Nutrition & Health

As I sit in my hotel tonight and work from atop my bed, I thought it would be useful to share the practice I always use each and every time I stay in a hotel: checking for bed bugs. Bed bugs can occur in any hotel whether it's a 5-star or 1-star hotel.

Time flies when you're having fun? No, time's fun when you're studying flies! Nearly a dozen fly researchers from throughout the UC Davis campus will greet the public and explain their research at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan.

It's a question everyone wants to know.

Risk What are you waiting for? As the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. Nobody knows that better than we do right now, literally. For most farmers, rain is a good thing.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client Calls the Help Desk (tel#: 925/608-6683) Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk. It was nice to speak with you this morning.

"Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019. The conference, covering several vet med topics or tracks, is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10.

Updated Version of 12/24/18 blog to correct errors Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I would like to plant an avocado tree that has the following specifications: I live in West County where it is cool and foggy and I w...

Mark your calendar! "Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019.

Bev Anderson knew something was wrong. All my life I've known my feet didn't have the strength and capability of most of the people I knew, she recalled. In high school, she began experiencing severe pain. Her family physician diagnosed her as having growing pains. They weren't.

The end-of-year holidays are a perfect time to enjoy family, gifts and food. It's time to laugh, relax, cook and eat the most delicious meals of the year.