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Forgetting a child in the car can happen to anyone, especially if your routine is interrupted. (Photo: AP)

Temperature’s Risin

Hot Cars Can Turn Deadly in One Hour A lot can happen at 160 degrees Fahrenheit: Eggs fry, salmonella bacteria dies and human skin will suffer third-degree burns. If a car is parked in the sun on a hot summer day, its dashboard can hit about 160 degrees in about an hour. One hour
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Macular degeneration can only be diagnosed with a dilated eye examination. (Photo: zoran/Getty Images)

Eye Health

Are You at Risk for Macular Degeneration? Many people accept deteriorating eyesight as an inevitable part of getting older, but blurry or distorted vision – such as when straight lines appear wavy – could be signs of age-related macular degeneration. The condition is the most
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Vitamin D is often referred to as the sunshine vitamin. (Photo: Stutterstock)

Healthy Outlook

Take Vitamin D for Your Beauty and Health Living in the DMV, debate is not foreign to this area. So when my lawyer boyfriend tried to debate me on whether I should get a medical exam to make sure all my vitamin and iron levels were at the appropriate amounts, he unsurprisingly
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