Efforts To Stop Suicide Will Get A Boost In 2020

The new federal budget has more money for a national suicide prevention hotline, and the Federal Communications Commission says it will designate a 3-digit dialing code to call it.

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The Healthiest Vegan Date Squares

Free of gluten and added sugar, these Vegan Date Squares are just as good, if not better, than the real thing! Super moist and deliciously tasty, they’re the perfect replica of your typical soft, sweet and crunchy date square.

Date Squares are another Holiday staple in this household… I think it’s mainly due to the fact that they happen to be one of my son’s favorite treats. He doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth but these, he has a very hard time resisting! And the mother in me likes to make sure that there will be at least one treat on the dessert on the table that will appeal to him!

As such, I think that this would be the one recipe for which I have created the most versions throughout the years. Honestly, though, I think that this one is the healthiest I’ve ever come up with! These guys contain no animal products whatsoever – of course – no gluten and not a grain of added sugar. Still, they are deliciously sweet and will tantalize your taste buds with all kinds of not-so-subtle hints of orange and coconut, as well as a decadently rich and buttery flavor. Their texture is melt-in-your-mouth soft and creamy, yet they are pleasantly crunchy and slightly crumbly, just like any good Date Square should be… The dream!

And one of the best things about Date Squares is that they are super quick and easy to make and won’t have you dirtying up the entire kitchen, either. I get the feeling I’ll be making those often… not just for the Holidays!

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Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations

A research team implemented a robust deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sites in a protein. This is the first deep learning approach for the prediction of disease-associated metal-relevant site mutations in metalloproteins, providing a new platform to tackle human diseases.

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Women with single dose of HPV vaccine gain similar protection as multiple doses

A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from the potential cancer-causing virus, according to new research.

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Brain tumor organoids may be key to time-sensitive treatments for glioblastomas

Lab-grown brain organoids developed from a patient's own glioblastoma, the most aggressive and common form of brain cancer, may hold the answers on how to best treat it. A new study showed how glioblastoma organoids could serve as effective models to rapidly test personalized treatment strategies.

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1 Year After Losing Its Hospital, A Rural Town Is Determined To Survive

Anger and fear have turned to pragmatic hope in the year since the people of Fort Scott, Kan., lost their hospital to corporate downsizing. A community health center remains. So far, so good.

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A very Merry Christmas to you my friends!

Well here we are… it’s that magical time of the year once again!

As you go gashing through this Holiday season, please bear in mind that Christmas is about spending time with your family and friends; it’s about creating happy memories that will last a lifetime. Take the time to appreciate the true blessings of Christmas and remember that on Christmas day, it’s not what’s under the tree that matters, but rather who’s gathered around it. Every Christmas gift will one day lose its luster, but the memories of loved ones never will. So have fun, enjoy every little moment: dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening, laugh out loud and love with all your heart. 

In the end, the best Christmas gift of all is when you realize how much you already have…

For me, every single one of you are like most the amazing Christmas present ever. You guys are the absolute best, and this place just wouldn’t be the same without you. As such, I wish to sincerely thank you for being here, for all your love and support, for having such a positive impact on my life. From the bottom of my heart: thank you, thank you, thank you! You are all total gems, true angels and the absolute best Christmas gift ever!

Warmest Holiday Wishes to you, and yours!

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Oven Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes

Jerusalem Artichokes, also called Sunchokes or Topinambour, are a nice change from your regular taters! Dare to try them today! (if you can gets your hands on ’em, that is!)

Jerusalem artichokes are very similar to potatoes, except they’re a tad chewier and sweeter and not quite as starchy, with a subtle nutty flavor that’s slightly reminiscent of artichokes, hence, their name…

Although they are called artichokes, they’re actually tubers — and very knobby ones at that! — that sort of look like ginger root, but actually belong to the daisy family. The rhizomes indeed produce the most beautiful yellow flowers in the Fall!

Their season is pretty short, though; they are typically harvested in the late months of the Fall, as it it said that tubers left in the ground past several frosts will be sweeter than those harvested sooner.

And since they do not store as well as potatoes, they’re usually not available for long! If you are lucky enough to stumble upon them at your local market, make sure to grab some! You’ll be happy you did!

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Vegan Parmesan

This 5 ingredient Vegan Parmesan only takes 2 minutes to make, and it’s so crazy tasty, you’ll want to sprinkle it on everything! Think “nooch” to the 10th power!

If you’re a vegan, then you probably sprinkle nutritional yeast, aka nooch on just about everything you eat. Well, ok. Maybe not your morning cereal, or your chocolate chia pudding, or anything sweet for that matter. But everything else, you probably be like “hey, pass the nooch this way, please!” I know I do! I put that sh*t on everything!

Sometimes, though, I feel like I want a little bit more… a little bit more texture, a little bit more flavor, a little bit more oomph, you know?! Especially when I’m eating things like pasta with tomato sauce, a fresh crispy leafy salad or a piping hot bowl of minestrone soup, for instance.

That’s when I reach for Vegan Parmesan!

I know there are already plenty of recipes for it on the internet, but I find most are mainly made of cashew meal with just a little bit of nutritional yeast in it. I wanted my vegan parmesan to still offer most of the same nutritional values that nooch has to offer, especially in the vitamin B12 department. So I made sure to incorporate lots of it in my parmesan mix. Also, I added a tiny amount of dried onion flakes, which give the mixture a pleasant yet subtle onion soup flavor, while adding a very agreeable little crunch to it. Personally, I’m a fan! Perhaps too big of a fan, even; I love this stuff so much that I sometimes eat it by the pinchful…

I really hope that you will like it too!

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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Naturally sweetened with orange juice and maple syrup, this Cranberry Sauce is so stupid easy to make and tastes so much better than the sugar-laden storebought stuff… Plus, it can – and even should – be made ahead of time, so there are no excuses not to make your own!

Cranberry Sauce is a sacrosanct Christmas tradition in this family… Funny thing though is the tradition seems to be me making it, and then completely forgetting to put it on the table on Christmas day! Yeah… that’s actually happened a few times!

But then we eat it for breakfast on toasts in the following weeks. If you’ve never tried that, you really have to! Now I’m not saying that you too should start making cranberry sauce only to forget to serve it to your family and guests on Christmas night, but keep this in mind as the perfect solution when comes time to use any potential leftovers!

This cranberry sauce is totally heavenly, not only on toasts but with your Holiday feast as well… The combination of orange, maple and cranberry, and the nice little touch of vanilla, work so incredibly well together and tastes just like Christmas. Plus, since it isn’t loaded with all kinds of nasty sugars, it isn’t overly sweet but rather retains all the natural tartness and tanginess of the cranberries. All very yummy stuff, really!

So yummy in fact, you might be tempted to make it year ’round.

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