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9 Health Stocks for Reliable Income 06/20/2018 08:00pm • This sector can make investors feel better.The health care sector is incredibly attractive to investors for a number of reasons. Spending on health care marches perpetually higher. And the sector is quite recession-proof and divorced from many big-picture economic trends. This reliability has big ap 4 Facts About SIBO the Internet Keeps Getting Wrong 06/20/2018 08:00pm • Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth -- commonly referred to as "SIBO" -- can be thought of as a four-letter word for bloating, excess gas, abrupt changes in your bowel patterns and general digestive misery. Because the condition is often mistaken for irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, people can s How Can Men Lower Their Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer? 06/20/2018 08:00pm • For two decades prostate cancer deaths had been steadily declining. In 1993, about 39 in every 1,000 American men died from the cancer that starts in the walnut-sized gland between the bladder and the penis. Often that's where the cancer stops; but in some men it progresses and can be life-threaten Questions Every Young Woman Should Ask an OB-GYN Prior to Her First Exam 06/20/2018 08:00pm • Even a woman who's been through childbirth can become anxious during an OB-GYN appointment. So imagine a teen girl's trip to the doctor for her first gynecological exam. Once the teenager is in a gown on an exam table, she may be too uncomfortable to express her concerns and ask questions. Many of Va. abortion providers sue to toss regulations, some decades old 06/20/2018 01:47pm • WASHINGTON — A group of women’s health care facilities that provide abortions filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn many Virginia abortion regulations, some of which date back decades. The suit relies on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued two years ago to argue that V Remains of Civil War soldiers and field hospital found at Virginia battlefield 06/20/2018 10:18am • WASHINGTON — It's a discovery for the history books. The National Park Service has found the remains of two Civil War soldiers and a battlefield surgeon's pit at Manassas National Battlefield Park. This discovery marks the first time in history that a surgeon's pit at a Civil War battlefield Why Is Cancer Treatment So Expensive? 06/19/2018 08:00pm • Founding father Benjamin Franklin knew a thing or two about how the world worked. In 1736, long before the advent of modern medicine, he astutely observed that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Though he was speaking in relation to preventing devastating fires, his words have wider Preventing and Treating Poison Ivy 06/19/2018 08:00pm • Just thinking about poison ivy can make you itch. Blistering rashes on your arms and ankles, oozing bumps between your fingers and eyelid-swelling exposures are all-too-familiar summer hazards. Poison ivy lurks for kids, campers, hikers, gardeners and anyone else who ventures too close. Identifying How to manage technology use in your home 06/19/2018 10:25am • As society has progressed, many of us have swapped physical interaction for online interaction and daylight for artificially emitted blue light -- including our children. We're seeing toddlers with faces glued to smartphones and tablets, and as kids reach school age, they're often encouraged to spen 6 strategies for breaking the stigma of living with an STD 06/19/2018 10:06am • Infections and diseases associated with sex make many people uneasy. How would you feel about being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease or infection such as chlamydia or human papillomavirus? Though such infections are common and occur through routine sexual contact, many people who ar 4 Points to Include in Every Medical School Personal Statement 06/18/2018 08:00pm • Putting together a personal statement for medical school can be challenging, as applicants may have many ideas but are unsure which to include in their narrative. Prospective students often ask which ideas are appropriate for the personal statement and which should be reserved for other parts of th Health risks, tips for work, exercise in heat and humidity 06/18/2018 07:43am • WASHINGTON — With temperatures in the mid 90s expected coupled with high humidity and air quality alerts, spending time outdoors can be unpleasant during the summer months. Add exertion — from exercise or work — and the equation raises the risk of severe heat-related illnesses. Doctors a Should I Call the Midwife? 06/17/2018 08:00pm • If you're pregnant, you have quite a few decisions to make prior to the arrival of your bundle of joy. Chief among these choices is who will care for you during your pregnancy and immediately after giving birth. Although the most common answer to this question is an obstetrician, for an increasing What's a Good TOEFL Score for U.S. Colleges, Graduate Schools? 06/17/2018 08:00pm • To determine how well prospective international students can communicate in English, U.S. colleges and universities often ask nonnative speakers to submit a standardized English proficiency test score. This is generally true for both undergraduate and graduate school programs. There are multiple te Flagging International Aid Worsens Conditions for Syrian Refugees 06/17/2018 08:00pm • TEL ABBAS AL GHARBI, Lebanon -- Abdel Kareem Khalid Zaydan says he fled Homs six years ago and has since lived with his wife and two young children in a small informal settlement in northern Lebanon's Akkar district. Zaydan has a painful spine condition -- he pulls out a doctor's letter to prove it