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Many fitness professionals are helping Americans begin workouts, as well as continue staying active through the help of… See more 5 Tips for Maintaining Your Live-In Relationships as You Shelter-in-Place Like a lot of Americans, you’re probably sheltering-in-place and you may be stuck doing it for a while. As we all try to flatten the coronavirus curve, you may be wondering how you’re going to manage being cooped up with your spouse, parents, children or roommates 24/7 -- even if they’re your… See more Types of Face Coverings for COVID-19 Protection After months of telling everyone that only the sick needed to wear protective face masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention switch course on April 3 and announced that people should wear masks when they are in public. Why the sudden change? New evidence suggests that people… See more You Think You’ve Got Coronavirus. 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