Aug 2nd 2015
For too long the elderly have taken it on the chin, being on the receiving end of one-liners poking fun at their diminishing cognitive abilities. Not only has the teasing shown a lack of empathy for o…
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Jul 31st 2015
Perhaps the best gift a person turning 50 can give himself or herself is a different form of a selfie: an appointment with their personal physician to discuss and, presumably, arrange a colon-screenin…
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Jul 29th 2015
A woman has a lot to think about when planning a pregnancy and having a baby. There's the usual stuff such as career considerations and taking time off from work, crossing alcohol off the grocery list…
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Jul 28th 2015
As a pet lover, what a joy it has always been for me to have pets involved in my professional long term care career. I honestly cannot imagine directing a facility that was anything but pet friendly,…
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Jul 28th 2015
Nighttime snoring is no laughing matter, even though that's how it's often depicted in movies and on TV. When the Skipper's loud snoring kept disturbing bunkmate Gilligan's sleep, we laughed along wit…
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Jul 27th 2015
Chia seeds are a relatively new nutritional craze, or so you thought. What many folks might not know is that these edible seeds, which come from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, found in abundance i…
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Jul 26th 2015
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the produce section at the grocery store, word comes of a potential link between citrus fruit and malignant melanoma of the skin, as reported in late…
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Jul 23rd 2015
In 1984, while president of the U.S., Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. He did this in recognition of ice cream's status as a fun and popular food, which is sprinkled with pos…
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Jul 21st 2015
Thanks to social media icons such as Facebook, many of us are hooked on sentimentality, digging out and posting old photos from decades ago. Our newfound fascination with nostalgia has given birth to…
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Jul 19th 2015
Proper picnicking requires prudent preparation and plenty of precision, especially when it comes to serving food that won't make people sick. Maybe that's not what you want to hear when impulse leads…
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Jul 17th 2015
Summer is a great time to be outside. That's true whether your summertime pleasure is lying on a sandy beach soaking up rays or knocking out a strenuous workout that could include swimming, biking or…
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Jul 15th 2015
Tell others you are starting a 'diet,' and watch them roll their eyes. Where have they heard that before? Substitute the word 'cleansing,' or 'detox,' into your declaration of self-improvement, though…
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