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  1. Laundry
    How washing machines can put your family's health at risk: Low temperatures and mixed loads are spreading dangerous bugs | Mail Online This article does make sense but has me rethinking how I do my laundry. :dis: I do use liquid laundry detergent and powdered oxygen bleach. I already...
  2. Dave Ramsey
    Hi, My wife and I have zero debt. We currently save 15-18% towards retirement. I'm in the Air Force and have about 10 years until my 20 year retirement. Our plan is to get out and try to pay cash for a house. We don't own one now, and don't plan on buying until we're done with the military...
  3. General Chat
    "Researchers randomly tested reusable grocery bags carried by shoppers in Tucson, Los Angeles and San Francisco and found more than 50 percent were contaminated with bacteria, including E.coli. They also found that consumers were almost completely unaware of the need to regularly wash their...
  4. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    Every year, the Social Security Administration sends you (if you were ever employed) a customized brochure telling you how much money you will be entitled to at retirement thanks to your faithful contributions to our social safety net program. This year, the following was included in the...
  5. General Chat
    Is your community have a high risk in being infected by swine flu virus? What can we do?
  6. Pregnancy
    Hi everyone. I haven't been around FV for a while but I am back now. :D I am pregnant (6th pregnancy) with baby #4 (hopefully). My oldest (of 3) is the only one that lives with me full time - the younger 2 live with their dad 2000 miles away. This is my DH's first baby (aside from the...
  7. Just Tips
    A new study in the UK has found that obese pregnant women - especially first-time mothers - are at higher risk of eclampsia and premature births compared with women of a healthy weight. The study was carried out by Kings College London, and looked at data from 385 pregnancies. (Results are...
  8. Just Tips
    The scientific community is continually studying the role of diet in the development of cancer. Many results are preliminary and more is being learned every day. Research is discovering that intake of fruits, vegetables, and cereal grains may interfere with the process of developing cancer of...
  9. General Chat
    Right now I am paying about $400 a month for COBRA (that's just for me, the kids have a cheaper plan and dh is insured through work) and I would really like to find a cheaper plan but since I'm high risk I don't qualify for any major medical plans. It is very confusing trying to dig through and...
  10. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    I've heard them all, I think - reasons to use Credit Cards and then pay them off in full each month. Never mind that statistically, 57% of card holders carry a balance from month to month, that means 4 out of 10 ppl actually DO pay them off. Never mind that more than half of bonus miles and...
  11. Health and beauty
    http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/380/ Women with low dietary intakes of vitamins B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B12 (cobalamin), and folic acid may be more at risk of developing premalignant changes in the cervix (called cervical dysplasia), according to a new study in Cancer Causes and...
  12. News you can use
    Paying loans with HELOC involves risk Tapping a HELOC to reduce a debt load sometimes involves risk, says Dr. Don Taylor.
  13. News you can use
    Indexed CDs offer potential risk, reward Can't stomach the loss of principal in a volatile stock market? Indexed CDs guarantee some protection, but there's market risk too.
  14. News you can use
    How rising home values, easy credit put your finances at risk During the housing boom, banks raised credit card limits at a blistering pace across the nation, in part because of a surge in ...
  15. News you can use
    Calculating risk and reward is a rewarding exercise Q: I regularly read your daily column on USATODAY.com, and you often calculate stocks' long-term risk and reward. Can you tell ...
  16. Health and beauty
    http://www.naturalnews.com/023046.html NaturalNews) There is a power and a force in magnesium that cannot be equaled anywhere else in the world of medicine. There is no substitute for magnesium in human physiology; nothing comes even close to it in terms of its effect on overall cell...
  17. News you can use
    Job at risk? Save your insurance If your job is even slightly shaky, now's the time to schedule a medical checkup, get your teeth fixed and look into coverage alternatives.
  18. Health and beauty
    http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/03/26/belly-fat-is-linked-to-dementia-risk.html You've heard the message: Having a bulging belly can be detrimental to your health. Extra weight around the midsection is known to increase one's risk of diabetes, heart disease...
  19. News you can use
    Tightrope: Don't let worries about risk wreck your attitude Hello, Gladys, I have become a regular reader of your column and I share your words of wisdom around the office and at home with ... </img>
  20. News you can use
    Lights! Camera! Risk! Insuring movies is risky business When it comes to taking chances, though, few in Tinseltown place more important and unusual bets than the small army of actuaries ... </img>
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