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Posted on July 30, 2018 - Your coworker is in Hawaii on vacation, posting daily selfies on Facebook, tanned and holding an umbrella drink at the beach. You? You spent your day at work, then rushed home to help your elderly mother for the rest of the day. Is taking some time off in a nice place possible for you? Read “Everyone Needs a Vacation—Especially Family Caregivers!” to find out why you can, and should!

Posted on July 25, 2018 - Summer is here at last! Are you planning to go camping, fishing, hiking or boating? Or maybe an all-day picnic? We all want to be safe during outdoor adventures. Maybe we worry about bears, or pests such as mosquitoes and ants. We shouldn’t forget that some of the most dangerous outdoor critters are invisible—bacteria and other germs that can enter our bodies on the food we eat.

Posted on July 23, 2018 - If you or a loved one is living with diabetes, you know that taking care of yourself and following the doctor’s advice are year-round tasks. But according to experts, summertime can offer some extra challenges.

Posted on July 18, 2018 - The bright summer sun sends many of us to the drugstore or a mall kiosk to buy a new pair of sunglasses. We might try on 20 pairs, checking ourselves in the mirror to see if they look great on us and make the right fashion statement. But when it comes to sunglasses, how we look is far less important than how we see! Not all sunglasses are created equal.

Posted on July 16, 2018 - The gun debate continues to rage, and while there’s little common ground between Second Amendment adherents and gun control advocates, a May 2018 study by researchers from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center reported, “Even in the highly politicized atmosphere surrounding gun ownership, about 89 percent of Americans support limiting firearm purchases and access to those with a mental illness.”