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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 Low Oil Prices Take Their Toll on Energy Stocks 06/21/2017 08:00pm • West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices dipped below $44 per barrel to their lowest levels of 2017 this week, dragging down much of the U.S. energy sector. As the Standard & Poor's 500 index continues to rip higher, energy stocks are losing their influence over the index. The Energy Select Sec What's the Link Between Obesity and Risk of Colorectal Cancer? 06/21/2017 08:00pm • Obesity is a significant risk factor for several types of cancer, including cancers of the colon and rectum. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, obese individuals are about 30 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than people who are at a healthy weight, and the increased Should You Eat REAL Certified Food? 06/21/2017 08:00pm • Taking a trip to the grocery store these days can feel more like traveling to a foreign country than running an errand -- you might need someone to translate the words and phrases on packages and food labels. Not only may you wonder what some ubiquitous terms like "all natural," "free range" and "ca Study: Breast-feeding Could Limit Mothers' Heart Attack, Stroke Risk 06/21/2017 08:00pm • You've heard before about how healthy breast-feeding is for your baby. But what if it could aid your long-term health, too? The latest findings published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggest that breast-feeding could reduce a mother's risk for developing a heart attack The Case Against -- and for -- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery 06/21/2017 08:00pm • The prospect of resolving nagging knee pain -- or discomfort that's come on fairly sudden -- drives many patients to go under the knife, specifically to have an arthroscopic knee procedure done. During the procedure, an orthopedic surgeon inserts a tiny camera -- or arthroscope -- through a small i How to think like an adviser: The basics of mutual fund investing 06/21/2017 07:31am • WASHINGTON — We work with many women who are relatively new to investing and often want to know more about the investments that make up their portfolios. With literally thousands of investments — from individual stocks like Google and Apple to bonds and mutual funds — the best way to know w Chance's Story: When Newborns Face Open-Heart Surgery 06/20/2017 08:00pm • Born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect in 2010, Chance Bond underwent three open-heart procedures by the time he was barely 2 years old. Each time, Chance was the tiny focal point in an operating room crowded with specialists working to repair his defective heart. Children with hypopla Meredith Vieira: 'There's No Excuse for Not Thinking About Bone Health' 06/20/2017 08:00pm • Osteoporosis: the disease old ladies get? There's a tendency to think of it like that, and to flat-out shove the common condition off the shelf of health problems to worry about, Meredith Vieira says -- until the damage is too obvious to keep tuning out. "It's a silent disease in the sense that you The Best Foods for Stress Relief 06/20/2017 08:00pm • When I ask people to name their biggest sources of stress, they always blame big components of their lives like work, family, finances and time. I call these "macro stressors." But they also have to consider "micro-stressors," or the minor annoyances that happen habitually throughout the day like r Cheering 1st day of summer? Not in Phoenix when 120 expected 06/20/2017 06:13pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The first day of summer brought some of the worst heat the Southwest U.S. has seen in years, forcing flights to be canceled, straining the power grid and making life miserable for workers toiling in temperatures that could reach 120 degrees in Phoenix. Arizona is seeing some of t