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Low-risk prostate cancer is not no-risk prostate cancer 12/12/2017 07:00pm • The results of a recent prostate cancer study have begun hitting the public domain, once again creating questions and potential confusion for patients and their loved ones about whether or not to opt for treatment after a prostate cancer diagnosis. This 20-year study, titled "Prostate Cancer Inte Battling Bullying in the Workplace 12/12/2017 07:00pm • It's Monday morning and you're filled with dread. You have to present research at the office this afternoon, but the gnawing feeling in your stomach isn't just performance anxiety. Whenever you speak in front of your team, your boss interrupts to mock what you say. He questions your judgment, calls Stomach Bloating: How to Relieve Your Tight, Round Belly 12/12/2017 07:00pm • Feeling bloated? You're not alone. Abdominal bloating and gas are among the most common digestive complaints that doctors hear from patients. Belly bloating bothers some people largely because of how it looks. They may think a protruding tummy makes them look "pregnant." Some are frustrated when Spice up the holidays, because it's good for you 12/12/2017 09:54am • WASHINGTON — Gingerbread cookies, hot mulled wine and peppermint candy canes are just some of the more delicious aspects of the holiday season. Lean Plate Club™ blogger Sally Squires says some of the holiday spices and flavorings that are most closely linked with the holidays have great heal Could Treating Vision Loss Help Older Adults Live Longer? 12/11/2017 07:00pm • More than 20 million people age 40 and older in the U.S. have cataracts, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The condition, which grows increasingly common with age, involves a clouding of the eye's natural lens, and experts say what's clear is that resulting vision problems How Does Inhaled Insulin Work for Diabetes? 12/11/2017 07:00pm • Insulin injections are a not-so-fun part of life for people with Type 1 diabetes and some with Type 2 diabetes. If there was an alternative available, like inhaled insulin, could it make living with diabetes easier? That's one of the ideas behind Afrezza, an insulin inhalation powder that was approv Use Cambridge Qualifications to Study in the U.S. 12/11/2017 07:00pm • Going to the U.S. for college was something Oshini Ekanayake always planned for. As a student in Sri Lanka, she took her Cambridge International AS and A Levels and says the advanced curriculum more than prepared her for studying in the U.S. Ekanayake was admitted to Clark University in Massachusett Md. native injured in Las Vegas mass shooting is home for holidays 12/11/2017 02:06pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland native critically injured in the Las Vegas mass shooting will spend the holidays at home with her family. Tina Frost passed a "huge milestone" over the weekend, walking out of the inpatient rehabilitation hospital where she has spent the last few weeks receiving care, a Changing Traditional Education May be Key to Empowering Refugee Teenagers 12/10/2017 07:00pm • REYHANLI, Turkey -- On an ordinary street in this Turkish town on the Syrian border, there's an ordinary apartment building where the extraordinary happens every day. Inside the doors, a new world awaits hundreds of Syrians refugee teens who have suffered for years through the trauma of war and los Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 10-16 12/10/2017 12:08am • Dec. 10: Actress Fionnula Flanagan (''Waking Ned Devine'') is 76. Actor Tommy Kirk is 76. Singer Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy is 76. Singer Ralph Tavares of Tavares is 76. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 71. Drummer Walter ``Clyde'' Orange of The Commodores is 71. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez i Data Doctors: DIY home security options 12/08/2017 05:59am • Q: Can you recommend a home security system that doesn’t require a monitoring contract? A: The DIY home security market has exploded with internet-connected devices that can monitor just about anything in or around your home. If you’re willing to be your own “monitoring company” via yo 8 Creative Ways to Help a Loved One Suffering Depression 12/07/2017 07:00pm • When someone you care about has depression, it can be hard to know how to help. The disease is insidious in that it can lower patients' own motivation to get better. Their sense of self-efficacy -- the idea that they can make any progress against their illness -- is diminished, says Dr. Gina Newsom What Causes That Uncontrollable Nighttime Urge to Pee? 12/07/2017 07:00pm • There are plenty of light sleepers who wake up in the night and decide to go pee before falling back asleep. Perhaps it was a nightmare or a neighbor's barking dog that woke them. In these cases, it wasn't the urge to urinate. A condition called nocturia is different. It means waking up with an urg What to Do When Menopause Sabotages Your Sleep 12/06/2017 07:00pm • The changes that occur during menopause can affect everything from mood to sex drive. Though for some women classic symptoms -- like hot flashes -- are mild, for others, symptoms can be severe. What's more, the majority of women experience at least some sleep disruption -- which can have far-reachi How to prepare for a doctor visit 12/06/2017 04:12am • WASHINGTON — If you need to see a doctor, how you prepare and communicate with your health care provider can influence the quality of care you receive, a local consumers' group said. Being well prepared for a doctor's appointment includes knowing what you want to know, according to Washington C