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Types of Family Planning

Family planning, also known as contraception or birth control, is a way to control unwanted pregnancies. Many methods of family planning are available, so each couple should be able to find one that is right for them. Talk to your health-care provider to determine the best type of birth control for you. When picking out the best method of contraception, a doctor factors in your health and whether you have and want children.

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Should You Cover a Pork Roast & Add Liquid When Baking?

Baking Your Pork Roast Pork is known for "shrinkage." Baking pork roast causes it to give up its juices quickly which causes shrinkage. As pork begins to shrink and lose its juices, it becomes quite dry. Fortunately, there are several tips to baking your pork roast so shrinkage and dryness are reduced. The first way…

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Talking to Kids About Ebola

We need to talk to kids about the current Ebola outbreak for the exact same reason we talk to kids about sex: there is so much wildly inaccurate information available, it’s critical for children to have correct information from a reliable source, who in this case is you. Hysteria about Ebola is more contagious than…

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Child’s Death Prompts Window Blind Recall

About 139,000 custom-made vertical and 315,000 horizontal blinds fromBlind Xpress of Livonia, Michigan have been recalled following the death of a toddler, according to the CPSC. In 2009, a two-year-old girl fromCommerce Township, Michigan reportedly strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor.