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The Pros and Cons of Paying Off Debts Early 04/14/2016 08:00pm • When times are good (or good enough) and the money is rolling in, maybe due to a raise, windfall inheritance, holiday bonus, investment gone right or some other influx of cash, it's easy to wonder: Should I pay off a debt early? After all, debt, we're told, is bad. Carry it if you must, when you bu Speaking Up for Patient Preferences in Cancer Treatment Decisions 04/14/2016 08:00pm • You're about to sign the informed consent document for treatment with chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. How well-informed you actually are is another matter. That could range anywhere from "Here's the clipboard -- sign on the dotted line" as you're transported to the operating room to having had a Column: Are iPhones safer than Android smartphones? 04/14/2016 05:13am • Q: I’m trying to decide on a new phone. Is it true that iPhones are safer than Android smartphones? A: The dangers associated with using a smartphone continue to grow, but the relative dangers compared to using your desktop or laptop are still pretty minimal. It’s not uncommon to see salac Figure Out if You Qualify for a Legacy College Scholarship 04/13/2016 08:00pm • When you're looking at colleges to find your best-fit school, chances are you'll get lots of family members recommending their alma maters. While it's tempting to discount the schools your parents, uncles and grandparents have attended, don't ignore their ideas entirely. Not only could you find some 9 Reasons Your Skin Is Changing Color 04/13/2016 08:00pm • Stella Pavlides was admiring her new ruby ring under the black lights of a New York City bar when she noticed something else glowing: "I had white spots on my knuckles," remembers Pavlides, a 70-year-old in Clearwater, Florida, who was 22 at the time. But when she stepped outside, the spots were go Preventing Epilepsy Deaths 04/13/2016 08:00pm • Fortunately, most children experiencing epilepsy grow up to live long and fruitful lives. But every parent naturally wonders whether their beloved child with seizures could pass away prematurely. In today's world, a quick Internet search serves up plenty of information about SUDEP, or sudden unexpec Chemical Profile: Reduce Hazards Lurking in the Products You Consume 04/13/2016 08:00pm • Imagine if you could put sticky notes on your household products to denote each potentially hazardous chemical lurking in your home, in the personal care items you put on your skin and the foods or drinks you consume. If that were all worked out and known, how many individual reminders of harmful in Va. teacher’s research trip a chance to teach from Antarctica 04/13/2016 06:26pm • ARLINGTON, Va. -- As many of people gear up for vacations at the beach, a local teacher is getting ready for a trip of a lifetime to a very cold place. Kate Miller, a physics teacher at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, is scheduled to travel this winter to the bottom of the globe: Antarct How to Come Together to Care for a Loved One With Alzheimer's 04/12/2016 08:00pm • For years, the Cole sisters kept their distance. Like many siblings separated by a significant age difference, Kim and Caroline drifted apart around Caroline's middle school years. They had different tastes in music, friends and hobbies, and varying perspectives about the world around them. Until, t Hair Loss and Women: How to Stop and Reverse It 04/12/2016 08:00pm • We all lose hair. It's normal to shed 50 to 100 strands per day during the resting phase of the hair growth cycle. You may see them on your pillow, clothes or caught in your brush. Hair follicles should be in a constant pattern of creation, transition and rest, but certain things can disrupt the se Are Target-Date Funds for You? 04/12/2016 08:00pm • Saving for retirement isn't simple, which is perhaps why Americans are so bad at it. Target-date funds seek to take some of the complexity out of building a nest egg by automatically recalculating the investment mix, depending on the saver's age. And while target-date funds have their enthusiasts, NIH's Fauci says Zika more dangerous than first thought 04/12/2016 09:18am • WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are saying that the Zika virus is more dangerous than previously thought. And while federal money left over from the fight against Ebola is being transferred to combat Zika, they say it’s time for a full-blown effort to combat the spread of the disease. “T Yoga class combines fitness and faith 04/11/2016 01:54am • WASHINGTON — Nowadays there are many types of yoga classes to choose from — hot yoga, power yoga, vinyasa glow — but have you ever considered yoga with a Christian twist? Sherrell Moore Tucker is the creator of Faith and Flow Yoga, based in Prince George's County.  She began taking yoga A new test for Lyme disease comes from an unlikely source: a summer intern 04/08/2016 01:09am • WASHINGTON — Temple Douglas grew up in the fields of Lucketts, Virginia, where the ticks that cause Lyme disease lie in wait in the tall grass. Her mother and brother struggled with the disease and before she was out of her teens, Douglas — an aspiring scientist — was fighting back. She Column: Why you still can't use chipped cards everywhere 04/07/2016 06:17am • Q: Why do so many stores have new chipped credit card terminals that still aren’t working? A: The United States is the last major market in the world to transition away from the less-secure magnetic swipe process to the much more secure chip readers. Even though the U.S. only accounts for