As native New Englanders, we know that mosquito bites are as much a part of summer as swimming, fireworks and cookouts. We’ve all been there, you’re enjoying some time outside and you suddenly realize (if you are lucky) that something is biting you. For the next 2-4 days, you will now be the proud owner of a pesky, itchy mosquito bite. Below we have 5 all-natural treatments that we hope help alleviate your discomfort.
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As the season’s change and COVID-19 continues to affect all of our daily lives, we are constantly bombarded with information that is challenging at best to digest. At this point, we all have been practicing social distancing, which looks to be the case for the foreseeable future. The way we participate in large public gatherings, attend events both indoors and outdoors, go to school, and even how we shop may all look quite different moving forward. All of this means we will continue to be spending more time at home. Which as the weather warms up, leads many of us to google "what to do with kids outdoors".
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According to the newly released report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the world's ecosystems are in dire danger. Species extinction rates are accelerating and grave impacts around the world are now likely.
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On August 29, 2019 Massachusetts State Public Health Officials confirmed four cases of EEE in Massachusetts. Twenty-eight communities now have their risk level raised to critical as a result.
“Today’s news is evidence of the significant risk from EEE and we are asking residents to take this risk very seriously,” said Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH. “We will continue to monitor this situation and the impacted communities.”
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