Drought worsens across Kansas and Oklahoma this week
The U S Drought Monitor shows 83.8 percent of Kansas in extreme or exceptional drought and 75 percent of Oklahoma in the two worst categories. Widespread dryness hampers winter wheat, with rainfall scarce in October and topsoil moisture declining across the region.
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Women’s heart disease often shows subtle symptoms
A Ottawa Herald summary notes heart disease now the leading killer of women. Experts say women display abdominal pain, shortness of breath, nausea, fatigue and palpitations rather than classic chest pain. Risk factors include tobacco, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, inactivity, obesity and diabetes.
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Vintage Park Assisted Living
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