Limit caffeine or nicotine on a daily basis, especially after 3:00 p.m.

A consistent pre-bedtime routine may condition your brain toward sleeping.

Meditating or reading for a few minutes at bedtime may enhance sleep (although I don't recommend reading murder mysteries).

Discuss sleep issues with your healthcare provider, and ask for advice.

Finally, even if you can't s...

(KRT) - Megan Rapee proudly holds out her finger tips for inspection. Her middle, ring and forefinger tips are calloused and blistered with scabs from needle pokes.

Her older sister, Taylor, 10, runs up behind her to show that she, too, has fingertip scars. Maybe even more than Megan, who is 9.

Hayley, 5, jumps off her mom's lap, runs to her sisters and eagerly displays her own wou...

LOS ANGELES - Wayne Gretzky found out there's more to being an NHL coach than just signing the lineup sheet. For one, it pays to actually read the lineup to make sure only available players are on the ice.

Gretzky committed a major gaffe in his second game as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, and remained winless Thursday night after a 3-2 loss to his old team, the Los Angeles Kings.

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People often bemoan, "Why is it so easy to gain weight, but so hard to lose it?" Cornell University professor David Levitsky contends that we often get in the way of our bodies' natural ability to bring us back to a healthy weight.

His research shows that after a period of overeating, if we simply go back to a diet that supports a healthy weight, our bodies will increase the rate at whic...

LOS ANGELES -- Alexander Frolov and Pavol Demitra each had a goal and an assist for the Los Angeles Kings, who continued their dominance at home over the Phoenix Coyotes with a 3-2 win at the Staples Center. Goaltender Jason LaBarbera stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Kings, who have not lost at home versus the Kings since October 15, 2000. Andy Murray became the winningest head coach in franchise...

LOS ANGELES -- Alexander Frolov and Pavol Demitra each had a goal and an assist for the Los Angeles Kings, who continued their dominance at home over the Phoenix Coyotes with a 3-2 win at the Staples Center. Goaltender Jason LaBarbera stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Kings, who have not lost at home versus the Kings since October 15, 2000. Andy Murray became the winningest head coach in franchis...

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Wayne Gretzky found out there's more to being an NHL coach than just signing the lineup sheet. For one, it pays to actually read the lineup to make sure only available players are on the ice.

Gretzky committed a major gaffe in his second game as coach of ...

Robert Lang had a goal and an assist, and Jason Williams had three assists to lead Detroit to a season-opening home-and-home sweep of host St. Louis.

Mikael Samuelsson, Jiri Fischer and Brendan Shanahan also scored for Detroit, while Manny Legace made 23 saves for his second win in as many nights.

Toronto captain Mats Sundin could miss four to six weeks after breaking the lower orbi...

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Wayne Gretzky found out there's more to being an NHL coach than just signing the lineup sheet. For one, it pays to actually read the lineup to make sure only available players are on the ice.

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Wayne Gretzky found out there's more to being an NHL coach than just signing the lineup sheet. For one, it pays to actually read the lineup to make sure only availab...