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5 easy steps to be healthier in the new year

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

As we make plans to ring in a new year, it's a good time to look at your personal health scorecard for the year that was. Did you focus on self-care this year? Make and keep the necessary doctor's appointments? Prioritize family and relationships?
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Good boys: Montgomery Co. dogs make great listeners for young readers

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Harper Chandler beamed as she unzipped her puffer jacket and pulled out "The United States of America: A State by State Guide." Cooper - a 5-year-old mini golden doodle - wagged his tail as the second-grader approached him at Long Branch Library in Silver Spring. She was going to read to him about several states across the United States, starting with her home state of Maryland.
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7 New Escapes in the Caribbean

If your idea of a winter vacation means trading snowmen for sand castles, it’s time to make your Caribbean escape. From Anguilla to Turks and Caicos, new hotels have sprung up across the region, including an off-the-grid, eco-chic hideaway, a getaway beside one of the largest reef systems in the world, and a resort steps from what’s being billed as “the first world-class theme park in the Caribbean.” Some properties are even offering opening discounts. So book a flight and grab a swimsuit. Whether you want to pile your plate high at an all-inclusive resort or spring for a suite in St. Barts, these seven destinations aim to ensure that the only thing frozen this winter will be the cocktail in your hand.
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North Idaho resident’s nutcracker collection ranks among largest in the world

Americans typically bring out their nutcracker dolls for Christmas, then pack them away. But it's a holiday wonderland all year long in the house of Hayden Lake resident C.J. Davis, who keeps her collection of about 2,800 nutcrackers on display in an upstairs room. There's a lot of history, and dusting, among those artifacts tucked neatly on shelves. 

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The FDA now says it plainly: Morning-after pills are not abortion pills

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday significantly changed the information that will be in every box of the most widely used emergency contraceptive pills to make clear that they do not prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb. The agency explained in an accompanying document that the products cannot be described as abortion pills.
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Lasik surgery may result in dry eyes

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Q. Anyone who has had Lasik eye surgery will need to stock up on a good eye lubricant. The procedure made my eyes really dry, and I'm not the only person to experience this. My favorite lubricant is Refresh Tears because it also comes in a thicker variety for nighttime. There are other good ones out there; just don't buy the ones that say, "Help get the red out." They will do that, wear off and leave your eyes drier than ever. To top it off, cataract surgery can add to dry eye problems.
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