Articles filed under Washington Post
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No rain, no pain: Study links foul weather with body achesJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - Lara Tosunlar, 37, suffers from lupus, an affliction that causes her joints to ache. The pain is sometimes agonizing, and it gets worse, she said, when the weather is po...
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Calories burned in boring household chores can help fight stay-at-home weight gainJun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Need to burn a few calories? If you've been eating more and exercising less these days, becoming more active can be key to avoiding stay-at-home weight gain. You don't n...
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Safety of sugar substitutes remains inconclusiveMay 31, 2020 11:00 pm - On a June day in 1878, Constantin Fahlberg, a research chemist conducting experiments in a Johns Hopkins University lab, sat down to eat, bit into a roll — some accounts...
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Book review: If you can't visit a national park this summer, here's a charming alternativeMay 31, 2020 7:28 am - "This is a Book for People Who Love the National Parks" by Matt Garczynski (Running Press) Every year, I try to visit a new national park. When I was hir...
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Review: 'If Found ...' sets a new standard for the visual novelMay 31, 2020 7:26 am - "If Found ..."; developed by Dreamfeel; published by: Annapurna Interactive; available on: iOS, Mac, PC • • • The recently released visual novel "If Found ..." is a mile...
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Five new books for your teenager's summer reading pileMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - Is your teenager looking for some great new reading? Here are five standout choices. • “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Reyno...
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Create space for quiet when everyone is at homeMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - If you ask families, roommates and couples if they would like a little privacy now, the answer is likely to be a resounding yes. With stay-at-home guidelines, household ...
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Why we thin veggies but crowd a hedgeMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - Walking along the canal the other day, I noticed a single branched redbud tree stretching horizontally over the water. It was more of a twig than a tree, now in its purp...
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'Murder hornet' is creating a buzz, but you can relaxMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - Just when you think we can't take any more of nature's horrors, along comes a creature right out of "Jumanji." The Asian giant hornet is the jumbo jet of such insects, a...
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As weeks jog by, many of us feel like couch potatoesMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - If your motivation to exercise during the pandemic is as elusive as flour and antibacterial wipes, that's not surprising - and you're not alone. "It's totally fine and t...