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When Adoptees Uncover Their Medical History 10/06/2015 08:00pm • Most of us take it for granted: knowing which medical conditions run in the family. However, for many adult adoptees, that health history is a blank. Adoption documents with scanty summaries of "non-identifying" information often bring more questions than answers. Here, adoptees describe why they s How Sleep Disorders Affect Us -- and How to Lay Them to Rest 10/06/2015 08:00pm • Sleep is absolutely essential to good physical and mental health, and most adults need seven to nine hours every night. Sleep deprivation -- caused by insufficient sleep or poor quality of sleep -- impairs the body's immune system, physical reflexes, emotional stability and cognitive functions, suc Md. lawmakers hear lessons learned on Death with Dignity 10/06/2015 06:25pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Ahead of the next debate on death with dignity, a panel of Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday heard from experts and health care professionals from states that already have the law. Sharing lessons learned and concerns, witnesses from Oregon and Vermont addressed a joint legislative Md. native's double mastectomy fuels comedy, awareness 10/06/2015 01:31pm • WASHINGTON — Cancer can be tragic — but a comedian with local roots has found that laughter may indeed be the best medicine. Caitlin Brodnick was diagnosed at 25 with a genetic mutation that sharply raises the risk of breast cancer. The New York comic pondered her options for a couple of year 10 Universities With the Largest Endowments 10/05/2015 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Oats and the pitfalls of gluten-free labeling 10/05/2015 10:00am • The blogosphere was in a tizzy late this summer when General Mills announced that Cheerios were going gluten-free. People with celiac disease waxed nostalgic for a childhood staple that would soon be safe for them to consume again, and celebrated the imminent arrival of a low-sugar, respectably fibe Countdown to 007 'Spectre': Ranking the Best of Bond 10/05/2015 02:16am • WASHINGTON — Anticipation is high for the Nov. 6 release of the newest James Bond flick, "Spectre," reuniting star Daniel Craig with director Sam Mendes after the smash hit "Skyfall" (2012). It will be Craig's final turn in the role after "Casino Royale" (2006), "Quantum of Solace" (2008), Think Small for Big Returns From the Stock Market 10/04/2015 08:00pm • Chances are you've never heard of bendamustine, let alone know how to pronounce it (ben-da-MUST-een). It's used to treat leukemia and lymphomas and the company that makes it, Eagle Pharmaceuticals (ticker: EGRX), has just 35 employees -- enough to fit into a coat closet at Eli Lilly & Co (LLY). 5 Economic Myths of 2015 10/04/2015 08:00pm • A lot of people think they're a financial expert just because they read the "Wall Street Journal", watch CNBC or peruse the Internet. Financial misinformation gets circulated around the media, by politicians and repeated ad nauseam, but that doesn't necessarily make it true. Here are the five bigges 5 Reasons to Switch Medicare Part D Plans 10/04/2015 08:00pm • Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their prescription drug coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. This annual open enrollment period is when you should make sure that the medications you need will continue to be covered on your plan at an affordable price, and to switch plans if they won't. Building Bridges: The Transition From Pediatric to Adult Health Care 10/04/2015 08:00pm • Preparing for change is a challenge. In corporate America, an entire cottage industry has sprung up around teaching executives to lead change. As caregivers for children, we all lead change frequently. We prepare for transitions. With children, these milestones include the first day of kindergarten, What Does a Hospital's Brand Name Mean? 10/04/2015 08:00pm • Yoga instructor Karin Bertozzi had just finished class one day last October when she stepped into a market to buy lunch. "I felt great," recalls the mother of three from Bethesda, Maryland. She felt no chest pain, no breathlessness, nothing to indicate that the wall of her aorta was about to burst. Implanting Lab-Grown Cartilage to Fix Damaged Knees 10/04/2015 08:00pm • One of the challenges of treating patients with knee injuries is that once knee cartilage is damaged, it's damaged for good. This cartilage, which is crucial to smooth and painless mobility in the knee, is avascular and, without blood flow, has limited capacity to heal or grow back after injury. Ov How Do I Help a Loved One Lose Weight? 10/04/2015 08:00pm • You've embraced a healthy diet and physically active lifestyle -- but feel concerned that a loved one has not. You want to help but fear it's a sore subject. Is it worth bringing up or shutting up? The answer is: It depends. Check out these 10 suggestions for how to address a loved one's weight iss Afghan clinic bombed, 3 international charity staff dead 10/03/2015 02:30am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Three staff from Doctors Without Borders were killed and 30 were missing after an explosion near their hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz that may have been caused by a U.S. airstrike. In a statement, the international charity said the ``sustained bombing'' t