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Bewildered new moms hire ‘baby planners’
A budding industry helps where a midwife or nanny can't, with services from nursery planning and home baby proofing to shopping for maternity clothes. Full story
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Dark shadows loom over ‘facilitated’ communication
Michigan family torn apart by abuse claims. Full story
New stem cell lines OK'd for tax-paid research
A new era in embryonic stem cell research arrived as the U.S. approved 13 batches for tax-paid research. Full story
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AARP backs Dems in Senate health care fight
With a Senate showdown looming, the politically potent AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats on Wednesday, supporting $460 billion in Medicare cuts to help pay for landmark health insurance legislation.
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U.S. to review disaster plan in wake of H1N1
Stung by the continuing struggle to make a vaccine against the swine flu pandemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday her department would review its approach to disaster preparedness.
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Overweight? Blame the Internet
A new study shows too much time online expands waistlines, even for people who exercise.
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Show your bod some thanks, inside and out
Step away from the mirror and discover new reasons to love the skin you’re living in — and every single thing underneath it.
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Bane of this mother's existence: Cold coffee, warm beer
Some of the simple joys many of us take for granted are true luxuries that aren’t easy to come by for a busy mom. Laura Coffey shares a funny look at two of the perils of parenting.
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Study: Stifling anger at work can be dangerous
Men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack, or even die from one, than those who let their frustration show, a Swedish study has found.
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Web site: Bankers seeking recession affairs
Reviled by the public and spurned in private, bankers have been looking for solace in adultery, according to a dating Web site for people seeking affairs.
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Dark shadows loom over ‘facilitated’ talk
The communication technique touted last week as helping a Belgian man emerge from 23 years in coma-like isolation turned one Michigan family's life into a living nightmare.
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Recalled cat food sickens 21 cats
A Missouri company said Tuesday its recalled dried cat food has sickened 21 cats and the pet food was distributed in multiple states in the South and along the East Coast.
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This holiday, take your diet advice and stuff it
Should you do anything when your unfit family is stuffing themselves at Thanksgiving? Smart Fitness answers your queries.
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Breast-screening debate splits along party lines
Republican lawmakers pressed their case on Wednesday that new U.S. recommendations advising against routine mammograms for women in their 40s could be used to ration healthcare under reform legislation before Congress, a charge Democrats denied.
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Don't lick your lips and other winter skin savers
The year’s coldest season is full of myths. Talking snowmen? Red-nosed reindeer? Turns out there are also plenty of complexion misconceptions floating around.
