Beijing Residents Quarantined Over 26 Covid Cases, Told “Please Cooperate”

Beijing Residents Quarantined Over 26 Covid Cases, Told “Please Cooperate”

Covid In China: China has reported hundreds of infections in recent weeks. Beijing: Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital begins to take more extreme control measures resembling virus-hit Shanghai. Beijing has been battling its worst outbreak since the pandemic started. The […]

Toxic hemlock is deadly to humans, animals. Do not compost it: Ask an expert

Toxic hemlock is deadly to humans, animals. Do not compost it: Ask an expert

Gardening season is underway and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners reply to queries within two business days, usually less. To ask a question, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in […]

Marian Rivera renews contract with home fragrance brand

Marian Rivera renews contract with home fragrance brand

ONE of the most insightful things I heard about actress Marian Rivera, and this story came from Beautéderm’s Corp. President and CEO Rhea Anicoche Tan, is when she once paid a surprise visit to the actress’ house and saw Beautéderm Home stuff like candles and diffusers in the Rivera-Dantes home. This anecdote shows that as […]

Purit unveils Toyin Abraham as brand ambassador for 30 years anniversary

Purit unveils Toyin Abraham as brand ambassador for 30 years anniversary

In light of celebrating 30 years of protecting generations, Purit welcomed and unveiled their latest Purit Mum, Nollywood actress and producer, Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi to the Purit family. Speaking during the press conference, Managing Director, Saro LifeCare, Mrs Gbemileke Otun said: “Over the last 30 years we have protected families, protected children and adults with […]

Gurls Talk: Letter To My Pre-Pandemic Self

Gurls Talk: Letter To My Pre-Pandemic Self

This month, Gurls Talk – the community-led non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the mental health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women – launched a campaign inviting community members to write a letter to their pre-pandemic self. The campaign is a way to process what we’ve endured, how we’ve changed through adversity – and […]

Prisma Health’s tips for summer first-aid travel kits

Prisma Health’s tips for summer first-aid travel kits

Enlarge photo Red Cross The summer travel season kicks off with Memorial Day weekend, and Prisma Health encourages everyone to create travel first-aid kits before heading out since even small injuries, if left untreated, can derail a vacation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 44% of Americans do not have first-aid kits […]

How thoroughly do you need to clean your home after having COVID-19?

How thoroughly do you need to clean your home after having COVID-19?

After two years of dodging COVID-19, Ashley Brown found herself struggling recently with some of the worst cold-like symptoms she’d ever experienced. Then, she tested positive to COVID.  “The first few days were awful. I had every symptom you could imagine. I couldn’t eat or sleep, was severely fatigued and had shortness of breath,” she says. By day five […]

How to Get Ahead of Changes in Corporate Travel

How to Get Ahead of Changes in Corporate Travel

Business travel has changed and evolved since the pandemic started. There is a greater emphasis on road travel, flexibility, and health measures. Travel managers should choose companies that support them through changes. Over the past two years, the scope of a corporate travel manager’s role has evolved. Now that many professionals are emerging from the […]