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Why Superstitions Can Be Good for Us

In honor of Friday the 13th, it seems fitting to appreciate the value of superstitions in our life levothyroxine synthroid.

One definition of “superstition”, found on the www.ask.com website, is “any irrational belief that results from fear”.  In the case of Friday the 13th, both Friday and the number 13 have negative connotations.  Henry Baker stated in his Yahoo! News article today (“How  Did Friday the 13th Get Such a Bad Rap?”) that Good Friday, when Jesus Christ was crucified, led to the notion that Fridays bring bad luck.  Baker also mentioned that the British used to schedule hangings on Fridays, which adds to the negative connotation of that day. Read More

Raising Children in the U.S.: Are We On the Right Track?

On September 3, 2013, Vanessa Bell posted an article on Yahoo! Shine, entitled, “Are American Babies Unhappy?”  Her article was actually about a recent study published by UNICEF, comparing child well-being among twenty-nine “rich countries”.  This study measured child well-being according to the following five categories:

1.  Material well-being

2.  Health and safety

3.  Education

4.  Behaviors and risks (including healthy behaviors, risky behaviors, and exposure to violence)

5.  Housing and environment Read More

Who Is Included in YOUR Family?

On Yahoo! News today,  Susan Heavey posted an article entitled “U site web.S. Families Shift as Fewer Households Include Children: Census”.  Heavey stated that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of U.S. households that consist of two married parents with children has significantly decreased, from 40 percent in 1970 to 20 percent in 2012.

At the same time, the number of single-person households has increased, from 17 percent in 1970 to 24 percent in 2012. Read More

Loyalty: The Relationship Ties That (Can) Bind

In his article posted today on Yahoo! Shine, Jackie Bledsoe, Jr. discussed how loyalty in our relationships can lead to some of the most significant relationship problems doses of synthroid.  When we find ourselves in a situation where our loyalty is split between two parties, it can be quite a challenge to find a desirable solution.

According to Bledsoe, examples of relationships in which split loyalties can occur are between:

1.  your spouse and your parents

2.  your work and your family

3.  your kids and your ex-spouse

4.  your kids and your new spouse

5.  YOU and your spouse Read More

Top 10 Reasons People Visit the Doctor

In his August 11, 2013 article entitled, “The 10 Most Common Reasons People Visit Their Doctor” (posted on www.fool.com), Sean Williams cites a recent study done by the Mayo Clinic.  Between 2005 to 2009, the Mayo Clinic compiled information from 142,377 patients, to find out why they went to see their doctor.

Although it would seem obvious that people usually seek help for life-threatening diseases and/or significantly painful symptoms, this study found that people tend to see their doctor for less urgent and less dramatic reasons. Read More