A new study from researchers at Instituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico in Italy (of course!) shows that eating everyone’s favorite carbohydrate-rich food actually can lead to a…
With the World Health Organization declaring the Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern, mosquitos have gone from being a nuisance to a cause for concern over spreading…
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The children are grown and out of the house. You’re closer to the end of your working life than the beginning. You and your partner have more time than ever…
I didn’t know Pat Summitt, nor did I play basketball, but as a former college athlete, I know all she did for female athletes. Anyone who follows sports knows about…
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You need that form filled out and signed for your child to play sports, so you dash off to the local retail clinic. Sound familiar? Probably too familiar, according to…
My friend just became a statistic. At age 42, he died from complications suffered during a stroke. His life was too precious for me let it slip by without learning…
The breastfeeding classes I took before having my first baby were far and away the best thing to prepare me. No books could have prepared me for what I was…
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