• How to save when surprised by twins0

    Twins are one the best surprises life can throw your way. But this unexpected joy can chuck more expenses down your alley as well. A panel of experts, led by TODAY’s financial editor Jean Chatzky, answers viewers’ questions about the best way to update savings accounts for an unexpected baby, whether it's just one or

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  • First lady teams up with grocers nationwide0

    Spurred by first lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to bring healthy food options to every table in America, major grocer retailers including WalMart, Walgreens, and SuperValu, have vowed to create more stores in low-income communities that currently lack affordable and nutritious food. The move, which is being announced today, will help these communities in two ways—making

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  • Mothers with Breastfeeding Difficulties More Likely to Suffer Postpartum Depression0

    According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, women with breastfeeding difficulties should be screened for depression—stemming from the fact that surveyed women were 42 percent more likely to experience postpartum depression than those who enjoyed the breastfeeding experience. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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  • Fran Drescher: ‘Happily’ green0

    “Happily Divorced” star Fran Drescher is giving house-hold toxins the boot. A survivor of uterine cancer, Drescher knows that many cancers have environmental causes and are associated with the dangerous chemicals we bring into our own homes. Through her foundation CancerSchmancer.org, she has created a program called Trash Cancer that encourages consumers to be aware of

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  • An Alarming New Stimulant, Legal in Many States0

    These stimulants are referred to as "bath salts," and they are legal to buy.  People smoke or inject them to get high.  But, as this story reports, the chemicals in the bath salts can  produce side effects that  are "long lasting and  downright dangerous."  Some states are now banning the "bath salts." The New York

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  • Budget Excursions for Volunteers0

    Get a cut rate price for a deluxe room.  Of course, there is one stipulation:  You have to agree to volunteer some of your vacation time to being of service.  At the Snake River Lodge & Spa in  Jackson, Wyoming, a luxury resort, that means pitching in and removing barbed wire fences to help local

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