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Beware: Tax season is Christmas for hackers 01/16/2015 02:21am • PHOENIX -- Q: What should I do to make sure my computer is safe to do my taxes online? A: The security industry often refers to tax season as ‘Christmas for Hackers,’ because they know that millions of Americans will be using their personal computers to prepare their tax returns. Whether y Is the Autoimmune Paleo Diet Legit? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • Most people think of the paleo diet as the meat lover's way to lose weight. But some people with autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, are turning to a refined paleo version to improve life-disrupting symptoms such as pain and fatigue. While medical experts not affiliated w What It's Like to Volunteer for a Clinical Research Trial 01/15/2015 07:00pm • For 20 years, Theresa Brennan knew something was wrong. Her energy was sapped, she slept a lot and she suffered from mysterious aches. Doctors thought the pain in her joints might be rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia. But on Christmas Eve 2012, she received a surprising diagnosis: She had hepati Are Energy Drinks Really That Bad? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • It all started with three or four cans of Mountain Dew a day. That was in high school. Then, in college, it was 5-Hour Energy. Two shots a day, to be exact. Later, it was a 20-ounce can of Monster each morning. At one point, Aaron Templin, now 36, had to stop -- at least temporarily. "I don't even Find a Medical School That Invests in Primary Care Leaders 01/14/2015 07:00pm • Many primary care doctors are not in love with their careers. Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners were both more inclined to recommend a career as a nurse practitioner, instead of as a doctor, within the field, according to a study published in December in the journal Academic Medicine Telepsychiatry: the New Frontier in Mental Health 01/14/2015 07:00pm • When Hind Benjelloun, a District of Columbia-based crisis psychiatrist with InSight Telepsychiatry, works an overnight shift, there's never a dull moment. Even when the emergency room empties out, Benjelloun still has patients waiting for her on her computer screen. Whether they're from the inner c Bipolar Disorder: What You Need to Know 01/14/2015 07:00pm • At age 23, Stephanie Joseph noticed she was having trouble concentrating at work -- that is, when she actually made it into the office. Many days, she couldn't get out of bed. She spent hours staring at the wall, crying at the drop of a hat. And although she'd only worked for nine months as a certif Using technology in the fight against Ebola 01/14/2015 02:39am • By Joel Selanikio, M.D., special to wtop.com LUNSAR, Sierra Leone --  When I got here, I was excited to begin my time helping in the fight against the Ebola virus that has ravaged West Africa. As a physician and former CDC epidemiologist, I came to the Lunsar Ebola Treatment Center (ETC), opera Triple C a new drug of choice for teens 01/14/2015 01:25am • WASHINGTON -- Far too many teens are reaching into the family medicine cabinet for a quick high. Across the country and around the D.C. area, they are taking dangerous handfuls of cold medicines known by the street name “Triple C.” "We definitely see over-the-counter drug abuse very, very com 10 Work Perks That Offer Big Financial Rewards 01/13/2015 07:00pm • Beyond salarySalary often steals the spotlight when you're considering a new job, but these less obvious benefits can be worth thousands of dollars -- or more -- in compensation each year. Inquiring about them before you accept (or decline) an offer can help you maximize your income and work satisfa Do you really have high blood pressure? 01/13/2015 07:00pm • If you've been prescribed a blood pressure medication based on a single high number at your doctor's office, you may want to ask if you really need it. That blood pressure reading might be misleading, according to an influential panel of government experts. In its draft recommendation, the U.S. P How smoke inhalation affects the body 01/13/2015 04:17pm • WASHINGTON -- The Washington D.C.-area just got a big lesson in the power of smoke.   One person died and dozens more were hospitalized after smoke filled a Metro train that had just left the L'Enfant Plaza station on Monday afternoon.    Victims' upper airways were affected, then their lower Under Armour fitness app's celebrity pitch 01/13/2015 02:23am • By Steve Winter, special for wtop.com LAS VEGAS -- When Baltimore-based Under Armour introduced its new mobile app-based connected fitness platform at last week’s international Consumer Electronics Show, they deployed a best-of-both-worlds strategy to herald the announcement  -- they combined Best Jobs of 2015 01/12/2015 07:00pm • Each year, U.S. News faces a tall task: Ranking jobs to highlight those that are better than most. The problem? There isn't one type of worker who wants one type of job to fit one type of lifestyle. But whether you're drawn to work in health care or IT, in a creative field or the business world, cer 15 Awesome Jobs That Pay More Than $90K 01/12/2015 07:00pm • These positions pay well and are in demand. Whether we're making it, spending it, saving it or in lack of it, we think about money a lot. As a result, money spurs why we work and often the professions we choose. Still, money isn't the be-all and end-all of a profession, nor is it the exclusive fa