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9 Habits That May Reduce Your Risk for Developing Alzheimer's 05/09/2017 08:00pm • Keeping your mind sharpMore than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Alzheimer's destroys memory and other mental functions, according to the Mayo Clini 3 Payment Platforms for Parents 05/09/2017 08:00pm • Nobody likes hassling their ex-spouse for child support, reminding other parents to pay their Little League fees or dealing with nanny taxes, the payroll taxes parents who pay a nanny, caregiver or other household employees $2,000 or more per year are supposed to cover. Just as money transfer apps l Could Your Hospital Data Be Breached? 05/09/2017 08:00pm • It could be malicious hacking in search of sensitive health information. It could be careless handling of a laptop containing data from a doctor's office. It could be a hospital insider or savvy outsider using patient information to fraudulently obtain medical care or prescription drugs. In March a DC-area college graduation: Dates, times and locations 05/09/2017 07:26pm • WASHINGTON — College graduation season has arrived — which means happy parents and D.C.-area traffic complications. The season kicks off Wednesday, when Howard University begins its festivities. American University, Catholic University and the University of D.C. will hand out diplomas as wel Recaptured inmate to be evaluated at detention center 05/09/2017 03:41pm • JESSUP, Md. (AP) -- A prisoner recaptured by authorities after six days on the run will remain at the county detention center. A judge had ordered David Watson's transfer to Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center for a competency evaluation, but the Howard County State's Attorney's Office said Monday As the Prostate Cancer Screening Pendulum Swings 05/08/2017 08:00pm • Recently, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force revised its 2012 recommendations against routine prostate cancer screening for otherwise healthy men. The revamped 2017 guidelines now encourage conversation between patient and doctor regarding the specific pros and cons of undergoing testing -- How to Prevent Malaria While Traveling Abroad -- and Treating It at Home 05/08/2017 08:00pm • An infectious disease typically transmitted by a female Anapheles mosquito infected with a parasite, malaria can kill fast. The World Health Organization estimates that 429,000 people died from the infectious disease in 2015. Prevention and treatment efforts the world over have, fortunately, decrea How Diabetes Affects Your Hearing 05/08/2017 08:00pm • If you have diabetes, you have at least twice the chance of experiencing hearing loss than someone who does not have the condition, according to the American Diabetes Association. If you have prediabetes, your risk for hearing loss is 30 percent higher compared with those who do not have diabetes. Why Cotton Swabs Are Landing Thousands of Kids in Emergency Rooms 05/08/2017 08:00pm • You may not feel clean unless you swipe your ears with a cotton swab, but remember: You're setting a poor example for your children. That's because more than 263,300 U.S. children visited hospital emergency rooms between 1990 and 2010 with cotton swab-related ear injuries, according to a new study 10 Things Younger Men Should Know About Prostate Cancer 05/08/2017 08:00pm • Not just for older guysCancer of the prostate gland -- which produces fluid contained in semen -- is one of the most common types of cancer in U.S. men. Prostate cancer is known as a disease of older men, and that's largely true. The average age of diagnosis is 66, with about 10 percent of new cases Has Breast Cancer Always Been a Problem? 05/08/2017 08:00pm • In her acclaimed 2012 book, " Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History," science writer Florence Williams cuts to the chase: " Breast cancer has probably been around for as long as there have been breasts." From what historians tell us, treating the disease in the earliest days wasn't pretty. The f Here's How to Manage Lung Cancer Side Effects 05/08/2017 08:00pm • If you are about to begin treatment for lung cancer, you may have concerns about side effects. Side effects are problems caused by the cancer itself or that result in addition to the intended effects of treatment. "Side effects largely depend on the therapy given," says Dr. Steven Dubinett, profess Are Certain Professions More Prone to Depression? 05/08/2017 08:00pm • Depression has been linked to a number of environmental factors, including stress, lack of physical activity, exposure to toxins, social isolation and lack of medical and social support. So it should come as no surprise that people in jobs with higher levels of these factors are more at risk for dep Medical Schools Teach Value of Patient-Physician Relationships 05/08/2017 08:00pm • How to form a strong patient-physician relationship is perhaps the most important skill you will learn as a medical student. You will start developing that skill anew with each patient you meet. If you do not have a strong bond with your patient, he or she may not give you the full and honest story Wounded warriors, veterans rally for safe access to cannabis 05/08/2017 06:08pm • WASHINGTON — A veteran who lives in D.C. suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or another service-connected disability has something that similar veterans living in region do not — access to cannabis. A small group of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans gathered in Dupont Circle Monday