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Belly 'facials,' photographers for moms-to-be

Before the crying, diaper changes and sleepless nights set in, a growing number of moms-to-be are spending their pregnancies in the lap of luxury. From belly "facials" to in-home massage therapy and private yoga sessions, women are indulging like it might be their last chance.
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4 bad-habit makeovers for your little ones

Raising kids, I used to think, how hard could it be? Anything you can carry around in a car seat can't be all that big a deal, right?...
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Moms key to daughters' healthy body image

Maggie O'Connor minces garlic for a Mexican lasagna while across the kitchen Melissa Thornton chops basil for a turkey wrap....
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Adults can now take president's fitness test

If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape....
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Stretching your food budget with healthy choices

Jennifer Roberge is expecting her first child any day now. With one more mouth to feed, the 30-year-old from Smyrna, Georgia, is also expecting to see a jump in her $50 weekly grocery bill....
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Nintendo shows us how Wii can get 'Fit'

If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise....
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After cancer diagnosis, what comes next?

One minute, Dr. Bernadine Healy was a perfectly healthy woman, in bed with her husband watching the Oscar De La Hoya fight on HBO. A few hours later, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor....
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Home monitors urged for all high blood pressure patients

Everyone with high blood pressure -- 72 million Americans -- should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers...
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Video tool would aid sign language interpretation

Even though Joan Nash has been using American Sign Language for most of her life and has made a career of teaching deaf and hearing impaired children, she is sometimes stumped when she encounters a sign she has never seen....
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'Splash' group helps kids of color learn to swim

Marquez Benson, 9, sits patiently on the edge of the indoor pool at the Boys and Girls Club near downtown Atlanta, Georgia....
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