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Doctor: Cold harder on kids than adults 02/17/2015 07:17pm • WASHINGTON -- This bitter cold winter weather is tough on adults and even tougher on kids. "Kids aren't little adults, they will dissipate heat much faster than we will," says Dr. Erik Schobitz, medical director of the pediatric emergency room at Adventist Health Care Shady Grove Medical Cente Find the Right Physician Shadowing Experience 02/16/2015 07:00pm • Premed students who want to shadow a physician usually don't have to search hard to find an opportunity. Hospitals, universities and private organizations often help aspiring doctors find a current physician to observe. With so many shadowing opportunities available, figuring out which one to pursu Can Dietary Changes Improve Erectile Dysfunction? 02/16/2015 07:00pm • Erectile dysfunction is not commonly thought of as a diet-related condition, but rather an unfortunate -- albeit inevitable -- medical phenomenon related to either age or prostate disease. This assumption is bolstered by the fact that most men with the condition are treated with a little blue pill a 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming Soon 02/16/2015 07:00pm • U.S. News will reveal new rankings of graduate schools for business, law, education, engineering and medicine on usnews.com March 10. As part of the 2016 Best Graduate Schools rankings, U.S. News will also rank master's programs in nursing based on both statistical and reputational data for the firs Doctor weighs pros and cons of turning to the Internet for medical advice 02/16/2015 06:21am • WASHINGTON -- Many people turn to the Internet for medical advice, for everything from dealing with a sprain to determining whether or not to vaccinate kids. Doctors say that can be a mixed blessing.   "I think there is plenty of excellent information on the Internet," says Dr. Ranit Mishori, a Doctor talks love’s impact on heart health 02/14/2015 07:48pm • WASHINGTON -- It's one of the most distinct symbols of love and one of the most important organs in our body. As we strive for good health through diet and exercise, one thing is just as important for the health of our heart: love.   Who hasn't heard stories of couples who've been married for Sex After Heart Bypass Surgery 02/12/2015 07:00pm • You just had heart bypass surgery: Cardiac surgeons cracked your breastbone, opened your chest and grafted blood vessels from one part of your body onto another. You have fresh surgical wounds, both on your leg and chest -- the famous zipper -- and it takes all the energy you've got to simply get o Chinese mobile sensation dips toes in US with accessories 02/12/2015 06:10pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Xiaomi, one of China's hottest companies, is bringing its blend of cheap yet fashionable technology and crowd-pleasing antics to the U.S. Although its smartphones won't be available here anytime soon, Xiaomi unveiled plans Thursday to test the U.S. market by selling inexpensiv Mexican boy with massive tumor now living in New Mexico 02/12/2015 01:51pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An 11-year-old Mexican boy who had portions of a massive tumor removed in New Mexico is living comfortably in an Albuquerque suburb with his family as he prepares for more treatment. Jose Antonio Ramirez Serrano and his family are staying in a rented Rio Rancho home thanks Reid recovering after 2nd surgery 02/12/2015 12:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Harry Reid is recovering at his Washington residence after surgery Wednesday to restore vision in his wounded right eye. It was Reid's second surgery since breaking bones in his face and hurting his eye in a violent exercise accident at his home in Nevada on New Year's Day. Dog Shows Up at Hospital Where Owner Is Battling Cancer 02/12/2015 12:29pm • (CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) -- Call it coincidence or love, but a miniature Schnauzer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ended up at the hospital where her owner is battling cancer -- even though the dog was originally 20 blocks away at home. A surveillance camera in the hospital lobby caught the dog entering throu Rand Paul asks for state presidential caucus in 2016 02/12/2015 12:07pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In his strongest sign yet that he will run for president, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul asked state party leaders this week for a presidential caucus in 2016 to avoid a costly legal battle on whether he can run for president and re-election to his Senate office at the same time. The Ke Researchers link dehydration to poor stroke recovery 02/12/2015 11:57am • WASHINGTON -- People who are susceptible to having a stroke might want to stay well hydrated -- it might help their recovery if they do have one. Forty-two percent of people who are dehydrated when having a stroke end up with conditions that worsen or stay the same, according to new research A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine 02/12/2015 09:52am • MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine reached on Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made conditional on a series of difficult steps and put off until Graduate Education Programs Lead in Attracting Latinos 02/11/2015 07:00pm • Not all college students will go to graduate school, but the percentage of Hispanics who get a master's degree is especially low. Only 7 percent of all master's degrees earned in 2012 were awarded to Latinos, according to a recent report from Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization that