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Equifax Inc (EFX) Stock May Be OK, After All 11/09/2017 07:00pm • Despite reporting a massive 27 percent drop in profits following its widely publicized data breach, Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) stock managed to avoid a large sell-off in after-hours trading on Thursday, falling less than 1 percent and indicating that investors still see value in the credit monitoring 6 Things Your Doctor Hasn't Told You About Weight Loss 11/07/2017 07:00pm • In 2010, I weighed 340 pounds, had Type 2 diabetes and took 15 medications every day. My doctor told me to get bariatric surgery or purchase a cemetery plot because I would likely need one within the next five years. After spending more than 20 years of my life morbidly obese, that advice finally j 5 Items You Should Avoid Buying at the Airport 11/07/2017 07:00pm • For travelers, few moments are more tedious than waiting at an airport. Missed connections, canceled flights and overbooked planes result in packs of passengers wandering aimlessly to combat the endless ennui of waiting. Thanks to the proliferation of airport restaurants, retailers and service provi You Can Have a Safe and Successful Pregnancy if You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis 11/07/2017 07:00pm • If you're a woman with rheumatoid arthritis and your biological clock is ticking, the good news is that you should be able to start a family, provided you understand how RA may affect your pregnancy and take a few precautions first. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that aff Where are America's fattest states? 11/07/2017 12:27pm • WASHINGTON — When it comes to obesity and overweight rates, D.C., Maryland and Virginia rank pretty low, according to a WalletHub ranking of the Fattest States in America. To rank states, it considered share of obese and overweight population, obesity-related health care costs and sugary-bevera Health benefits of mindfulness 11/07/2017 11:31am • WASHINGTON — The many forms of mindfulness are trending. There are estimates that about one in every seven working Americans now engages in some form of mindfulness. And while many may have heard the term, not too many people know exactly what it means or how it can benefit them. Admittedly, th How Investors End Up Being Tactically Wrong 11/06/2017 07:00pm • Tactical asset allocation is an investment strategy that actively adjusts a portfolio's composition in response to market conditions. Unlike strategic asset allocation, a passive strategy that maintains fixed allocations at all times, tactical investors may deviate from those percentages to take ad The 10 Fattest States in America 11/06/2017 07:00pm • It's a well-documented phenomenon that Americans have a weight problem, with more than 70 percent of U.S. adults over the age of 20 categorized as either overweight or obese. However, when broken down by state (and the District of Columbia), it seems the crisis is bigger in certain states. The "2017 What's the Connection Between Bone Density and Breast Cancer? 11/06/2017 07:00pm • Treatment for breast cancer can be a harsh affair. In attempting to save the life of the patient from the most imminent threat -- that posed by the cancer itself -- some treatments can cause painful or life-altering side effects. With some of these side effects, such as hair loss from chemotherapy, The Diabetes Epidemic: What You Need to Know 11/05/2017 07:00pm • November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, which is intended to bring attention to those who battle the disease every day. As a physician, I clearly see the struggle patients with diabetes face and the complications that diabetes can produce in nearly every organ system -- from the kidneys to th How to Deal With a Co-Worker Who's Rude to You 11/05/2017 07:00pm • When a co-worker is rude to you, it can be hard to know how to respond. Because you're expected to maintain good relationships with colleagues, you might be tempted to pretend the rudeness didn't happen. But when someone is rude over and over, and you're required to deal with the person as part of Lawn care tips to remember for colder weather 11/03/2017 04:41am • Don’t forget to set your clocks back Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Oh, the awful annual trade-off: an extra hour’s sleep (before a Monday morning, which is a genuine bonus), but soon we will be going home in darkness by what seems like 4 p.m. in what used to be "the afternoon."  But, cheer up †More Financial Advisors Are Recommending ETFs 11/02/2017 08:00pm • If investing were a high school popularity contest, exchange-traded funds would be homecoming queen, with financial advisors among their most avid supporters. In a study by the Financial Planning Association, 88 percent of financial advisors polled say they recommend ETFs to their clients. That com Tesla Inc (TSLA) Could Lose a Major Tax Credit in 2018 11/02/2017 08:00pm • The bad news keeps rolling in for Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA). TSLA stock dropped 6.8 percent Thursday after investors learned that the GOP tax plan would eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit that makes it easier to buy electric vehicles. The news comes on the heels of Tesla's major earnings miss and Should You Drink Coffee Before You Work Out? 11/02/2017 08:00pm • Java lovers everywhere joke that they run on coffee. But should you literally run -- or lift or cycle or play football -- on coffee, too? Research on caffeine has shown that the stimulant increases exercise performance when taken all by itself, but exactly how caffeine boosts workout power and endu