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Commitment a Key Theme for Medical School Applications 12/08/2014 07:00pm • Think for a second about a doctor you know who is committed to medicine. Think about how that commitment is demonstrated. You'd probably say that he or she is willing to put patients' needs first. Or that he or she cares more about helping patients than about making money or gaining status as a phy 5 'Band-Aid' Fixes That Hurt Your Finances 12/08/2014 07:00pm • You're short on cash, but there is something important you need to spend money on, like your mortgage or an electric bill or groceries. So you settle on what's often called a "Band-Aid" fix. That is, you come up with a very short-term solution that solves your financial dilemma today. The trouble Beating the Odds: Cancer Survivors' Success Stories 12/08/2014 07:00pm • Ashtyn Brown recalls the day she started to understand how sick she was. She was 9 years old and lying in her hospital bed at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, and she couldn't breathe. She had an oxygen port, but she hated using it -- especially the nose clips. "Lying there, I realized Popular NYC organic delivery biz expands to D.C. 12/08/2014 04:57pm • WASHINGTON -- After years battling body image issues and struggling to strike a balance between demanding professional lives, busy social lives and their health, childhood friends Danielle DuBoise and Whitney Tingle decided to ditch the extreme diets they'd relied on in the past and instead set out Why Rationing Preventive Services By Age is a Mistake 12/07/2014 07:00pm • The agency that recommends what preventive services are paid for has come out with recommendations (often taken verbatim by Medicare) that there are not enough data to recommend any screening for men over 70 or women over 75. That means even if you live healthy and could -- with some preventive tes 6 Tips to Keep Diabetics Out of the Hospital 12/07/2014 07:00pm • Diabetic complications often lead to the hospital.People with diabetes know what they'll hear whenever they see their doctor: another exhortation to eat right and exercise, because that's how to keep blood sugar levels under control. It's proven advice, but not enough to prevent a long list of diabe For Minority Undergrads, Public Health Is Becoming a More Popular Major 12/07/2014 07:00pm • The health care workforce in the U.S. looks significantly different from many of its patients. About 4 percent of doctors are African-American, even though African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. And while Hispanics were 16 How to Cope With Depression After Hospital Discharge 12/07/2014 07:00pm • In October 2001, David Fuehrer was the strongest man in New York. Or at least he was the holder of a statewide "Natural Bodybuilding" title. Just four months later, Fuehrer was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He was 25 years old. "I went from being a competitive athlete and just starting my mas Honoring Caregivers of Wounded Warriors 12/05/2014 03:57pm • WASHINGTON -- The power of love and family are critical in the healing of Wounded Warriors, especially when a solider is fighting for his or her life. On Friday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, caregivers were honored for their relentless service to their loved ones. It w Alltrails.com for your hiking guide 12/05/2014 10:00am • Data Doctors When You're Lending (or Giving) Money to Your Parents 12/04/2014 07:00pm • Society talks a lot about paying it forward and doing something good for someone else, but the older you get, the more you may find yourself paying it backward. That is, lending or giving money back to your parents, who once upon a time bought you food, clothes, toys and just about everything else y Column: Is it safer to shop online than in-store? 12/04/2014 12:50pm • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors PHOENIX -- Q: With all of the breaches at major retailers, is it actually safer to shop online these days? A: According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 931,358,613 records have been breached from 4,456 data breaches made public since 2005. It's not your i Monitor unauthorized sign-ins 12/04/2014 08:53am • Data Doctors No scripts for Firefox browser 12/04/2014 08:29am • Data Doctors Charge blocking: The juice jack defender 12/04/2014 08:25am • Data Doctors