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Which Doctor Should I See for Digestive Issues? 07/05/2018 08:00pm • An upset tummy or diarrhea. Frequent heartburn. A sudden and urgent need for the bathroom immediately after a meal. Abdominal pain and bloating or constipation. Any and all of these symptoms might signal that there's something amiss in your digestive system, and depending on what exactly you're expe Sleep Apnea: 8 Things That Make It Worse 07/04/2018 08:00pm • It's estimated that more than 18 million adults in the U.S. have obstructive sleep apnea, according to the National Sleep Foundation, and for the majority who suffer from the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing, it goes undiagnosed. Throat muscles, which are usually tense while awake, re Rise In Opioid Deaths in France Stirs New Alarm 07/04/2018 08:00pm • PARIS -- Before her book published last month, Juliette Boudre says she knew little of other families struggling with addiction. Her book, " Mom, Don't Let Me Fall Asleep," recounts how her son's descent into drug abuse led to his death in 2016. Boudre now says she receives dozens of emails a day f Can You Meditate Your Way to Weight Loss? 07/04/2018 08:00pm • Sarah Anne Stewart was a weight-loss "expert." That is, she was good -- too good, at times -- at losing weight. She'd done it through starvation. She'd done it through purging. She'd done it through excessive exercise, laxative abuse and, of course, she'd done it through dieting. In between, Stewar Warm Wednesday makes for promising Fourth of July in DC region 07/04/2018 04:09pm • WASHINGTON — To grill or not to grill for the Fourth -- that is the question. The answer? Grill away, because the warm weather continues into day six of the D.C. area's heat wave. Storm Team 4 meteorologist Steve Prinzivalli says Wednesday's weather won't be as bad as Tuesday, which was the hot Toasty Tuesday hottest day of year so far in DC region 07/03/2018 02:41pm • WASHINGTON — A toasty Tuesday after days of heat advisories may make you want to shake your fist at the sun, but take solace in knowing the week's lingering heat won't ruin your Fourth of July plans. The situation got worse Tuesday afternoon -- Storm Team 4 meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts said at Fireworks should be watched, not lit, warns trauma center doctor 07/02/2018 09:36pm • WASHINGTON — Leave the fireworks to the professionals. That's advice from a man who's quite familiar with the injuries they can inflict: Dr. Raymond Pensy, a trauma orthopedic surgeon at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. "Having been around long 10 Things Pediatricians Advise That Parents Ignore -- and Really Shouldn't 07/02/2018 08:00pm • Is the advice from your child's doctor falling on deaf ears?Sure you disagree with your pediatrician sometimes, but mostly you're on the same page -- at least in the doctor's office. You don't take your child's health lightly. What parent does? Still, just as adults may be loath to follow their own 7 Steps to Take After a Car Accident 07/02/2018 08:00pm • When Greg Hamblin was in a car accident on Interstate 215 in Las Vegas three years ago, he was driving in evening rush-hour traffic. He was rear-ended by a car going about 40 mph and suddenly sandwiched between two vehicles. Though nobody was hurt, it was a terrifying moment. Hamblin is the direc What's the Buzz About Sleep Deprivation? 07/02/2018 08:00pm • Sleep deprivation has become one of the most significant, unrecognized public health issues of modern times. If you're like me and most Americans, you've experienced the effects of sleep deprivation or know someone with a sleep disorder. Short cutting sleep by even a couple hours makes me inattenti FDA Approves First Marijuana-Based Drug for Epilepsy 07/02/2018 08:00pm • People experiencing epilepsy and their families have been waiting for a marijuana-based drug to become available by prescription. On June 25, a major step was taken in this direction when the Food and Drug Administration approved marijuana-based cannabidiol, or CBD, for treatment of seizures in two Monday meltdown: Heat index in the triple digits on 4th day of heat wave 07/02/2018 05:28pm • WASHINGTON — The heat has continued for a fourth day as the heat index for the D.C. area hit the triple digits on the busiest days of travel for the July 4 holiday. WTOP Weather Center Current conditions and weather radar WTOP Traffic Center A heat advisory was in effect How to Break Into the Weed Industry: Everything You Need to Know 07/01/2018 08:00pm • Tucked into the basement of an office building in the District of Columbia, National Holistic Healing Center seems at first like a typical health clinic. There are comfortable chairs in the waiting room and a quote by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek father of medicine, on the wall. But the faint mus 9 Strategies for Saving Money on Prescription Meds 07/01/2018 08:00pm • With some careful planning, you can save money on your prescription drugs. When you get a prescription from your doctor, do you simply take it to your pharmacist and pay the listed price? Many people don't realize that, with some strategizing, you can save significant amounts of money on your prescr Who Can Help Me With a Rare Disease? 07/01/2018 08:00pm • Like many people with a rare disease, Andra Stratton of Los Lunas, New Mexico, spent much of her life not knowing what was wrong with her. Since childhood, she'd had a constellation of hard-to-diagnose symptoms and suspected she had a health problem, but what exactly it was and how to treat it was