With Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month happening in March, it’s an excellent time to learn more about colorectal cancer. Make sure that you and your loved ones are aware of the risks and the latest recommendations for screenings.

Each year, birth defects affect about one in 33 babies born in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mainly developing in the first three months of pregnancy as a baby’s organs form, birth defects present as structural changes and can affect one or more parts of the body.

For those of us who are moms, most of us can probably attest that being a mom is both the most wonderful and, at times, the most difficult thing we have ever done. Between washing clothes, playing with little ones and picking up toys, most moms don’t have much time to sit down, let alone have the space to check in on their mental health.

The irony of being a writer is that creative power blooms in community, even though creation generally happens while we are alone. These communities can be difficult to find, create and nurture. Yet, Shreveport has excelled at this — as I witnessed, a bit awestruck, at Critical Mass 10.

Men with urinary symptoms common with an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, may anticipate and plan for urgent and frequent bathroom needs and even avoid events and activities they enjoy because of their urinary symptoms.

Nearly three-quarters of Americans overall (72%) say a spacious yard would be at the top of their wish list if they were looking for a new home. That desire reflects a cultural shift in how Americans view their yards.

The Shreveport Garden Study Club will host its biennial floral design symposium, “Bouquets,” beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at Shreveport’s East Ridge Country Club. Admission to the event is $75, with limited seating. This year’s speaker will be the highly entertaining and talented floral designer Bruno Duarte.

Two projects built in the Provenance Community by Shreveport's Vintage Homes won three national awards at the 2021 Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). At the 2022 International Builders' Show on Feb.