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Abdominal exercises aren’t exactly fun. Or am I mistaken and they are the best time you can have without having to go Dutch on dinner? A recent study (via ABC News) suggests that the grunt-worthy isolation exercises can have an interesting effect on some women.

How to overcome one’s fears, anxieties and phobias? It’s a challenge that many of us give a lot of thought and attention to over the course of our lives and with varying degrees of success. One of the most effective treatments for fear and anxiety is called exposure therapy.

Twitter, which reportedly has more than 100 million users worldwide, may also help illuminate the causes of mood fluctuation across whole populations in 142 characters or less.

And while obesity rates increase in North America—among adults and children—some health care advocates are wondering whether or not the terms “fat” and “obese” should be banned in doctors’ offices and health care settings.

f you watch the HGTV series House Hunters as much as I do than it’s pretty clear what most people want in a home anymore. That list boils down to a smattering of predictably trendy décor choices: hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, double sinks in the bathrooms, and whatever the heck a “man cave” means.