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End-of-Life Wishes: What Everyone Needs to Talk About But No One Wants To 06/07/2015 08:00pm • Emergencies can happen to anyone at any time. While families and schools perform fire drills in the event of a fire emergency, families are not often prepared for medical emergencies that can end with death or significant disability. Even when death follows a prolonged illness, families are too oft 13 Ways to Stay Healthy at the Pool This Summer 06/07/2015 08:00pm • If you want to stay safe and healthy at your local community pool, there's more to remember than no running in the splash zone. From water-borne diseases to rashes and other infections, here are a few precautions to take before diving into swim season: Test the waters. It's tempting to make a beel Fraley Film Guide 06/05/2015 03:08pm • Not everyone can keep up with new releases at the movie theater. Sometimes, the flick you want to see is already out of the theater by the time you have a free weekend. Have no fear. WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley keeps a running tally. Click the links below for the full reviews based on a 4-star sca Protect yourself from future data breaches 06/05/2015 08:12am • WASHINGTON – With so many government employees in the D.C. area, the massive data breach of 4 million former and current U.S. government workers hits hard at home. How can Americans protect themselves in this age of ongoing cybersecurity wars? Ken Colburn, from Data Doctors, has some tips. Living With Psoriasis 06/04/2015 08:00pm • Do you remember those days as a kid, dancing around your yard in a bathing suit? Or playing soccer after school with your closest friends? Or even looking forward to a fun sleepover on a Friday night? I do. I remember loving all of those moments and feeling so lucky to be me. But at age 10, that a Va. allows pharmacies to carry opioid overdose antidote 06/04/2015 04:20pm • WASHINGTON — To help fight a spike in opioid overdose deaths, Virginia has become one of only a handful of states to allow anyone to get a drug that can counteract the effects of an overdose. It's called Naloxone and if administered in the first few minutes of an overdose, it can save a person' Md. shop offers hundreds of fizzy flavors of pop under one roof 06/04/2015 10:24am • WASHINGTON — If you're bored with the same old vending machine sodas, there's a store in the area where you can take your tongue on a soda pop safari. The North Market Pop Shop in Frederick, Maryland sells more than 225 different kinds of soda, most of them sweetened with cane sugar and package Data Doctors: Explaining the 'Internet of Things' 06/04/2015 07:29am • PHOENIX, Ariz. -- This week, a reader asks, What exactly is the "Internet of Things?" As next big things go, the "Internet of Things" (IoT) is big and the impact it’s going to have, and in some cases is already having, on our daily lives will be dramatic. It’s essentially everyday physica Men: Start Treating Your Bodies Like Your Cars 06/03/2015 08:00pm • For many of us, unless we feel pain, discomfort, or we fear that a physical issue might keep us from doing the things we need to do, we take good health for granted. Studies show this tendency is especially common among men. In fact, it's been reported that one-third of men haven't been to the doc After eight years without answers, a father of five recovered from brain injury 06/03/2015 05:14pm • WASHINGTON -- "At times, I couldn't even name my five children in less than three or four minutes...I was about to lose my house, my job, custodianship of my children and probably become a ward of the state. But I got lucky." That was Clark Elliott's life for eight years after he suffered a traum 4 Savings Strategies for Peace of Mind in Retirement 06/02/2015 08:00pm • For many people, day-to-day budgeting and financial planning can seem daunting. Fast-forward to retirement, with the stress of not having your regular paycheck, and this can make managing your finances seem even more overwhelming. To help alleviate this stress, you may need to look at your savings It's Not Your Fault: Dealing With Guilt After a Lung Cancer Diagnosis 06/02/2015 08:00pm • On April 5, 2005, Peter Jennings, the long-time news anchor for ABC, announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. In the very next sentence, he admitted he had smoked for much of his life and that he had weakened and taken up smoking again after the attacks on 9/11. Implicit in this admis 3 Reasons You Can't Lose Your Belly Fat 06/02/2015 08:00pm • Recently, a friend asked me how she could reduce her belly fat. She is a fitness instructor who works out regularly and follows the "80/20 rule" -- eating healthy about 80 percent of the time. Still, she couldn't lose her belly fat and was frustrated about it. My initial response? Eat better, work Cancer Retreats: Finding a Fresh Perspective 06/02/2015 08:00pm • Fly-fishing in the clear mountain waters at a Wyoming ranch. Hobnobbing in a posh restaurant to cap off an empowering weekend in the nation's capital. Chilling by the waterfall after a Tai Chi session in the North Carolina foothills. For people recovering from cancer and treatment side effects, re Weighing Your Health: Where BMI Falls Short 06/02/2015 08:00pm • You entered your height and weight in the calculator on your favorite health website, and it says you're "healthy." Case closed, right? Wrong. Weight and body mass index may well be the go-to numbers for defining obesity and related health risks, but they fall far short for many people. Nearly 70