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Here's what families need to know about the Affordable Care Act 

When Rob Wyse’s 22-year-old daughter received the offer letter for her first post-college job this summer, after the congratulations the family had a decision to make: Should they keep their daughter on the family health insurance plan or tell her to get her own?

There are plenty of deals and discounts out there — if you know where to find them

Fall travel season is here, offering endless possibilities for your next trip. One fringe benefit of not having to work around school schedules is getting to hit the road on less crowded highways — and in airports, on planes and at attractions.

I ran into a friend in the gas station the other day. Let’s call him Jake to protect his identity. Jake was telling me about his medical history which included a vasectomy he underwent about five years ago. Jake’s a young guy, maybe thirty-something, with a few kids. He and his wife decided that that was enough and began considering ways to ensure that their childbearing days were over. How they came to the conclusion that Jake should sacrifice his reproductive system I don’t know, but obviously, that was the decision they made.

Kissing is fun and it feels nice. But -- why do we do it?

According to new research, one big reason is that we need to size up our future mates.

The research, conducted by scientists from Oxford University, also explores the link between kissing and relationship quality, and differences in the value of kissing between men and women. The findings are published in two studies in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior and the journal Human Nature.

While it may seem like the organic food movement became popular over the past two decades, it is actually a much older concept. Everyone ate organic fruits and veggies before World War II, because all crops were organic. It was after that when many farmers started "conventionally" growing crops: spraying them with new, synthetic pesticides and chemicals to reduce weeds, insects and rodents. Now many of us enter the produce section with some confusion, as we are offered every fruit and veggie grown in two very different ways.

Professional athletes may inspire athleticism in young fans, but a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests they could also be contributing to the promotion of junk food through their endorsements of calorie-laden foods and drinks.