According to the American Diabetes Association, up to 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States will experience gestational diabetes...
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Anthracnose is a serious fungal disease of cucurbit crops such as cucumber, squash, cantaloupe, and watermelon. The disease develops under w...
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What is Thriving Communities?
Thriving Communities is a program focused on making healthy eating and active living more attainable and affo...
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For those with diabetes, it can feel challenging to make healthy choices when dining away from home. However, by incorporating the following...
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Each year, the third week of June is recognized as National Mosquito Control Awareness Week by the American Mosquito Control Association. Th...
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Catfacing is an abiotic disorder of tomatoes that affects developing fruit. It is a deformity of tomato fruit when the flower bud develops a...
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Managing blood glucose (sugar) levels is an important part in caring for your diabetes. One way people with diabetes can help their blood gl...
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Early blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria linariae. It is the most common disease of tomatoes in Alabama and begins to appear in home ...
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People are naturally social beings, but according to the National Academies of Science, one-fourth of adults 65 and older are considered to ...
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Every spring Alabama A&M University (AAMU) encourages students to showcase their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM...
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Americans consume more than 50 percent of the recommended allowances of sodium. The risks for these excessive amounts of sodium intake are h...
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Hemoglobin A1C, commonly known as simply A1C, is a measure of a person’s average blood glucose (sugar) levels over a three-month period. M...
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