May 11, 2021
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MEETING HIGHLIGHTS The April meeting of the Weirton Woman’s Club included Molly Mossor, left, presenting the program on “Women Who Changed History.”
WEIRTON The Weirton Woman’s Club, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, met on April 5 at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. The executive board met prior to the general meeting.
President Jeanne Amidon presided, welcoming members and introducing new member Roxanne Matysiak. Carla Colson gave the inspiration, reading “Ten Reasons to Forgive Someone.”
Molly Mossor, committee chairman of the GFWC Women’s History and Resource Center, presented the program, her focus “Women Who Changed the World.” Among them were crusaders, abolitionists, scientists, doctors and authors. Mossor also discussed Jane Addams, child labor and reform, and Alice Lakey, campaigner to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act, both of whom were women’s club members. She then introduced state President Helen M
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Amanda Combs
As dietary supplements rise in popularity, consumer advocates, regulators and lawmakers have become increasingly concerned that the current regulatory system is inadequate to ensure the products on the market are safe. Millions of Americans rely on dietary supplements every day to improve their health and boost their immune systems. The
50 billion dollar industry has more than 50,000 products on the market increasing from just $4 billion with 4,000 products in the last 25 years. In the last year alone, the industry saw a record-high
12.1% annual increase in sales, which experts attribute to the COVID-19 pandemic that instilled fear into consumers and drove them to obsess over immune-boosting products.
By NuggMD Co-Founder & CMO, Alex Milligan.
It’s fair to say that the active participants on both sides of the cannabis market – suppliers and consumers – are delighted to read each headline heralding yet another state or county legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. As a matter of fact, fewer than 7 million of America’s 335 million inhabitants live in places without some degree of marijuana legalization. The surprising speed with which state-level legislation is dropping the barriers to adoption is a long-awaited dream for many who had been previously involved in the cannabis ecosystem only “from the shadows.”
What’s driving this new wave of approval? Few would argue with the presumption that a key stepping-stone to this process has been the broad acceptance of medical marijuana (MMJ) by the medical community as a mainstream treatment strategy for a long list of clinical maladies. While growth estimates in such a dynamic industry are hard to nail down, the
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