Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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Planning a great vacation? Share your best vacation pictures with us for a chance to win $100! Votes in our Cute Pet Photo Contest are in! Our users chose "Baby Josie" submitted by Lindsey Akiyama as their favorite cute pet photo. View the ... [... more]
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Reader's Digest Sweepstakes
Just what the doctor ordered -- a healthy dose of extra cash! Select Editions brings you the chance to win $30,000 with just one click! Entry is FREE, and you can make yourself a potential winner every day. Just answer a simple question and enter ... [... more]
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Medical Breakthroughs for Healthy Living
High-tech contact lenses being developed at the University of Washington may one day help you surf the Internet-or even take your medication. Polymers in the lenses would hold drugs, which a patient could release on demand. More possibilities: ... [... more]
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Easy Ways to Lose Weight: 50+ Ideas
Spring is right around the corner and retailers have already begun stocking their floors with warm-weather goods -- including swimsuits. Besides looking great on the beach, commonsense tells us that one of the best things you can do for your ... [... more]
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What You Must Know About Skin Cancer
Skin cancer rates are soaring in the United States. An American's lifetime risk of melanoma today is close to 1 in 75, while it was 1 in 5,000 in 1935. What's contributing to the increase? One possibility is that it's linked to the decline of ... [... more]
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Skin Screening Dos and Don'ts
By Christine Many More than 9000 Americans will die from skin cancer this year. Many of those deaths can be prevented through early detection. Skin exams -- performed yearly by a dermatologist and monthly by you -- can detect the disease before ... [... more]
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Is Your Sunscreen Right For You?
By Christine Many Deciding to slather on sunscreen should be a no-brainer. The hard part is choosing one that's right for your skin type. Even if you have a deep, dark tan, you still need to use sunscreen. Experts recommend using one with an SPF ... [... more]
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How to Heal Sunburn
By Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz From Reader's Digest Take an anti-inflammatory in the first 12 hours to reduce the ultimate damage and ease pain. See a doctor if you've got swelling or blisters, or if you feel sick. He may give you ... [... more]
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How It Works: Sunburn
It's a little more complicated than a simple heat-and-char process. Immediately after sun exposure, you'll see some pink skin: That comes from dilation of the capillaries in reaction to ultraviolet B rays. "The actual burn you see later comes ... [... more]
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Choosing Grass
From Householder's Survival Manual Most lawn grasses are known either as cool-season (for the northern and mountain regions of the U.S., Zones 3 through 6) or warm-season (for the southern half to third, Zones 7 through 10). Talk to your ... [... more]
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More New Medical Breakthroughs
But wasn't that disease killed off a long time ago? While the smallpox virus was officially stamped out in 1980, unknown samples of the virus may still be out there. And if they ended up in terrorists' hands, the results could be devastating, ... [... more]
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