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Paid Leave Can Predict How You'll Feed Your Baby
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One predictor of how long a mother will breastfeed seems to depend greatly on how much paid maternity leave she is given. A new study reported about in Reuters analyzes the affects of paid maternity leave and the length of time new mothers breastfeed.
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Nip One, Tuck All
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Men are not as interested in procedures below the neck. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says that the number one procedure being performed on men is nose reshaping followed by eyelid surgery. For women, the top procedure is breast augmentation followed by liposuction.
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Greener Pastures Lead to Healthier Living
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It's possible this study tells us something about the obesity epidemic that has come about in the last 20 - 30 years. The continuous structural development and slow elimination of more and more green spaces could be playing a part in our children's health.
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Doting on Dolls
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Many of the women who buy the dolls could not have children of their own or have grown children out of the house and miss having a baby around. The "reborns" are often taken for walks in strollers, clothed in real baby clothes, and doted over as if they were the real thing.
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Twitter Me This
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Twitter is used by anyone who can use a computer or cell phone and has soon become a fixture in many peoples' lives. People use it for anything from keeping in close touch with coworkers, friends, family etc. to checking out the news in real time.
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Surviving the Season
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The first and possibly most important item on the list is to be prepared for the expected. Francis warns, "You know Aunt Martha is going to ask you why you aren't married yet, so have a script you go over in your head on the way to the family get-together. Keep your response light, defuse it with humor and remember most people don't want to offend."
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For Some Women Business is Booming
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Not only are these women owned enterprises reporting higher revenue they are also hiring on more employees. Almost half the women surveyed said they would be hiring more employees in 2009. Only 12 percent of those surveyed said they would have to reduce their staff in the upcoming year.
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Write Off the Extra Weight
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The study, which spanned a six-month period, showed that participants who kept a food diary between 6 and 7 days a week lost on average 18 pounds. This was double what non-diary keepers lost.
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Saving More at the Supermarket
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We have to eat right? With rising costs of food these days and soaring unemployment rates it is really important that we all learn how to be savvy shoppers.
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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One organization that offers a great alternative to shopping at your local department store is Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). The SU2C website reminds us that cancer takes one life every single minute and that 1500 people in America die every day from this disease.
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