Elaine’s Place

I’m in the midst of packing for my flight tomorrow to NC where my Daughter and S-I-L live. They are attending a wedding this weekend on Long Island which means I finally get to baby-sit!! This will be parents first time away from the baby who is almost 5 months old and first time for [...]

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On March 30, I did a post about the FDA investigating the asthma drug Singulair. The comments on that post led into an off discussion about the side effects of Chantix, the popular anti-smoking drug by Pfizer.  My dear friend Janet had a horrible reaction from Chantix which landed her in the ER. Since hearing [...]

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An interesting report came out today ranking cities that are the most (and least) heart healthy for women. The top 3 cities for women’s heart health are: Minneapolis Washington DC San Francisco The 3 worst cities for women’s heart health are: Nashville, TN St.Louis Detroit "It’s fair to say that if you live in the [...]

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Does your trash collection offer those plastic recycle bins? You know for newspapers, milk jugs, cereal boxes ect. My service does but very few people in my neighborhood use them and for a good reason. THE WIND. Where I live is the highest elevation in the county. It’s almost always windy here. So what happens [...]

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