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"Managing diabetes doesn’t stop with a diagnosis and a prescription. Regular blood glucose (sugar) testing at home also plays an important role. Keeping track of your blood sugar lets you know how well your diabetes management plan is working and can help you and doctor determine if any...

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"Danish women who have their first children when they are about 30 years old lose less income over the course of their careers, new research shows. For college graduates and those without a college degree, the researchers found lower lifetime incomes for women who gave birth for the first...

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"Is it the eye-opening benefits of caffeine, or coffee’s rich flavor and aroma that we crave so passionately? It’s likely the combination of its assets that makes java the daily beverage of choice for 54 percent of adult Americans, according to the National Coffee Association. What...

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"Nowadays, the risk of having a stroke under 40 is becoming more and more common. This condition is still less common than a heart attack, so many people don’t know what are the symptoms and signs for stroke. Here are some tips that will show you how to prevent it and preserve the...

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"The Southern Poverty Law Center surveyed 2,000 teachers and school officials about how the 2016 election was affecting their classrooms. None of the questions on the survey mentioned Trump by name. But it's pretty much impossible to read the responses without concluding that The...

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"Many people are dealing with obesity and they try to find the best way to reduce belly fat. Fortunately, water is the best ally when it comes to melting pounds since it helps to flush the body of toxins and excess fat. Avoid fizzy and sweet drinks, instead drink more water and you will...

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"On the days your kids eat pizza, they likely take in more calories, fat and sodium than on other days, a new study found. On any given day in the United States in 2009-10, one in five young children and nearly one in four teens ate pizza for a meal or snack, researchers...

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"A 15-year-old Syrian girl is campaigning against child marriage, offering drawing and acting classes to her peers at the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan to stop them from making the life-changing decision so young. Over the past few years at the camp, which houses 80,000 refugees...

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"Hi, I’m Chris. My wife, Melissa, and I have an 11-year-old son, Owen Honor Beck. He’s awesome. Owen has an equally awesome twin sister, Jessica. Unfortunately, Owen and Jessica don’t get to see each other much anymore. That’s because Owen has autism, and an awful...

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"Let's be honest. Good food (that doesn't need a little extra something) is either slow or expensive. And since most of us lack both the time and money to do any better, we reach for the sauce. But here's the rub: each portion of sauce that tastes so good could actually be...

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One thing that’s definitely gotten better over time: not as much ritualistic human sacrifice. But a new study published Monday in Nature revisits the ancient practice to look for fresh insights. The scientists found that, for better or worse (and only worse for the victims, of course),...

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"You walk into a room and suddenly your brain goes fuzzy with an overwhelming wave of familiarity—although this is a totally new experience. Like something out of a sci-fi plot, it almost seems as if you’ve walked into the future. Chances are, you’ve experienced this...

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"With summer in full swing, many of us want nothing more than to enjoy the great outdoors. But if you’re one of the 50 million Americans who live with seasonal allergies, you’re probably also wary of Mother Nature’s top allergen: pollen. And with good reason. If you have...

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"When considering someone as a potential romantic partner, most people give more weight to negative qualities than to positive ones. In other words, even if someone has a number of positive qualities, one or two negative ones may be enough to give the relationship a thumbs down. For a...