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Future unclear, stars of Disney's 'Doc McStuffins' wowed by fan support 07/04/2016 11:05am • WASHINGTON -- Fears that a popular Disney show that features a young, black, female doctor may not be renewed for a fifth season are spawning a huge outpouring of support on social media, calling for the company to #RenewDocMcStuffins. In the few days since comedian W. Kamau Bell tweeted Friday Top drugs abused by high school seniors 07/04/2016 08:13am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and HealthGrove. by Sabrina Perry The U.S. is in the midst of a drug crisis. Opioid abuse has swept the nation and is at an all-time high. OxyContin, America’s best-selling prescription pain reliever — and one of the most abused — has Identifying and treating inflammation 07/04/2016 05:00am • When basketball star Steph Curry slipped and injured his knee in late April, he reacted by tearing up on the sideline, while fans and media reacted by wondering how many games he would miss. His body? It reacted by inflaming around the outside of the knee, protecting the area as it recovered from a Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 3-9 07/03/2016 10:44pm • July 3: Jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain is 86. Actor Michael Cole (''The Mod Squad'') is 76. Singer Judith Durham of The Seekers is 73. Actor Kurtwood Smith (''That 70s Show'') is 73. Country singer Johnny Lee is 70. Writer Dave Barry is 69. Actress Betty Buckley is 69. Guitarist-singer Paul Barrere Photos: Dogs hitch ride on Prince George's Co. fire truck 07/02/2016 06:48pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George’s County firefighters are calling it a “Dog day of summer” after giving three dogs a ride home aboard a fire truck in Oxon Hill, Maryland. It started Saturday morning outside a Home Depot in Oxon Hill. Firefighters showed up to check on a man complaining about c How to Buy U.S. Savings Bonds 06/29/2016 08:00pm • U.S. savings bonds, that tried-and-true gift of grandparents to youngsters who might rather have a new bicycle for their birthday, aren't looking that appealing these days as low interest rates continue. But they still have a few features worth considering for those who want to bulk up the safe-hav Please Give Me Your Kidney: How to Crowdsource for an Organ 06/29/2016 08:00pm • When Liza Mason retired from her busy career in the restaurant business at age 60, the Denver resident didn't move to a beach town, take up painting or commit to more travel. Instead, she channeled all of her time, attention and energy toward one goal: finding a kidney. It wasn't any simpler than a Intrusive Thoughts: Normal or Not? 06/28/2016 08:00pm • Have you ever envisioned a stranger falling off a subway platform and onto the tracks below just as the next train is about to arrive? Have you ever had a fleeting thought about driving your car over the side of a suspension bridge or into oncoming traffic? Or maybe you've pictured yourself acciden Judge: Mother of missing children still incompetent to stand trial 06/28/2016 11:00am • ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Catherine Hoggle, the last person to see two young children when they disappeared in September 2014, is still incompetent to stand trial for their disappearance, say doctors at the state's maximum-security mental health hospital. In a brief hearing Tuesday morning, Montgomery Co How to travel with asthma and allergies 06/28/2016 08:50am • Dreaming of your summer vacation? Wondering how to keep asthma and allergies under control? Put some planning behind the dream. Here's a timetable to follow: Two Months Out Schedule a checkup with your physician. -- Review your symptoms -- how often are they occurring? How well are you s Md. trooper saves leg amputee at crash site 06/28/2016 05:46am • WASHINGTON — A Maryland state trooper is getting praise for his lifesaving actions after he helped a driver with potentially fatal injuries survive. // The trooper, Quincy Pinkney, was nearby when the call of an accident came in at 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday. Pinkney arrived to find that the The Man's Guide to Becoming Healthy 06/27/2016 08:00pm • After a light knock, I open the exam room door. The smell of cigarette smoke is evident. I introduce myself to the gentlemen sitting uneasily on the exam table. I ask what brings him to the office today and he states, "I need to get a check-up." I ask when he last saw a doctor. No response from the 3 Facts About Earning a Degree in Saudi Arabia 06/27/2016 08:00pm • Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country in the Middle East -- and its emphasis on education is even bigger. The country boasts the largest education sector of all Arab Gulf states, including more than 25 public universities and more than 65 private colleges as well as several technical colleges. T Does breakfast really help you lose weight? 06/27/2016 08:50am • "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." We've all heard it before -- typically as part of a monologue designed to convert breakfast haters into devout bacon-and-egg lovers. But the reality is that breakfast has long been a point of contention among weight-loss warriors, doctors, nutrit Is it healthy to sleep with your pets? 06/27/2016 08:40am • Sharing a pillow with Fido? You're not alone. Pets like snoozing in people's beds, and most U.S. pet owners don't seem to mind. Half of all dogs bunk down with their owners, while 63 percent of cats nap in an adult's bed, according to the latest APPA National Pet Owners Survey, conducted by the A