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You've Got Mail About Quitting Smoking 07/05/2017 08:00pm • The road to snuffing out cigarettes once and for all can be a long one. "I think the big thing for people to remember is that it usually takes multiple attempts to be successful at quitting smoking," says Dr. Valerie Bonne, a pulmonologist at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milw What Is Lymphedema? 07/05/2017 08:00pm • Among the many side effects you'll potentially deal with during the course of treatment for breast cancer, one of the most unpredictable, intractable and difficult to address is lymphedema, a chronic condition that can result after surgery and radiation treatment for breast cancer. As The Memorial Your Scholarship Money Could Be in the Stars 07/05/2017 08:00pm • You don't have to be a rocket scientist -- yet -- to win a college scholarship. For some awards, you just have to be interested in the stars. Interest in astronomy or aerospace engineering could be tickets to money for a college degree. A number of organizations present scholarships to students who Why Diabetes Is More Common in Rural Areas 07/05/2017 08:00pm • If you live in a rural area, there's a greater chance that you'll develop diabetes. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified what it calls a " diabetes belt" in 644 counties in 15 states of mostly rural portions of the Southeast and Midwest. Some of the states in the d Md. doctor writes prescription for surviving police encounters: Humility, respect 07/05/2017 04:47pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland emergency room doctor wants to save lives, but his prescription doesn't involve new medications or safety equipment: He's targeting young men and hopes more of them will come home safely after encounters with police. Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner, of Bowie, said that hum 9 drinks that give you a buzz without the hangover 07/05/2017 11:11am • Tea on tap Revée Barbour poured herself another drink from a vat floating with ice, mint and lime. "I don't feel drunk," the naturopathic physician in Sacramento, California, told the party host (and mixologist), "I feel very relaxed." That was the point: The concoction's base wasn't gin or vod Why Are African-Americans at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer? 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Although colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., it's also one of the most preventable types of cancers. However, colon cancer doesn't affect all people equally. In fact, the incidence and prognosis for CRC in African-Americans is much less favorable than other p Life for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease 07/04/2017 08:00pm • In June, U.S. News took an in-depth look at children born with serious heart defects. With earlier detection, evolving surgical techniques and treatment at specialized centers, these kids can do better than ever before. But how do their grown-up lives look? Even with the most complex congenital he Consult Past, Current Online Students When Choosing a Program 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Before Rono Chatterjee applied to the online MBA program at the University of North Carolina --Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School, he wanted an "honest opinion" about the program, he says. So his co-worker introduced him to a former colleague who was a current online student at the school. Th What's the Link Between Obesity and Urological Health? 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Today in America, more than one-third (about 36 percent) of our country's adult population is considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The lethal combination of inactivity, availability of processed "convenience" foods and increasing portion sizes is leading Am How Eating Placenta Could Be Deadly for Your Baby 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Doctors have a clear message for mothers: Stop eating your placenta -- or risk your baby's health. One group of doctors from Oregon detailed the case of one baby with a grave bacterial infection after being born healthy, Vox reports. The baby had late-onset group B strep disease, aka GBS, which mad This Baby Could Be the First Ever Without a Gender on Their ID Card 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Some day, you might not have to put a gender marker on your baby's ID card -- and if that's your preference, you'd have this Canadian baby and advocates to thank. Kori Doty, who had her baby Searyl Alti in November, has tried to stop the baby's gender from appearing in British Columbia government r As rockets' red glare fills the sky, doctors brace for fireworks injuries 07/04/2017 04:51am • WASHINGTON — The snow falls in winter. Your tax return is due in April. And people lose hands on the Fourth of July. These are all reliable events on the calendar. "I never have heard a good explanation as to why someone would be holding a lit firework," said Dr. Raymond Pensy, trauma orthopedi 3 Questions to Ask Before Taking Prescription Pain Meds 07/02/2017 08:00pm • Over the last few decades, the prevalence of narcotic painkiller (also referred to as opioids) use in the United States has skyrocketed. This class of medications suppresses the body's perception of pain by blocking signals between the brain and the nervous system. In the past, usage of opioids for 'I Survived a Shark Attack' 07/02/2017 08:00pm • Tiffany Johnson was snorkeling off the coast of the Bahamas when she felt the bump on her arm. It didn't hurt, so she casually glanced to her right, angling to stay still so she didn't disturb the fish she'd been admiring. That bump turned out to be a shark, and her arm was in his mouth, and he was