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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 4-10 02/03/2018 09:13pm • Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week. Feb. 4: Actor Jerry Adler (''The Good Wife,'' `'The Sopranos'') is 89. Drummer John Steel of The Animals is 77. Singer Florence LaRue of the Fifth Dimension is 76. Singer Alice Cooper is 70. Actor Michael Beck is 69. Actress Lisa Eichhorn is World Cancer Day: Key Facts You Need to Know About Cancer 02/03/2018 07:00pm • World Cancer Day happens every year on Feb. 4.We're betting you know someone whose life has been affected by cancer -- whether it was theirs or a sick loved one.World Cancer Day, an annual event founded by the Union for International Cancer Control in Switzerland, aims to bring people together in th Sunscreen at school: Md. bill proposes ditching doctor's-note requirement 02/02/2018 08:52pm • Annapolis, Md. — State Sen. Ronald Young wants kids at every Maryland public school to be able to use sunscreen without needing a note from a doctor. So he has introduced a bill to have each school district come up with a written policy allowing children to have sunscreen at school and school-s Marijuana oil use likely to expand in Virginia 02/02/2018 05:22pm • WASHINGTON — Oils derived from marijuana would be permitted under Virginia law for more patients under a bill approved unanimously Friday by the House of Delegates. The state Senate is set to approve a similar bill Monday. Under the bills, the affirmative defense against marijuana possession Virginia inmate's estate sues jail alleging wrongful death 02/02/2018 02:41pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The estate of an inmate who died at a Virginia jail has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $14 million in damages for allegations including wrongful death. The Virginian-Pilot reports the estate of 69-year-old William Otis Thrower Sr. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District C Intel's powerful mini-computer 02/02/2018 02:23pm • Q: Is the NUC an adequate desktop replacement computer? A: Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC) was originally developed in 2013 as an alternative to netbooks and other small computing devices that mostly lacked in capability. At its core, it’s a development platform that allows anyone to Watch: Victims' father tries to attack Larry Nassar in courtroom 02/02/2018 11:27am • CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A father of three victims of Larry Nassar rushed and tried to attack the disgraced former sports doctor on Friday during a sentencing hearing in Michigan, after the judge declined his request for ``five minutes'' alone with Nassar in a locked room. He was quickly tack Judge: Victims' father tries to attack Nassar 02/02/2018 09:29am • CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the final sentencing hearing for disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local): 9:20 a.m. A father of three victims of Larry Nassar has tried to attack the disgraced former sports doctor during a court hearing in Michigan. Bailif Can't Handle the Cold? 6 Steps to Move to a Warmer Climate 02/01/2018 07:00pm • You hit your cold-weather limit every year around this time, and yet somehow you still haven't learned your lesson. And as you see that same meme of the bundled-up stick figure contemplating life circulate online yet again, you have to wonder: Why do you live in a place where the air hurts your face Children's Health: a Political Bargaining CHIP? 02/01/2018 07:00pm • When people think about pediatric health care, they often conjure up visions of healthy children running and playing or maybe of them sitting on an exam table getting an immunization. Those who have experience with children's hospitals may envision a child receiving chemotherapy or a premature baby Md. Gov. Hogan announces he'll undergo skin cancer treatment 02/01/2018 06:02pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that he's being treated for what his doctor said is a common form of skin cancer. He said during a Thursday news conference that he will undergo treatment Saturday for a form of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma — a common fo 1 dead, injuries reported as train carrying members of Congress hits truck in Va. 01/31/2018 11:30pm • WASHINGTON — A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck on the tracks south of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring several others. None of the Congress members or their staff had Flu, Heart Attacks and You: What's the Link? 01/31/2018 07:00pm • This year's flu season is one of the worst in decades. Thousands of Americans have been diagnosed with flu, and many have suffered severe complications, including death. In fact, since Oct. 1, 2017, more than 80,000 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. alone by the Centers for Disease Control and What Everyone Should Know About Sciatica 01/31/2018 07:00pm • It can seemingly come out of nowhere -- this sensation of zapping pain that travels from your lower back down one leg, leaving you stunned. If you're like many Americans, you've experienced this sensation known as "sciatica" at least once in your adult life. It's fairly unforgettable. But what you Identify Medical Schools for Geriatrics Training 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Explosive growth in America's geriatric population is one reason medical school professors and practicing physicians advise all aspiring doctors to learn the basics of geriatric medicine. The number of U.S. residents at or over age 65 skyrocketed from 35 million to 49.2 million between 2000 and 201