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Choose the Right Handbag for Yourself

Handbag can make or break an outfit. Wear a fun bag out with friends to show your personality. Or carry the ultimate bag to work and impress your boss.

Just like a great pair of jeans, a handbag should fit your body type. The shape of a bag shouldn't match your figure: instead, choose the opposite of your body type. For example, pick a bigger bag if you're a tall and thin woman. Don't be afraid to try the handbag on at the store. Get a feel for how it fits. Pass on anything that makes you uncomfortable. Basic designs and styles will last you through the years while maintaining a sense of up-to-date style.

Finger length linked to female athletic strength

Finger length could be an indication of a woman's athletic prowess, according to a new study. Scientists found girls who are good at games have a shorter index finger compared with their ring finger. They based the research on x-ray pictures of the right and left hands of 607 female twins whose average age was 53. Most were right-handed.
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Active duty: Staying fit after the honeymoon is over

After the big day, many brides ask that same question, wondering how to stay motivated and keep active now that they are no longer planning for the biggest day of their lives. I am here to tell you that it is absolutely possible to stay motivated forever (just like your marriage).

Here are a few tricks to get you going:

Cocktail parties, office to-dos and family outings:
Sit down in your war room -- be it your living room, office or bedroom -- and pull your calendar. Make a list of all the events and special evenings you have planned for the next six months. Are you going to a reunion? Is there an upcoming office party that requires a new cocktail dress? How about a romantic evening with your husband that requires lingerie? There are a plethora of events to chose from so with pen in hand put them in your calendar. Use them as motivation every week and ever day. You will be amazed at how many things you have to work toward.

Staying Healthy in Fall

Because the Lungs are most sensitive during autumn, this is a time to focus on preventing or responding to colds, coughs, sore throat, and the like. And for people already predisposed to lung problems, such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and emphysema, autumn is the time to take precautions to minimize your vulnerability as we advance towards winter.
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Breast Implants Linked to Higher Suicide Rate

Boosting breast size with plastic surgery has been linked to a significantly higher suicide rate among women in a new 15-year study. While overall risk of health problems did not change, the suicide rate was much higher for women with breast implants compared with the general population, scientists announced today.

Jacques Brisson and Louis Latulippe of Laval University in Quebec, Canada, and their colleagues from the Canadian Public Health Agency and Cancer Care Ontario collected information on 24,600 women who had received breast implants for cosmetic purposes. The women, who underwent the implant surgery at an average age of 32, completed regular follow-up visits from 1974 to 1989—the study’s duration. The researchers also monitored a control group of women during the study.