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Posted on Friday, 24th September 2010 by Irvy

22 Sep 2010 06:11 AM

My baby is in first grade, but I might imagine that once you send a teen off to college, you worry less about their health. After all, they are almost grown and probably don’t need mama and daddy watching after them. Then again, maybe they do.

The President of the American College Health Association, Dr. Al Glass, as well as other health officials recently came up with the top 5 college student health concerns for National Public Radio (NPR).

Coming in at #5 was alcohol.

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Posted on Wednesday, 22nd September 2010 by Hanna

Several of the health care reforms that were signed into law six months ago took effect yesterday, September 23rd. Many more Americans will be eligible for insurance and the changes may affect you.

Here’s a summary of the new laws:

• Preventative procedures, including colonoscopies, mammograms, and immunizations must be covered entirely by insurance companies without co-pay.
• People joining a new insurance plan may keep the doctors they already have.
• Insurance companies may not deny coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions.
• Insurers are now forbidden to drop high-cost customers after finding technical mistakes on applications.
• Insurers are prohibited from imposing lifetime limits on benefits.
• Insurers are required to cover children and young adults under the age of 26 on their parent’s policies.

The New York Times reports that many of the changes are seen as positive by Americans. The

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Posted on Monday, 20th September 2010 by Hanna

This guest post was submitted by The Fresh Diet, a Florida-based meal delivery company whose food is based on the 40% carbohydrates, 30% proteins and 30% fats diet concept.

Clearly the easiest way to measure your dieting success is to check the scale. Who doesn’t like to step on a scale when dieting and see that they’ve lost weight!

But, too much reliance on the scale can actually have a negative affect on your diet progress. That’s why we recommend only using the scale once a week.

Why? Throughout any given week your weight will fluctuate. What

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Posted on Monday, 20th September 2010 by Hanna

St. Louis is the second largest city in Missouri with a population of around 400,000 people. The Greater St. Louis population is closing in on nearly three million people; making it the sixteenth largest urban area in the United States. The climate is a combination of a humid subtropical and humid continental with average yearly temperatures of fifty-six degrees. St Louis is home to the famous Gateway Arch and the St Louis Cardinals (baseball), Rams (football), and Blues (hockey). Fitness has also found a home in St. Louis, check out the best gyms in St. Lo

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Posted on Monday, 20th September 2010 by Irvy

“Someone who knows the state capitals of 17 of 50 states may be proud of her knowledge.
But someone who knows 47 may be more likely to think of herself as not knowing 3 capitals.”
-Chip and Dan Heath discussing ‘gap knowledge’
Made to Stick

— Twenty-three years ago I passed my first degree black belt exam. The day I actually received my belt – my instructor tied it on me and told me – “Now, you start learning”. I was confused at the time, but as usual, he was right. I learned more in Want some MORE?

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Posted on Sunday, 19th September 2010 by Irvy

Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite. I remember hearing this growing up and the thought of bed bugs seemed as old as my grandparents. But, if you’ve been listening to the news, you know that bedbugs are back.

There has been an outbreak of bedbugs in our country, but don’t panic. First of all, bedbugs won’t make you sick, they don’t transmit diseases, and if you have them, it doesn’t mean your home is dirty. They may or may not bit you, but basically are just annoying.

With that being said, why an outbreak now?

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