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Spring comforts us like an electric blanket on a cold night. It lures us with its bouquet and rejuvenates us as we crawl out from winter’s cocoon.- 5:57 PM
For the second year in a row, lawmakers have approved new funds to provide lifesaving medicines for people with HIV/AIDS who have little or no income or health insurance.
Spring comforts us like an electric blanket on a cold night. It lures us with its bouquet and rejuvenates us as we crawl out from winter’s cocoon.- 5:57 PM
Nap between 2-4 p.m. when you have the natural sleep drive and it won’t disturb night sleep. Don’t nap in the early evening when your sleep clock is counting down for a good night’s sleep. It will mess with your normal sleep pattern.- 5:23 PM
An afternoon snooze refreshes, revitalizes, recharges body and soul. Yet in our caffeine-buzzed society, naps are downright un-American.- 10:53 AM
Warning: If you have an aversion to your body’s waste, don’t read any further. However, if you’re like most people, you’re probably very interested in what your stool can tell you about your diet and your health. Who better to tell us a bit about our poo then Anish Sheth, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at the Yale School of Medicine and the co-author of the best-seller What’s Your Poo Telling You? (Chronicle Books, 2007). Here are a few diet situations...- 5:23 PM
Almonds. Cranberries. Salmon. Such is the stuff that could save your life. The food list alone is old news — who hasn’t grabbed a handful of almonds for a quick mid-afternoon boost? But did you know that almonds are the seeds of a fruit tree that is related to the rose family?- 5:23 PM
For an informational look at outdoor resources on the Web, check out “Outdoors Online: An Internet Guide to Everything Wild & Green” by Erika Dillman ($14.95, Mountaineers Books). The hook is hundreds of Web sites, arranged in 11 categories that include the outdoors on foot and on water, gear, safety, wildlife, places to go and the like.- 5:23 PM
If you happened to miss the news on the potential health hazards of some hard-plastic reusable bottles — and we don’t know how you could have — here’s a recap, along with some options for carrying water for your daily workout.- 5:32 PM
Few things can stop an avid tennis lover from hitting the court or a golfer from hitting the links on a warm, sunny day — except, perhaps, an injury.- 5:32 PM
Lunchtime land mines For most of us, lunches can be the downfall of otherwise healthy diets. You’re not at home, you’re in a hurry, and that often leads to fast food or other bad choices. But a little planning is all it takes to safely navigate the lunchtime land mines.- 5:32 PM
Have you ever heard of a shoe claiming it can get you in shape? And what about the latest fitness craze — you vibrate and get fit? Possible? Here are a few of our latest investigations and what we found.- 5:32 PM
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