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Paying More At the Pump
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Astonishingly enough, gas prices from 1999 were at around 90 cents a gallon. How did we get to more than 4 times that in such a short amount of time?
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Things That Go Gurgle in the Night
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If the snoring is persistent and loud the problem could be something called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition in which the sufferer stops breathing repeatedly as they sleep. A person with sleep apnea can wake up as many as 100 times a night without even knowing it.
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Shopping For A Different Kind Of Genes
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Navigenics is a California based company that just started offering genetic testing to the public. The New York City storefront surprises many people in the area because it is just across the street from a lingerie boutique.
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Parenting Without A Paddle
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Strauss asserts that spanking kids increases risks of sexual problems as adults. One statistic says that 25 percent of college students whose parents used corporal punishment were more likely to have unprotected sex.
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Here's To Your Health This Mother's Day
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One of the many events planned for this year's National Women's Health Week is the WOMAN Challenge. The WOMAN Challenge stands for Women and Girls Out Moving Across the Nation. It is a free eight-week physical activity challenge (beginning on Mother's Day) to encourage better health.
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Don't Let The Visit To The Airport Spoil Your Vacation
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If you tend to lose your cool easily, the airport can be a very tough place to navigate. A recent article from MSNBC offers tips on how to voice frustrations, sort of a how-to on airport etiquette.
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Sweating the Small Stuff
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In the interview Domar discusses her new book Be Happy Without Being Perfect aimed to help women accept imperfections in their life with a smile. "Women are unhappy because, even if 11 out of 12 things are going well, they zero in on the one that isn't, and they get miserable about it,? says Domar.
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Ripe For the Registry
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Contributing writer for the TodayShow.com's Cat Schwartz offers eight "must-have? gadgets for busy moms have worked for her.
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More Men Go For The Mop
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A new study released from the Council on Contemporary Families sheds some new light on this dark and dirty topic. The Council reports that since the 1960's men's contributions to household tasks has doubled from about 15 percent to over 30 percent.
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Greater Risk Around the Middle
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The study found that the traditional risk factors of smoking, heart disease or diabetes had not changed between the two surveys. The one thing that did stand out as a significant change was the increase of belly fat.
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