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How Parents Can Help Prevent Bullying 10/26/2017 08:00pm • As a parent, you may have an understanding of bullying either directly or indirectly from your childhood. Bullying is defined as intentional and repeated aggression toward another person that causes injury or discomfort. Bullying exists in many forms, including physical aggression, name-calling and 3 Tips for Building a Socially Responsible Bond Portfolio 10/26/2017 08:00pm • Investing is about more than building wealth these days. Investors are increasingly looking for ways to make a difference with their portfolios. Seventy-five percent of investors say they're interested in investing for positive change, according to Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investi Can Giving Kids Stimulants for ADHD Make Them Heavier Later in Life? 10/26/2017 08:00pm • It's no secret that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stimulants may suppress the appetite. According to the Cleveland Clinic, possible side effects include decreased appetite (which affects approximately 80 percent of people taking stimulants) and weight loss. However, what about the flip s This Is Your Body on Candy 10/26/2017 08:00pm • Each year, my kids come back from trick-or-treating with pillowcases filled with chocolate bars, taffy, sugar-filled sticks and more. After they're done swapping their treats and picking their favorites from the pile, I'm stuck with buckets of goodies just begging to be eaten. But before I indulge m Exercise After Breast Cancer: a Critical, but Challenging, Component of Recovery 10/25/2017 08:00pm • For over a year, Mitria Di Giacomo couldn't look at herself in the mirror. Doing so would mean confronting the fact that a part of herself was literally gone forever. "It was just overwhelming," says Di Giacomo, now 59, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and underwent a mastectomy, chemo How to Get a Better Night's Sleep When You Have Diabetes 10/25/2017 08:00pm • There could be many reasons why you're not getting a good night's sleep if you have diabetes. You may experience low blood sugar that causes headaches. Or you may have high blood sugar that leaves you thirsty, and then you have to wake up and use the bathroom throughout the night, says Dr. Daniel J What You Should Know About Gallbladder Cancer 10/25/2017 08:00pm • Unless you've had gallstones, you've probably never given a second thought to your gallbladder. However, gallbladder cancer, when found at an advanced stage, is quite deadly. Fortunately, it's relatively uncommon in the U.S., affecting fewer than 5,000 people annually. Located under the liver in th What's the Connection Between Obesity and Breast Cancer? 10/25/2017 08:00pm • There are many different factors that can elevate your risk of developing breast cancer. Some of these are uncontrollable, such has having a mutation on the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene or having dense breasts. Others are considered controllable, such as how much you exercise and whether you eat a balanced, The 10 best jobs for millennials 10/24/2017 08:00pm • Meghan McCallum has an enviable commute. The 30-year-old starts her morning with a leisurely cup of coffee at home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then takes a few steps to the office set up in her spare bedroom. There, she pores over emails from clients in France and Quebec before diving into her work tra 7 Health Care ETFs to Buy Now 10/24/2017 08:00pm • The health care sector's appeal: growth and stability.Investors can be certain of few things except that the investment closest to a sure thing is health care. According to recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, health care spending is roughly $10,000 per American. That a How to Use Single-Country ETFs 10/24/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to adding international securities to a portfolio, most investors look for basic regional exposure, such as buying a European or an emerging market exchange-traded fund, but single-country ETFs can offer targeted investment opportunities. As the name implies, single-country ETFs inves 10 best-paying jobs for millennials 10/24/2017 08:00pm • When Long Dang graduated from college in 2015, he looked for jobs that would allow him to give back to society. He spent one year working for the nonprofit City Year, teaching fifth graders in Washington, D.C., and another for the nonprofit Bottom Line, helping Boston teenagers apply to college. 3 Costly Mistakes First-Time Mutual Fund Investors Make 10/23/2017 08:00pm • Picking individual stocks can be intimidating to new investors. Investing in mutual funds, however, eases some of the pressure of building a stock portfolio. "Mutual funds are good choices for first-time investors," says Jeremy Torgerson, CEO of Denver-based nVest Advisors. "You're diversified acros What You Should Know About Liver Cancer 10/23/2017 08:00pm • Primary liver cancer has been relatively rare in the U.S., but the incidence -- and death rate -- is on the rise, says Dr. Ghassan Abou-Alfa, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, liver cancer incidence increased Avoiding the Back Pain Overtreatment Trap 10/22/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to the way we experience the aches and pains of life in today's modern, fast-paced and digitally-connected world, the notion of dealing with any amount of pain for any length of time can seem downright barbaric. We have medicines! We have modern surgical innovations! We have myriad "g