Lifestyles
- An esophageal nightmare
- An obscure food allergy forces a family to scramble for answers, then change their approach to eating
- By Karen Kelso/Freedom News Service
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- I thought my son was lying. He woke in the morning crying, pulling the sheets over his head and telling me he was going to throw up. I pulled him out of the bed by his feet and dragged him onto the hardwood floor. The crying continued through... Full story
- Prime Time: Couple stay in shape with arduous treks
- By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- ST. LOUIS — Karen Hertlein says she doesn't know how old she is. She hasn't kept track since middle school.
"My grandma never did, and I don't either. She said it's a good way to remain ageless and not worry about where you are in life,"... Full story
- Get inside the real pumpkin head
- Carver turns jack-o'-lanterns into works of art
- By Cindy McNatt/Freedom News Service
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- It was not at all what I expected. No spidery overgrown landscape and squeaky screen door. No old codger greeting me with a sharp knife. You might expect someone who is nationally known as a professional pumpkin carver to be eccentric, perhaps... Full story
- Is there dating after 60? Writer thinks so
- Novelist pens a work about sex and love in the senior years
- By Jessica Yadegaran/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- They march for peace. They march for politics. But 73-year-old novelist Barbara Rose Brooker believes that American women must also march for freedom from age discrimination.
"We should wear our numbers around our necks in protest of ageism in the... Full story
- Trying to prevent the baby blues
- Researcher looks for a link between stress and postpartum depression
- By Jennifer Muir/Freedom News Service
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- Having a baby triggers some serious emotions. For many, that includes depression.
For some 10 percent of new moms, those feelings of emotional distress turn more severe — into postpartum depression, according to the Mayo Clinic.
And most... Full story
- Prime Time: The ABC's of retirement planning
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- If you are one of America's 78.2 million baby boomers, you are likely considering what ideal retirement will look like and the steps required to achieve it. With the current economic downturn, many boomers are finding it necessary to revisit their... Full story
- Every Monday Matters: It’s our world; let's help it
- By Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- Facts
In the world:
• Every 3.5 seconds someone dies of hunger.
• Every 11 seconds someone dies of AIDS.
• Every 15 seconds a child dies from a waterborne illness.
• Thirty-three million people are living with HIV.
•... Full story
- Mom bans friend from house for using obscenities
- By Lauren Forcella/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Straight Talk: My mom is very strict about obscenities. I have become close friends with "Joanne" who uses them in her normal speech, including the F-word. Such language is common in her family; in fact, her parents are worse than she is.... Full story
- There’s love online
- By Jim Miller/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about online dating? My 34-year-old daughter met her husband-to-be on the Internet and has been encouraging me to give it a try. But at age 60, and eight years divorced, I'm a little gun shy. What can you... Full story
- Swap books you have for those you want
- By Mary Hunt/Creators Syndicate
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- Dear Mary: I had the address of a Web site that allows you to list your books by ISBN and swap them with other members. My plan was to let my daughter enter all of our books into the system so she would have an allowance for her book purchases.... Full story
