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Volleyball Star Gabby Reece Champions for Non-Opioid Pain Relief 08/01/2016 08:00pm • Gabby Reece approached her knee replacement surgery three months ago the way she approaches life: holistically. "I knew I was going to try to avoid the opioids as well I could," Reece, a former professional beach volleyball player who's since dedicated her career to speaking and writing about health How Can Parents and Providers Work Together to Advocate for Children With Disabilities? 08/01/2016 08:00pm • You click through pages of Google searches, memorize the hold music of countless offices, stack a pile of handbooks and health pamphlets -- and then what? Your child has a diagnosis of a developmental disability, and you stand with this information unsure of what comes next. Navigating the complex Flossing Doesn't Actually Work, Investigation Concludes 08/01/2016 08:00pm • It might be time to toss your dental floss: An Associated Press investigation has uncovered minimal evidence that flossing is effective, despite decades of public health recommendations to the contrary. Flossing has even been included in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which come out every fiv Parents of children with allergies should prepare for school year now 08/01/2016 05:10am • WASHINGTON — It seems like summer vacation just began. But for kids with allergies or asthma, back-to-school season is already here. Dr. Rachel Schreiber, an allergist in Rockville, Maryland, says it's not too early to prepare for going back to classes. She says that for kids with severe aller 7 Things to Know About Pharmacogenomics 07/31/2016 08:00pm • We all know a medication that works well for one person might not work for another -- or even cause some people unwanted side effects. These differences in response can be caused by factors such as age, gender or other drugs and supplements that a person might be taking. However, up to 99 percent o Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: When It's Surgery Time 07/31/2016 08:00pm • People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in advance that they have a small, stable AAA have the luxury of time to consider their treatment choices -- fro What Is POTS and Why Haven't More People Heard of It? 07/31/2016 08:00pm • One summer morning in 2009, Michael Blaney woke up in a new body. At least, that's how it felt. The rising college senior had gone to bed a long-distance runner who was healthy outside of frequent migraines and awoke a disoriented, exhausted young man who felt nauseous after just 15 minutes at the g What to Know Before Undergoing Heart Valve Replacement Surgery 07/31/2016 08:00pm • In late 2014, Dennis Dobkowski thought a lot about life and death. His heart murmur, which his physician had been monitoring for about 15 years, had progressed to a valve leakage a few years earlier and was now suddenly causing exhaustion and a skipping heart beat. His doctor said he needed surgery Everything You Wanted to Know About Recovering from Colorectal Surgery 07/31/2016 08:00pm • Karen Manzini is a Southern girl, both by birth and by choice. Raised in Georgia and now living in the state again after a 25-year hiatus in Italy, she speaks with a drawl, participates in gardening clubs and was raised not to discuss bodily functions like gas and bowel movements. So when she was re How to Apply for Medicare Without Claiming Social Security 07/31/2016 08:00pm • The Social Security full retirement age is 66 for most baby boomers, and you receive a smaller monthly payout if you sign up at a younger age. Some retirees sign up even later in order to qualify for larger monthly payments later in retirement. However, the Medicare eligibility age remains 65. So, i What to Look for in a Hospital if You Need Lung Cancer Surgery 07/31/2016 08:00pm • Your lungs consist of five sections, or lobes -- three on the right and two on the left. Lobectomy, an operation to remove a single diseased lobe, is the most common surgery for lung cancer. If you need a lobectomy, a major choice is whether to have a rib-spreading operation called a thoracotomy or Stomach Cancer: Awareness and Advances Needed 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Stomach cancer is less common in the U.S. than it used to be -- that's the good news. The catch is when stomach or gastric cancer occurs, it's often not caught until it's dangerously advanced. Unlike breast cancer or colon cancer, there's no routine screening for stomach cancer. People can overlook 5 Steps to Intervene When an Elderly Relative Needs Help 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Joan Lunden may be best known for her 17-year stint as co-host on ABC's Good Morning America, but the journalist says her most important role may be that of helping her elderly mom. "The biggest responsibility every American will have is taking care of their aging parents for the 10, 15 or 20 years Column: Dealing with security certificate warnings 07/28/2016 08:09am • What do I do when I get this message: "There is a problem with this website’s security certificate?" You have been taught to look for HTTPS: (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) at the beginning of a website whenever you’re going to make a purchase online. This ensures that the information Here's Why One Fitness Professional Isn't a Fan of Pokemon GO 07/26/2016 08:00pm • Most days, I get up around 4:30 a.m. to head to the gym. I like going at that hour because it's fairly empty and everyone is there to work, not to socialize or chitchat. It's a "fit it in and get it done" kind of mentality. Lately though, I've noticed something on my early morning commute to my w