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Personal ‘Obamacare’ accounts debut

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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — You can now open your own personal “Obamacare” account — but you’ll have to wait awhile before you can actually use...

AARP, U.S. Chamber of Commerce partner to improve retirement savings

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a solutions forum on retirement savings recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AARP joined together to urge policymakers to act...

Barge cruise offers luxury, history, food, wine

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While sipping our welcoming glasses of Champagne onboard, we watched a camel and llama grazing nearby. This small town tableau absorbed us into the local culture from the start.

Summer can inspire decor all year

The sun-drenched colors and inviting textures of summer provide plenty of decorating ideas. The trick is doing it right.

Knee repair: Therapy as good as surgery?

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You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous study to compare these treatments concludes.

Acceptance: The new American way

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In a relatively short span, American views have shifted on everything from gay marriage to marijuana legalization to illegal immigration and, perhaps, more.

Oasis for Alzheimer’s sufferers to be built

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The owners wanted a facility that would have the feel of luxurious hotel-style living, but with a home-like feel.

6 tips on managing your 401(k)

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Even if you’re a set-it-and-forget-it investor, unless you’ve pulled out of stocks altogether it’s likely the stock portion of your 401(k) account has grown significantly in the last few years.

Red eyes can have many causes, treatments

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By Dr. Jean E. Keamy Many people assume that red eyes mean they have an infection causing conjunctivitis. This may not be the case. There...

Minimizing feelings of isolation for an Alzheimer’s sufferer

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By Judith Boyko Isolation. Frustration. Solitude. Loneliness. Depression. Sadness. Heartache. Forgetfulness. For many, these are some of the words that come to mind when they...