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One of the toughest decisions facing an investor is when to sell. Buying is fun. It's like going to the mall. It's exciting to see something you like, to examine it for a while, then to make a decision and bring it home with you. But selling doesn't usually happen that way. It can come at a time of extreme disappointment. Or it may come at a time when an investment has done quite Read more...

Dr. Oliver Zong, a Manhattan-based podiatrist, is seeing an increase in the number of patients who complain of foot problems related to wide feet. The question arises: Are people's feet really wider these days? Dr. Zong, Director of NYC Footcare, believes the answer is yes. Some of the reasons for this increase include weight gain, an aging population and a cultural shift. No one can deny that Read more...

Techinique is not everything. Fears that the controversial fertility treatment Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) could cause a high level of abnormalities among babies are largely unfounded, according to a new study by Swedish fertility experts. The study in the journal Human Reproduction focused on over 1,000 babies born after ICSI treatment. Researchers did find an increased Read more...

Are you living your life exactly as you always planned? A millionaire by your 45th birthday? Deliriously happy with a life partner by your 50th? After all, isn't the future in your hands? Well, actually, not to burst your bubble, but it's not. According to Zen philosophy, control is an illusion. No matter how logical our thinking and no matter how entitled we may feel, some of our Read more...

Whether you've chosen to be single or are between relationships, you can build a terrific life as a single person. In fact, if you're between relationships and want to attract true love, having a terrific single life is just the thing to do. Below are six major components for being single and happy, as well as suggestions on how to add each one to your current life. 1. Community What Read more...

Dear Dr. Betty, I've been there for my husband and our three grown kids for 32 years and now want to concentrate on myself. However, my husband laid down the rules of what I could and couldn't do. I left him recently and am sad and angry that after all my love and caring, I have no support from him or my family. I'm an only child and don't have many friends because my husband was always Read more...

A new day to celebrate your love! You don't have to be Catalan to celebrate St. George's Day, the most amorous day of the year in Barcelona, Spain. On April 23, traditions converge for a day of books and roses. Legend has it that St. George fought a dragon to rescue a princess who was to be sacrificed to the terrible dragon's wrath. In honor of the redemption of the princess, men would Read more...

Define flirting. How can you learn to flirt if you don't understand exactly what flirting is? The FlirtZone's Peta Heskell clears up any misconceptions in her article What is Flirting? Heskell says she doesn't believe flirting is limited to the amorous or sexual sphere. "Flirting is shining your inner light via your words and deeds in such a way that people are irresistibly drawn Read more...

How do you mend a broken heart? A drawback of falling in love can, unfortunately, be falling out of love and sustaining a broken heart. Fortunately, SimpleRomance.com offers some advice on How to Mend a Broken Heart. And the age-old adage of time healing all wounds holds true. The site says time is the only remedy for the pain, so take that time to go through the five stages of grief, Read more...

Trying to get pregnant? Let her borrow your Viagra. Turns out that Viagra may help women with poor uterine linings get pregnant, according to a study published in the Journal Human Reproduction. Three of four women undergoing infertility treatment conceived after beginning Viagra treatments, the study said. Infertility specialist Geoffrey Sher, M.D., of the Sher Institute for Read more...