Lifestyle
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How to plan an eco-friendly remodel without overspending
May 16, 2021 6:00 am - When Cliff and Karen Tyllick set out to install solar panels on their Austin, Texas, home in 2012, their goal was to reduce their carbon footprint. The fact that they al...
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Sleep hygiene first step to getting needed restMay 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: Even before the pandemic, I had trouble with sleep. It's hard to fall asleep and to stay asleep. I don't want to use any pills or medicines. Are there nondrug approac...
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Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it
May 15, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop. That's the new edict from the giant...
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Check for ticks to avoid diseaseMay 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: I read about a family whose little girl got paralyzed by a tick. How does that happen? There are a lot of ticks where we live, and even though we're careful, somebody...
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Book review: Stacey Abrams writes a legal-political thriller
May 15, 2021 11:00 pm - “While Justice Sleeps” by Stacey Abrams (Doubleday) “While Justice Sleeps” is a deftly written page-turner — understated action, vivid characters and a t...
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9 tips for being a smart health care consumerMay 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Customer service is all the rage in the health care industry. Hospitals and doctors' practices finally realized that their patients are also customers, and customers vot...
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Pam Dawber guest stars as a reporter on husband Mark Harmon's 'NCIS'May 15, 2021 11:00 pm - It's taken a long time, but Pam Dawber finally is working with her husband. He happens to be the star and an executive producer of one of the world's most popular televi...
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Twin doctors battle entrenched racism in medicineMay 15, 2021 11:00 pm - They were whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, twin sisters excluded from the gifted track because they were Black. A comment...
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COVID-19 vaccines and children — what to knowMay 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children ages 12-15, we know parents are likely to have questions. Broadening the population of vacci...
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CNN's Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
May 15, 2021 7:30 am - NEW YORK — At this stage in the pandemic, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they should or shouldn't be...