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Last year’s flu season was one of the most intense and deadly flu seasons ever, with approximately 80,000 American fatalities. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the previous high for a regular flu season in t .. Read more

Is there perhaps a general time of the year when you perhaps eat a little less healthfully than usual? Does it coincide with maybe drinking a little more alcohol than usual? And getting a little less restful sleep than usual? And being amon .. Read more

Even though this may end up being the warmest winter on record (surpassing last year’s claim to that title), much of the US is still experiencing typical winter conditions. The good news is that natural gas prices are at 16-year-low a .. Read more

The winter holidays are the busiest travel time of the year. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the amount of people making long-distance trips over 50 miles rises annually at this time by as much as 50%. While the vast m .. Read more

In 2013, Americans spent $603 billion on the winter holidays — Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa — far more than all the other holidays combined! The average person spent $730 on food, gifts, and holidays decorations. If you have .. Read more

For most of the continental U.S., falling temperatures and the change in seasons mean the approach of the holidays and fun fall activities such as pumpkin picking and hayrides. But unfortunately it also means the advent of cold and flu seas .. Read more