What's happening in July?
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
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8 Ways to Stay Healthy
Does staying healthy seem like your second job? Exercising, cooking and eating right, taking your vitamins, and keeping a positive outlook take a lot of effort. And if you're doing it all, congratulations. Keep up the good work! Everyone can try other simple and practical ways to get an extra health boost. Here are some suggestions.
1. Give blood-save a life
2. Wash up-protect yourself from infectious diseases
3. Drive less-reduce pollution
4. Sleep in-get your rest at night
5. Eat fish-cut risk of heart attack or stroke
6. Don’t overuse antibiotics
7. Have a shot-stay current with your immunizations
8. Check it out-get regular screenings
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Flying versus driving: What's your time worth?
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Family of four, Atlanta to Washington, D.C.
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Two people, Minneapolis to Chicago
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Driving
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Driving
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Time: 11 hours (629 miles) each way
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Time: eight hours (403 miles) each way
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Fuel cost: $109 each way for a Dodge Caravan, $218 round trip
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Fuel cost: $74 each way for a Dodge Caravan, $148 round trip
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Meals: $40 each way
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Meals: $20 each way
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Total round-trip travel cost: $298 plus tolls
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Total round-trip travel cost: $188 plus tolls
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Flying
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Flying
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Time: one hour and 45 minutes flight time each way, plus parking and check-in
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Time: one hour and 15 minutes flight time each way, plus parking and check-in
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Airfare: $900 round trip
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Airfare: $256 round trip
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Baggage fees: $120 (four suitcases at $15 each way)
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Baggage fees: $60 ($30 each way)
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Total round-trip travel cost: $1,020
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Total round-trip travel cost: $316
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http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/TravelForLess/to-fly-or-drive-which-is-cheaper.aspx
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