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5 Smart Credit Habits to Start in Your 20s 03/25/2015 08:00pm • The bad news: Good habits typically need to be taught. Most of us aren't born wanting to work on projects before they're due or cover our mouths when we sneeze. More seriously, our desire to have fun and impress others typically results in the innate desire to spend, spend, spend. The good news: H How to Stay Healthy During a Divorce 03/25/2015 08:00pm • Natalie Greggs, a family law attorney who practices in Allen, Texas, likens divorce to a death. The accompanying stress and grief is comparable to a physical loss, she says, and affects you both physically and emotionally. "I tell my clients, 'Imagine how you're going to react to this death, and h Smoking during pregnancy could alter babies' facial movement in the womb 03/25/2015 12:23pm • WASHINGTON — The harmful effects of smoking on developing babies could also contribute to their behavior in the womb. New research looked at the ultrasounds of 16 nonsmoker mothers and four mothers who smoke. Researchers found that the fetuses of the smokers tended to touch their faces and move Arlington, Montgomery counties top annual healthiest counties ranking 03/25/2015 10:35am • WASHINGTON – Virginia's Arlington County and Maryland's Montgomery County top the annual list of the area’s healthiest counties in a new report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute. The rankings looked at 30 factors, in Study: Smoking while pregnant can cause early puberty, long-term health effects in girls 03/25/2015 02:40am • WASHINGTON — It’s been known for some time that smoking while pregnant can cause a number of health problems for a baby, including low birth weight, asthma, birth defects and sudden infant death syndrome. But a new study adds an additional consequence to the list of risks: Prenatal smoke exposur Calling All People Who Wish They Had an Exercise Buddy 03/24/2015 08:00pm • Patients often tell me they wish they had a friend to exercise with, but with crazy schedules it just never pans out. Here, learn creative ways to leverage the power of friendship to get more physically active. On your next weight-loss attempt, ditch the fad diet and instead try to get by with a li How to Prepare Physically (and Mentally) for a Long-Distance Hike 03/24/2015 08:00pm • For most people, hiking means hitting a local trail on a weekend afternoon to enjoy a couple hours of scenic cardio, fresh air and perhaps solitude. But others crave a more all-consuming experience: a physically and mentally demanding -- yet immensely rewarding -- long-distance hike that takes them 8 Easy Ways to Save More Money Today 03/23/2015 08:00pm • Saving more money doesn't necessarily mean giving up restaurant meals for good or never buying a new outfit again. In fact, there are plenty of ways to save money without making too many sacrifices. The following eight ideas might take a bit of extra effort, but they also have the potential to pay Help yourself endure this allergy season 03/23/2015 04:44pm • WASHINGTON -- After this winter’s brutal cold and snow, the sun, warm breezes, and sight of plants bursting into view are a welcome relief, What’s not as welcome are the seasonal allergies that make themselves felt. Sneezing, congestion and runny noses are the hallmarks of seasonal allergies, Could cooking rice a certain way reduce calorie content? 03/23/2015 09:59am • A novel way of cooking rice may dramatically cut the starchy grain's calorie content, according to new research. The new finding may help cut rising obesity rates according to research presented today at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's l All Women Should Lift Weights 03/22/2015 08:00pm • It wasn't long ago that we all realized just how unhealthy obesity can be, and skinny was in. Indeed, obesity is a leading cause of preventable death, and thinner people tend to have healthier vital signs and blood markers in general. But generalizations only help you understand so much about the co Prince George's County considers banning Styrofoam 03/20/2015 04:44pm • Prince George's County will consider banning containers similar to this. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images) WASHINGTON -- D.C.’s done it. Montgomery County’s done it. And Prince George’s County is considering doing it too: banning polystyrene -- the stuff most people know Lift Before You Run: Strength Training for a 5K 03/19/2015 08:00pm • Spring is upon us. Longer days, warmer temperatures and the desire to shed winter weight gain seem to bring out the runner in everyone. Many people start by signing up for their first 5K and downloading a C25K app or program. The problem is if you're truly starting from the couch, you may not reach The One Trick You Need to Know to Grocery Shop Faster, Cheaper and More Healthfully 03/18/2015 08:00pm • We've all heard the mantras of grocery shopping: "Never go hungry." "Don't go without a shopping list." Although I've written countless stories on hunger-squelching snacks, today I'm going to show you how to craft a super supermarket shopping list that, if done right, you'll only have to create onc Young and Hip: Replacements Rising for Younger Adults 03/17/2015 08:00pm • Total hip replacements are on the rise in the United States, especially among adults in early middle age. And surgeons say people even in their 20s and 30s are having these procedures more often. But because younger patients live longer and play harder after joint replacement, some extra considerat