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Expert tips for busy parents who want quick, delicious and wholesome meals
Increasingly hectic lives make at-home meal preparation more challenging than ever, but it's still important. Here are some simple tips for how to put a quick, home-cooked and crowd-pleasing dinner on the table, even on the busiest of nights.
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Celebrate National Sandwich Day with a Superbug-free Lunchbox [Infographic]
Nov. 3 is National Sandwich Day (the birthday of the Earl of Sandwich, the English aristocrat supposedly responsible for the handheld meal), and a new survey of parents shows the vast majority of kids are eating sandwiches for lunch. At the same time, parents are concerned about how the deli meat in those sandwiches is made, including the use of antibiotics and hormones in animals raised for food. In honor of National Sandwich Day, Applegate, the nation’s leading provider of natural and orga...
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Six tips for taking the best family portraits
As the holidays approach, many families are planning annual portraits for personalized cards and gifts to loved ones. But this can be a complex planning ordeal for even the most organized person. In addition to coordinating schedules and what everyone should wear, it's just as important to focus on the best photography tips, tools and techniques to make the most of your family portrait.
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Youth sports safety - 5 tips to help protect your little athlete
Cringing at bumps, falls, trips and nudges is a common response among parents of young athletes. Seventy-two percent of parents of children ages 6 to 17 report that they are highly concerned about their child experiencing a head injury on the sports field, according to a recent survey conducted by NMI Research and DSM Nu...
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Getting away from home for the holidays
Holiday travel can be rewarding on many levels, from the enjoyment of being with those you love in a great destination to the pleasure of letting someone else cook holiday meals and clean up after guests. Whether you're a single person looking to celebrate the holidays with friends, a family gathering members together fr...
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Health insurance shopping? Getting informed on reform is a good place to start
Health care reform is a hot topic, and not just for candidates running for political office. The cost of health care impacts the financial well-being of most Americans. Even though you may have heard a lot about health care reform, you may be wondering what it all means-or at least what it means for you and your family.
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Holiday safety tips for older drivers
Trips to visit family and friends, nighttime drives to midnight Mass or to look at Christmas lights, emergency runs to the grocery store - driving is as much a part of the holiday season as gift wrap and Christmas carols. No matter where you live in the country, driving during the holidays presents some unique challenges...
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Putting the 'special' into pharmacy care
Pharmacists can specialize in chronic health conditions such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. These specialist pharmacists will play an increasingly important role as health care and patient expectations continue to change.
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Help take charge of your diabetes health with oral care
Health conditions in the human body interact in many different and unique ways. What may be surprising to people is how oral health is connected with diabetes.
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Gift ideas for your gamer this holiday season
If you aren't a gamer yourself, buying for one can sometimes be a bit overwhelming considering the rapidly evolving technology and the choices in video games. With a few bits of good advice, you can easily find a gift that will delight anyone who enjoys gaming.
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Abstinence education gets an 'A' from parents
A recent national survey shows that 79 percent of parents with children ages 9 to 16 want them to receive abstinence education in school.
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Mom to mompreneur [Infographic]
Now in its third year, the Huggies(R) MomInspired(R) Grant Program is awarding $15,000 to 11 new mompreneurs. Each grant recipient’s unique baby or child care business, product or service helps make life as a parent easier and more enjoyable. A recent Huggies MomInspired survey shares more about the mompreneur community – from inspiration, to funding and work-life balance. * 84 percent of mompreneurs say becoming a mom encouraged innovation and creative thinking * 76 percent of mompreneurs...
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Graduating cadets stand in formation as they arrive for graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers. "Sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military are a profound betrayal - a profound betrayal - of sacred oaths and sacred trusts," Hagel said. "This scourge must be stamped out." His comments came a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar message to graduates at the U.S. ...


Sat May 25 13:45:49 UTC 2013

Two freight trains that collided at a rail intersection, collapsing an overpass in Missouri are pictured in this photo courtesy of KFVS12By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. None of the seven people hurt in the fiery crash - two train workers and five people who had been in two cars on the overpass - suffered life-threatening injuries, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said in a statement. ...


Sat May 25 15:23:12 UTC 2013
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge in Texas on Saturday as drenching rains triggered flood waters so powerful they swept a San Antonio city bus off the street and prompted dozens of evacuations, officials said. The flooding, which followed torrential rains that brought flash-flood warnings across South Texas, inundated a number of major thoroughfares in the city and collapsed the roof of an apartment complex. ...
Sat May 25 16:32:40 UTC 2013
From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands of Iraq to extend the right to live free to the people of the Middle East. On June 14, 2007, Derek was killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, placed by those too cowardly to face him on the [...]
Fri May 24 13:55:25 UTC 2013