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Adobe joins tech industry push in raising maternity, parental leave

Software company Adobe Systems Inc. said on Monday it is doubling the maternity leave it grants, making it the third company in the U.S. technology industry in a week to give new parents more paid time off. New mothers at the California-based firm will receive 26 weeks of paid leave, up from 12 weeks, and primary care givers and new parents will get 16 weeks of paid parental leave. “We

Adobe joins tech industry push in raising maternity, parental leave

Software company Adobe Systems Inc. said on Monday it is doubling the maternity leave it grants, making it the third company in the U.S. technology industry in a week to give new parents more paid time off. New mothers at the California-based firm will receive 26 weeks of paid leave, up from 12 weeks, and primary care givers and new parents will get 16 weeks of paid parental leave. “We

3 Ways To Get Your Body Baby-Ready (Even If You Aren't)

When it comes to getting pregnant, some things are out of your control — but there are simple ways to increase your chances, even if parenthood isn’t your immediate plan. Birth coach and wellness expert Latham Thomas, founder of the holistic maternity lifestyle company Mama Glow, says, “We’re born with all the eggs we’re going to…

3 Ways To Get Your Body Baby-Ready (Even If You Aren't)

When it comes to getting pregnant, some things are out of your control — but there are simple ways to increase your chances, even if parenthood isn’t your immediate plan. Birth coach and wellness expert Latham Thomas, founder of the holistic maternity lifestyle company Mama Glow, says, “We’re born with all the eggs we’re going to…

Spirituality may be tied to easier cancer course

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who report more religiousness or spirituality may also experience fewer physical symptoms of cancer and treatment and more social connection, several new papers suggest. The new analyses reviewed previous studies of spirituality involving more than 44,000 cancer patients altogether. The studies varied in many ways, but religion and spirituality were associated with better health regardless of specific religion or set of spiritual

Spirituality may be tied to easier cancer course

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who report more religiousness or spirituality may also experience fewer physical symptoms of cancer and treatment and more social connection, several new papers suggest. The new analyses reviewed previous studies of spirituality involving more than 44,000 cancer patients altogether. The studies varied in many ways, but religion and spirituality were associated with better health regardless of specific religion or set of spiritual

How Many of Us Know the Secret Behind an Adequate Night's Sleep?

There’s practically no element of our lives that’s not improved by getting adequate sleep. And there is no element of life that’s not diminished by a lack of sleep. Bill Clinton, who used to famously get only five hours of sleep a night, admitted, ‘Every important mistake I’ve made in my life, I’ve made in my life, I’ve made because I was too…

Egypt's GB Auto 2nd-qtr profit falls on soft markets, currency

Egyptian auto distributor GB Auto’s second-quarter net profit before minority interests dropped 65 percent from the same period last year due to a shortage of foreign currency and a particularly soft market in Iraq, the company said on Monday. Second-quarter net profit before minority interests was 22.4 million Egyptian pounds ($2.86 million) from 63.6 million in the same quarter last year. The foreign currency shortage in Egypt depleted inventory of