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Officials: Central Illinois day care worker has monkeypox

by Monica C. Smith

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois day care worker has developed monkeypox but it has not spread to others at the center, public health officials said Friday.

The worker at the unidentified day care in the village of Rantoul was in isolation and doing well, officials said. Screening of children, other workers and their close contacts was underway, The (Champaign) News-Gazette reported.

“We hope there are no kid cases,” said Julie Pryde, director of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. “But for all we know, the employee could have gotten it from a kid.”

The Rantoul case is Illinois’ first monkeypox case linked to a day care, Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Lauri Sanders said. The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin contact.

The Campaign-Urbana Public Health District learned of the case Thursday. It’s the third monkeypox case so far in Champaign County.

The local agency has enough vaccine to administer to anyone connected to the day care center who wants it, Pryde said. She said the agency also has access to medication for monkeypox, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.

Rantoul is 110 miles (177 kilometers) south of Chicago.

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BEAUTY

What might I expect? Skin has extraordinary ability to heal itself

by Monica C. Smith

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Aug 03, 2022  •  August 3, 2022  •  5 minute read

This article is not medical advice. If you have concerns, please consult your physician or medical professional.

Movie superheroes have flashy, form-fitting outfits with accessible weapons and devices to save the planet, or at least the city. Reflecting cosmic rays, their shields block incoming laser beams and projectiles.

The inventive gear could come in handy for average earthbound people, as we fight off attacks by germs, bites, allergens, cuts and many more intrusions. But we have something even better than a shiny shield. We have skin.

Our largest organ, weighing about 3.5 kilograms, the three layers of skin cover the entire human body to create a delicate but durable defence. It is part of the integumentary system. (The integumentary system includes skin, hair, nails, glands and nerves.) The epidermis, dermis and hypodermis act like a barrier to prevent intrusion from the toxins and germs of the external world. Skin guards the body against wintry weather and rays of summer sun. It sends warning signals to cover up against the cold and heat to ensure a regulated body temperature.

The visible outer skin of humans is called the epidermis. Similar in thickness to a sheet of paper, the epidermis is made of several types of cells — keratinocytes, melanocytes, lymphocytes, Langerhans cells and Merkel cells.

A tight layer of keratinocytes makes up about 90 per cent of the epidermis. A type of structural fibrous protein supplying the surface skin’s structural and barrier functions, keratin also helps to form the tissues of

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Retail Grocers Go Digital to Embrace Online Grocery Shopping Trend

by Monica C. Smith

A young couple shopping at grocery store
A young couple shopping at grocery store GNW

Toronto, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toronto, ON, July 26, 2022 – With the steep rise in online grocery shopping – due to the COVID-19 pandemic and less people able or willing to shop at physical locations –  more and more grocers are adopting digital marketing as a way to transform the way their customers shop and what they are adding to their grocery carts. 

During the height of the pandemic, 20-30% of grocery store businesses in the US shifted online (1). But although many physical stores have returned to business as usual, the trend and preference for online shopping have remained.  

In the US, 46.9% of respondents said they plan to buy groceries online in the next 12 months, compared with only 25.8% in 2018 (2). Similarly, in Canada, the surge in online shopping is strong, with more than 1 in 5 people predicting to do even more online grocery shopping (3).

So what is it about online shopping that has consumers and increasing numbers of grocers across North America hooked? It all comes down to the power of convenience, and additional perks, made possible through marketing technology.  In fact, according to Graphical Research, artificial intelligence (AI) – a key trend in digital marketing – is expected to grow in retail market value to over 10 billion by 2027 (4), and grocery delivery is a large part of that pie. 

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is a key leader and early adopter of online groceries. In fact, it amplified the online experience

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