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7 ETFs That Let You Invest With the 'Smart Money' 06/27/2017 08:00pm • Follow the smart money.Every quarter, Wall Street dives through the freshly disclosed holdings of Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman, T. Boone Pickens and other so-called "smart money" investors, hoping to get some new investing ideas by the people who do it best. But occasionally, even the smart money get Are your summer vacations making you fat? 06/27/2017 06:42am • WASHINGTON — You wait all year for that week or two of escape and relaxation. But is your summer vacation time making you fat? A recent study by researchers at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech looked at people who went on vacation for one to three weeks and found that the vacationers ga Best Bites From the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show 06/26/2017 08:00pm • My back aches and my cholesterol must be through the roof, but once again, I've managed to taste my way through the Specialty Food Association's annual Fancy Food Show, a breathtaking collection of every sweet, savory, salty, sour, fatty, spicy and umami food one could ever possibly crave. As I d 1 in 3 pets is overweight, report says 06/26/2017 08:00pm • Your adorable, chubby pet who sluggishly greets you at the door every day isn't an outlier, according to a new report. About 1 in every 3 dogs and cats is overweight or even obese, according to Banfield Pet Hospital's 2017 State of Pet Health report. During the past 10 years, there's been a 169 p How to Be Healthy When Your Family Isn't 06/26/2017 08:00pm • You can't ask a 7-year-old to do the grocery shopping for a family. Similarly, children's "choice" of what they eat is largely made for them by parents -- based on what options are brought into the home. Not surprisingly, research finds that children's eating habits -- the amount of fruits and vegg What's the Connection Between Vitamin D and Breast Cancer? 06/26/2017 08:00pm • Our bodies require a whole alphabet of vitamins and minerals to function optimally. From vitamin A to zinc, our bodies need to replenish a variety of different elements every day to stay healthy. Most of these vitamins and minerals come from the foods we eat, but many of us don't get enough of cert How to keep your heart healthy in the summer heat 06/26/2017 10:10am • It's hot out there, and if you're spending time outside, sunburn shouldn't be your only concern: it's important to think about heart health during the heat and humidity, too. Steamy weather can be dangerous for older individuals, people with heart disease and those taking certain medications for How to help your kids prevent unhealthy summer weight gain 06/25/2017 08:00pm • Years ago, kids slimmed down during the summer months because they rode bikes, went swimming and generally goofed off all day long. They were active from the time the sun rose until the street lights came on. I was one of those kids. Today, it's a much different picture. The average child spends Rats! What DC is doing to curb its growing rodent problem 06/23/2017 02:03am • WASHINGTON — Warmer winters apparently have been great for D.C.'s rat community, and District officials hope to change that. Mayor Muriel Bowser outlined initiatives Thursday to reduce the rat population, which is believed to have increased in the last few years. According to officials, the nu Should I Use Dietary Supplements for My COPD? 06/22/2017 08:00pm • Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients often struggle to breathe -- and that struggle requires a lot of energy -- weight loss and malnutrition can be side effects of the disease. Particularly in the later stages of the disease, weight loss resulting from a condition called pulmonary How to Negotiate Lower Monthly Bills in Retirement 06/22/2017 08:00pm • If you need your retirement income to stretch a bit further, you might be able to reduce your monthly bills. You can take steps to negotiate lower prices and ensure you are not being taken advantage of by your current service providers. Here are some tips and tricks that will help you control your Exactly What to Do If You Suspect Thyroid Problems 06/22/2017 08:00pm • If you've long struggled with your weight -- or just recently put on some unexplained poundage -- you've probably wondered about the health of your thyroid. After all, while more than 12 percent of Americans develop a thyroid condition in their lifetime, up to 60 percent of those sufferers are undi Police release sketch of Montgomery Co. rapist drawn from DNA evidence 06/22/2017 06:27pm • WASHINGTON — DNA left behind by a rapist who attacked five women in Montgomery County, Maryland, has provided police with what could provide a breakthrough in the unsolved cases: a sketch depicting what the unidentified man might look like. Investigators believe the same attacker broke into the 6 Trends That Are Changing Retirement in America 06/21/2017 08:00pm • During the course of your working career, technology and globalization have changed the work environment in countless ways. Many societal changes have impacted your personal life as well. It should come as no surprise that many of these same factors have also changed the retirement landscape. Some c 11 Health Care Stocks for a Regular Dose of Income 06/21/2017 08:00pm • Calling dividend investors.Possible changes to U.S. health care laws have made some investors wary of investing in health care stocks. But for long-term investors focused on dividends, the sector still holds a lot of potential regardless of short-term volatility. "Despite all the Washington noise an