration “SECU …

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Postpartum depression: Free webinar on infant changes study – Apr 11, 2023

Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression affects up to 1 in 5 mothers and is associated with elevated rates of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems in offspring. The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Changes in Infant Emotion Regulation Following Maternal Treatment for Postpartum Depression” on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 2:00 …

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Loud cheers, soca music at Tobago Main Ridge Forest Fitness Challenge 2023

Main Ridge Forest Fitness Challenge, Tobago

The Main Ridge Forest Fitness Challenge 2023 successfully integrated heritage conservation with athletic excellence in Tobago’s historic rainforest reserve. This annual event highlights the ecological significance of the Main Ridge Forest, the oldest legally protected forest reserve in the Western Hemisphere. Orchestrated by the Tobago Reforestation and Watershed Rehabilitation Programme …

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Children with high cholesterol rare type can be treated with Evkeeza now FDA approved

Children with high cholesterol rare type

Children with high cholesterol, aged 5 to 11, with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), an ultra-rare inherited condition, can now be treated with Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb) since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of it to young children. The announcement was made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: …

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