Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has always been against smoking, often using ads and commercials to warn people about the dangers. However, some people think their latest anti-smoking ads may be going a bit too far.

The organization is rolling out a $54 million national media campaign in an effort to prompt smokers to quit and, what some are saying, scare people away from cigarettes.

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Maybe it's just because I was brought up on mint flavored toothpaste, but it's about all I can accept for a "clean mouth feel".  Anything else, just wouldn't be "taking care of business".   According to Buzzfeed.com, there's a whole lot of unusual out there.  Which one would you be willing to try?

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You don’t usually need a good excuse to have a nice glass of heavenly whiskey, but now you have one.

Whiskey can do so many things: calm your nerves after a long day, make a three look like an eight-and-a-half, turn a misdemeanor into a felony

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I'm a gun owner.  I like having guns in the house, (of course safely stored).  It brings me a sense of security.  If an intruder breaks into my house with a gun, I'd like to be able to defend myself

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I've been having a problem with our dishwasher, or so I thought it was our dishwasher.  Dishes would come out with baked on crud on the dishes.  I tried pre-rinsing, heavy cycle, pots and pans cycle.  Nothing would work.

I had been using the gel detergent for years.  I decided to switch things up and found these Cascade Actionpacs.  Right on the package it said, "You'll love it or your money back."  Sold!

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If you've been trying to quit smoking and you think E- cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes might be the answer, you should read the following article.  I actually tried that route, before I just plain quit, with the help of the American Heart Association and Essentia Health's Smoking Cessation program.  From experience, I can honestly say, it wasn't the same.  I wasted my money and I couldn't use it in public places like I thought, because you still have to deal with the stares, the look of horror that you could be doing such a thing in a public place and some people are very vocal about it, V E R Y.  Now, according to studies, they found that it might not be as healthy as they first thought  for you, either.  It's ultimately your call, I will never tell a smoker not to smoke, that's their decision and I  am now an ex-smoker, so who am I to judge, BUT, I can at  least share facts, to help make that decision easier. 

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It may not be news to you that today’s kids are deprived of sleep, but before you blame smartphones or computer games, consider this: children haven’t been getting enough shut-eye for more than a century.

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Ken comes in every week-day morning and complains about his feline.  It was loud, it kept him up, it puked, it goes on and on!  I immediately shared this story from Charles Walford at Mail Online with him, because THIS could be why he's NUTS!

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While the United States takes measures such as abstinence initiatives, sexual education and sometimes criticizing Bristol Palin as a scare tactic to prevent teenage pregnancy, some schools in the UK are taking a much more direct route.

A report from the British National Health Service announced that many girls were given long-term contraceptives at school.

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One of the most sexually transmitted diseases, Gonorrhea, is becoming resistant to antibiotics.   With over 600,000 cases a year, the bacteria that causes Gonorrhea is mutating and the antibiotics are starting to fail

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I'm sure you've seen those ads for some diet, supplement or workout equipment that feature amazing 'Before & After' pictures.  I've always been skeptical of those.  I own a Boflex and while it's handy and gives a workout, I'm not exactly a spitting image of the guys in the commercial.  Those guys live a much more disciplined life than I do to get like that!  Now, this guy shows how 'Before & After' pictures can be done in just 5 hours.  Before you do anything based on pictures of 'results', take a look at his (Note: some adult language in video!)

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This last weekend, there was enough snow on the ground at my cabin to safely have this fire.  We had a pine tree that had fallen down on the road.  When you are logging, you have to "limb" the tree.  (As in take of the branches).

This was a pine tree, so obviously the branches were pine needles.  AND THEY WERE FRESH, NOT DRY!  And this is what happened:

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