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New York City is number one again – this time they’re the first city in the U.S. to require major fast food restaurants to post the calorie content of all their menu items. The chains have had nutrition facts available for a long time, but now the calories are actually posted – prominently. Here’s an […]

Little Moves to Make You Look Sleek—Fast! If you’ve ever wished you could lose 5 pounds exclusively from your stomach or shrink your thighs, I have good and bad news: While you can’t spot-reduce fat, you can, in fact, spot-tone your muscles. The trick is to tone the muscles that are closest to the surface–the […]

Everyone should wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, avoid people who are sick, stay home when they are sick, and make a plan in case they need to stay home with a sick child. Get both a regular flu shot and a 2009 H1N1 flu shot when they are available in your community. People […]

NiapadsTM– Face cleansing pad with Niacinamide USP are designed to safely reduce Acne flareups by unleashing the well documented anti-inflammatory properties of Niacinamide USP. Effective Control for Acne, Pimples and Zits! – easy to use. Niapadsâ„¢ is a one-step process for pore cleansing, killing acne causing bacteria and exfoliation. Skin friendly emollients prevent drying of […]

A common question asked by new mothers is what types of foods to offer and what types of foods to avoid when it comes to introducing their babies to solids. The recommended age for weaning a baby off of a breast milk or formula-only regimen is 4-6 months old, according to the American Academy of […]

Keywords Can Make or Break Your Resume By Erika Malzberg, for LiveCareer As many as 80% of employers use keywords to decide which resumes are worth a look. Using the right resume keywords can get you noticed and earn you an interview. Here’s how: What are keywords? Keywords are used in job descriptions to describe […]

What to bear in mind the next time you visit the pharmacy counter. 1. Don’t try to get anything past us. Prescriptions for painkillers or sleeping aids always get extra scrutiny. 2. We’re not serving fries in here. I’d think twice about using a drive-through pharmacy. Working there distracts us-not a good thing when it […]

Believe it or not, the human body contains more bacteria living inside than individual cells: 100 trillion microorganisms live in our gastrointestinal tract as compared with a “mere” 10 trillion human cells in our body. And one of the best kinds of microorganisms we can have flourishing inside our bodies are the probiotics, the healthy […]

For years, I’ve felt like a sap whenever I bought razors. It killed me to spend $2.50 to $3 a blade for my Gillette Mach 3. Yet the few times when I used cheap disposable razors, it was like shaving with a file. Finally, a couple of weeks ago, I bought a serviceable store-brand razor […]

Italian police confiscated some 70,000 balls of mozzarella in Turin after consumers noticed the milky-white cheese quickly developed a bluish tint when the package was opened, authorities said Saturday. Agriculture Minister Giancarlo Galan ordered ministry laboratories to investigate what he called a “disturbing” development. State TV said a woman in Turin called police after noticing […]