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How Do I Make Managing Diabetes Easier? 11/19/2020 12:00am • I'm not trying to sound negative in the least bit, but I want to be totally upfront about diabetes management. The reality is that effective diabetes management requires a good deal of time and attention. It's been calculated that people with Type 1 diabetes may make at least 300 diabetes management Making the Family Spiritual Pilgrims (Virtually) 11/18/2020 09:16am • This content is sponsored by the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by Ken Balbuena, Director of Communications and Outreach at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine “Peace has many different forms. There is peace between nations, peace in society, peace between citizens, peace betwe Keeping Thanksgiving healthy: Nutritionists serve up some tips 11/18/2020 05:18am • To paraphrase Gordon Gekko: "Green is good" for healthy Thanksgiving menus, so consider green beans with almonds. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/bhofack2) Back in the good old days, a major part of staying “healthy” meant getting to the gym. Then 2020 happened. Now, staying “healthy” is sy 7 ways to snack better during the pandemic 11/17/2020 03:29am • Chips, cookies, munchies: There is so much snacking going on. It's no shock that many of us reach for cookies, candy, chips and other indulgences during stressful times, whether it's due to the pandemic, the resulting economic downtown or a divisive US election. Snack food consumption, includi Tech firms in Va. turn to paid apprenticeships to build talent 11/16/2020 10:26am • There are more than 50,000 currently unfilled technology-related jobs in Northern Virginia. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/wutwhanfoto) Apprenticeships are associated with blue-collar trade professions, but more and more tech companies are turning to them for jobs that are difficult to fill because o Boost your immune system for winter with food 11/16/2020 05:07am • You are what you eat, experts say, and that includes foods that will help your body fight off infectious diseases this winter. (Think colds, flu and Covid-19.) "What we eat is very important in terms of how our immune system responds to pathogens and how well it can defend itself against a pathog How to Decide Whether to Work During Law School 11/16/2020 12:00am • In my first semester of law school, I taught an LSAT prep class a couple of nights a week to pay for car repairs. At first the job seemed manageable. I enjoyed teaching others and having a life outside school. However, pressure mounted as the semester wore on and my workload grew. The extra money w First steps, teeth coming soon for National Zoo's giant panda cub 11/14/2020 12:28pm • The National Zoo's giant panda cub is growing up fast. The three-month-old is nearly able to walk and is also beginning to teethe. Mother Mei Xiang and zookeepers have watched the male cub temporarily get three legs underneath him when he attempts to stand up and -- generally -- move in the di Meal Replacement Bars: Which Are Best? 11/13/2020 12:00am • We've all been there -- you've been trying really hard to eat healthfully, manage your weight and meet your nutritional needs, but life gets in the way. If you find yourself in need of quick nutrition on the road or when you simply don't have the time or ability to conduct proper meal planning and p 8 Best Short-Term Bond Funds 11/13/2020 12:00am • Low interest rates are here to stay for the time being.When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero earlier this year, yields fell across the board -- most notably in short-duration bond funds, for which the Fed's monetary policy often has the greatest influence. Ultra-low interest rates S&P 500 becomes one basket with a few eggs, again 11/12/2020 08:15am • This content is provided by Clark A. Kendall of Kendall Capital in Rockville, MD. What will happen with the U.S. stock market in the months ahead? That's the burning question on the minds of investors as we wind down a rollercoaster of a year that brought us extreme volatility with stocks tw Extra Abdominal Weight in Men: Health Risks 11/12/2020 12:00am • At perhaps no other time in our recent human history have we more seriously considered the many ways that being overweight impacts our health. This year has shown us that obesity puts us at significant risk of severe health complications from the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. But recent rese Soup Benefits and Recipes 11/12/2020 12:00am • When the outside temperature goes down, you can turn the heat up inside with a steamy bowl of soup. Soup is the perfect shape-shifter at your table, appearing as either an appetizer, main dish or a satiating between-meal snack. Besides being delicious, soup carries a bowl of benefits for a variety Best Diets for Men 11/11/2020 12:00am • The diet industry has long been targeted to women and typically focuses on dropping pounds. New fad diets marketed to women seem to emerge daily, but these variations on a theme sometimes neglect half the population -- many American men also need to lose weight, and not just so that they can look a Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis 11/10/2020 10:13am • ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports of sexual misconduct with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator