Everyone needs to know what to do when a power outage disrupts basic services such as communications, water, natural gas and trash pickup. There are a dozen things you need to do to prepare. Lighting. Consider a flashlight for each bedroom, each bathroom, kitchen, garage, each vehicle and near your electrical panel. Candles or oil hurricane lamps can be considered. A solar powered camping light or a crank camp light or flashlight are excellent options.
Migraines may persist into older age and may develop for the first time after 60. Migraines differ from other headaches. Tension headaches are the most common and can be caused by stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue and jaw-clenching. Tension headaches affect both sides of the head and tend to feel like constant pressure or squeezing. Rebound headaches are also known as medication overuse headaches. Rebound headaches occur when taking too much painkilling medication and in particular,
Scammers might use new technology and recent events, such as AI and student loan forgiveness, to add a twist to tried-and-true scams. Learning about the latest developments will hopefully help TRTA members stay one step ahead. Scammers may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write more convincing and natural-sounding phishing e-mails and text messages. Scammers may create deepfakes of celebrities to trick victims into thinking they’re investing in a good company or project. Scammers may impersonate
May is National Arthritis Month! This article will focus on osteoarthritis, which is by far the most common form of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is traditionally thought of as a “wear and tear” disease. It is now recognized as a disease of the whole joint. This article will include information on treatment and exercise which can help TRTA members manage the everyday challenges of this disease. The Arthritis Foundation and American College of Rheumatology partnered to develop
Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV and need hospitalization. The symptoms of RSV include runny nose, decrease in appetite, coughing, sneezing, fever and wheezing. These symptoms usually appear in stages and not all at once. Most infections go away on their own in a week or two. Symptoms can be relieved with over-the-counter fever
