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This is the most important paperwork unmarried couples need 05/21/2018 11:07am • WASHINGTON — Married couples automatically speak for each other in the event of emergencies, either financial or health. For unmarried couples, straight or gay, power of attorney may be the most important piece of paperwork they have, specifically the "advance directive durable power of attorne Why Work Experience Matters for Law School Applicants 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Not too long ago, when applying to law school, your LSAT score and GPA were the most important parts of your application and could predict with a high degree of certainty which schools would admit you. An excellent personal statement could also move the needle, so while it is becoming increasingly i The hCG Diet May Help You Lose Weight, But at What Cost? 05/20/2018 08:00pm • Is the hCG diet a safe, healthy and effective way to drop pounds? Or is it a gimmicky, unhealthy and even unsafe regimen that doesn't help its followers achieve long-term weight loss? Many experts think poorly of the hCG diet -- which combines an extremely low daily calorie intake with ingestion of 7 Signs You're Tired Other Than Yawning 05/20/2018 08:00pm • A foggy mirrorAre you tired? It's a simple question, but your ability to answer it may be flawed, says Roy Raymann, the vice president of sleep science at SleepScore Labs, which makes technologies to improve sleep. "The brain is actually fooling you," he says, just like it can fool you into driving 4 Overlooked Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency 05/20/2018 08:00pm • As vitamins go, vitamin B12 is a pretty important one. It's one of the "essential nutrients" that we humans can't make on our own, so we must obtain it from our diets instead. Vitamin B12 has a broad range of roles in our body -- from helping to make DNA and transport iron throughout our systems to The Royal Wedding: A Commoner's Touch May Rescue Buckingham Palace 05/17/2018 08:00pm • The story seems straight out of a fairytale: a commoner who took an uncommon path from California to the Court of St. James. Most know her as Meghan Markle, an American princess. Another, more important title awaits her: Minister of Modernity. She arrives to a United Kingdom that is less united tha 3 Surprising Ways to Support Body Image Resilience in Kids 05/17/2018 08:00pm • In our diet and body-obsessed culture, weight-loss dieting and the allure to change our shape seems commonplace. While we regularly see health gurus and celebrities endorse drastic diets and even revenge bodies, there is nothing normal or healthy about it. Amazingly, even with all the dangerous, un Cancer: The Elephant in the Room 05/17/2018 08:00pm • My retirement was supposed to open the door to a new and adventuresome chapter of my life. But a cancer diagnosis on the same day as my retirement party led to some of the most lonely days and months imaginable. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with small lymphocytic lymphoma, or SLL. It's a type of This Nutritionist's Manifesto Against the Whole30 Will Shake Your View of Healthy Eating 05/17/2018 08:00pm • People everywhere are trying Whole30, a program that requires followers to completely eliminate all sugar and sweeteners, grains, legumes, dairy and alcohol for 30 days. Cutting out these food groups, followers hope, will allow them to identify -- and then eliminate forever -- those foods that are Causes of Hearing Loss Beyond Loud Noise 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Loud and then not clearNo doubt noise is a significant contributor to hearing loss, especially in our increasingly urbanized world. "If you're in a Western developed country, there's noise everywhere. You walk out on the street ... in your home, it's ubiquitous," says Richard Salvi, founder and dire Why Using Instagram to Find a Plastic Surgeon Is Unreliable 05/16/2018 08:00pm • In the fall of 2017, a petite woman in her 30s asked Dr. Rady Rahban, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, for a breast lift and augmentation, up to a D-cup. Rahban told the woman her frame was too small for such an enhancement and suggested she consider enhancing to a C- 5 Reasons Your Job Is Bad for Your Health 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Hate your job? You're not alone. Long hours, stress and a bad manager are all contributing factors that play a role in how you feel about your job. Even worse, when your job begins to take a toll on you physically and mentally, it can actually be bad for your health. Great organizations know that t Am I Right for CrossFit? 05/15/2018 08:00pm • For those unfamiliar with the CrossFit brand, the crux of this fitness programming typically involves hourlong group strength and conditioning activities inside a CrossFit gym -- including high-intensity interval training, weightlifting, plyometrics and gymnastics, to name a few. A fitness movement How Can I Find the Best Orthopedic Surgeon? 05/15/2018 08:00pm • A dislocated shoulder from falling off your bike. A knee ligament torn during a pick-up basketball game. A hip worn down by years of osteoarthritis, or chronic back pain resulting from a work injury. These are just a few of the injuries and conditions that an orthopedic surgeon can help you with. A Tesla Departures Concern Analysts 05/15/2018 08:00pm • Late last week, Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) announced that its senior vice president of engineering is taking a leave of absence, the latest of at least 13 Tesla executive departures in less than a year. While executive turnover at large companies like Tesla is always a factor for investors, the timi