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Tips for controlling what kids see online 11/20/2014 12:44pm • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors Q: What's the easiest way to control what computers can access on the Internet in my home? A: Content-control systems exist in a wide variety of forms, ranging from software installed on specific devices to hardware that can control what all connected devices ca Comparison shop on desktop and mobile 11/20/2014 09:15am • Data Doctors Dave's take: Fire everybody 11/17/2014 03:44pm • WASHINGTON -- Fire the owner. Change the name. Change the quarterback. These are all suggestions I heard while sitting in the stands on Sunday at FedExField. "Fire the owner" might be fun for some to say, but often owners win labor disputes with themselves. And I didn't see Dan Snyder on the fi Doctor second Ebola patient to die in U.S. 11/17/2014 08:34am • WASHINGTON -- Dr. Martin Salia is the second Ebola patient to die in the U.S., CBS News reports. Salia was a surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone. Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment unit had been treating him since Saturday. The deadly virus has killed more than 5,0 Those who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's support each other 11/17/2014 01:03am • SILVER SPRING, Md. -- This is a love story multiplied by 34 million. It is the story of all those family caregivers who put their own needs on hold to care for a parent, grandparent or spouse -- caregivers such as Tobi Suarez of Silver Spring, who is watching her husband's slow descent into Alz Dad who played 'Blackbird' for newborn son, thanks mourners at funeral 11/16/2014 06:35am • WASHINGTON --A grieving father who sang the Beatles' ballad "Blackbird" as his infant son clung to life told mourners that he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of prayers and support after a video of the tender moment gained widespread Internet attention. Chris Picco said Saturday at a memorial After wife's death, man sings to dying newborn son (Video) 11/14/2014 11:30am • WASHINGTON -- A man's tragic story of how he lost his wife and sang to his dying newborn son is tugging at heartstrings around the country -- and now people are coming to his aid. On Nov. 8, Lennon James Picco was delivered by emergency C-section at 24 weeks after Lennon's mom, 30-year-old Ashel Doctor developing 'vacation breasts' procedure 11/14/2014 08:01am • WASHINGTON -- A New York plastic surgeon is getting attention for a new technology that would give women what some are calling "vacation breasts." Dr. Norman Rowe, who practices in Manhattan, says the procedure would make enhancements that would last two to three weeks, presumably when peo Column: Mac attacks -- Is it time for antivirus software? 11/13/2014 03:22pm • Q: With all the recent news about Apple security holes and issues, is it time for me to install antivirus software on my Mac laptop? Taken at face value, all the recent reports of new OS X and iOS malware and vulnerabilities would likely cause many Apple users to ask the same question. Apple h The World Cup turf war 11/13/2014 12:53pm • WASHINGTON -- A controversy is brewing in advance of next summer's Women's World Cup, and it's fundamentally rooted in some the most glaring inequalities of the sport. But on its surface, it's all about -- well, the surface. The debate over whether football turf is a suitable alternative for Your grooming habits: Breeding ground for bacteria 11/13/2014 07:50am • WASHINGTON -- You may think you're being clean when you go through your morning routine, but your grooming habits may be a breeding ground for bacteria. Prevention magazine says many people fail to replace lots of items in a timely manner, or they just shouldn't use them. Toothbrushes: Replace Think you're allergic to penicillin? Think again 11/11/2014 04:56pm • WASHINGTON -- When most people go to a hospital, a clinic, or even a new doctor, they are asked about any allergies to medications. Ten percent say they are allergic to penicillin. But it turns out that they may have outgrown that allergy years ago. Studies released at a recent meeting of the A Rivers' death shines spotlight on risks of out-patient procedures 11/11/2014 11:07am • WASHINGTON - Dr. Mehmet Oz tells WTOP that the death of comedian Joan Rivers is a reminder of the risks associated with out-patient procedures. Rivers died Sept. 4 at a New York hospital of brain damage from a lack of oxygen after she stopped breathing during an endoscopy several days earlier. How your webcam password exposes you to danger 11/11/2014 09:59am • Data Doctors Apple threat 'Wirelurker' taken down, but... 11/11/2014 09:55am • Data Doctors