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How to Keep Your Social Security Number Safe 10/09/2017 08:00pm • Millions of Social Security numbers have been compromised due to a data breach at the credit reporting firm Equifax. And once your number has been viewed by potential identity thieves, there's no way for your Social Security number to be secret again. However, there are things you can do to keep yo How to Add Strength Training to Your Exercise Routine When You Have Diabetes 10/09/2017 08:00pm • You've probably heard a lot about the benefits of aerobic exercise when you have diabetes (and even if you don't). Exercise can help shape up your body, boost your mood and prevent chronic diseases. But have you made strength training a regular part of your exercise routine? Strength training als What's the Connection Between Heart Disease and Breast Cancer? 10/09/2017 08:00pm • It may seem like the ultimate insult, but having survived breast cancer can put you at higher risk of additional health problems later in life. The National Cancer Institute reports that the average five-year survival rate for breast cancer is now about 90 percent, thanks to advanced treatment prot What to Do About Pre-Colonoscopy Anxiety 10/09/2017 08:00pm • Colonoscopies help prevent colorectal cancer by finding precancerous lesions and removing them before they have an opportunity to develop into cancer. However, many people -- perhaps even you -- are anxious or fearful before a medical procedure, especially if you're worried your doctor may find ca 8 Ways to Ease MS Pain 10/08/2017 08:00pm • Pain can pull you out of life's pleasures and plant you in a territory that's agonizing, isolating and depressing. Around 60 percent of multiple sclerosis patients travel this road with the pain they experience at some point in the course of their disease. While you might think the only options are Anne Arundel Co. native injured in Las Vegas shooting takes turn for the better 10/06/2017 07:03pm • WASHINGTON — Doctors had some positive news on Friday for the family of a Maryland native who was wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night. “Tina had a this morning and still looks good, so we are waiting on the to approve the removal of the brain swelling monitor,” Tina Frost� Birth control: Trump expands opt-out for workplace insurance 10/06/2017 02:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama health care law. Employers with religious or moral qual Prosecutor: Alexandria baseball shooting an act of terrorism; lethal force justified 10/06/2017 01:26pm • WASHINGTON — Alexandria's top prosecutor says police were legally justified in using deadly force against the man who shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others during a congressional baseball practice in June — an attack the prosecutor called an act of terrorism. In a 41-page rep Discount plants, proper tree planting and how to feed the birds 10/06/2017 03:47am • Excellent orchid event now through Monday D.C.’s perennial orchid extravaganza is here this weekend with the 70th edition of the National Capital Orchid Society’s annual show. Through Monday, Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, Maryland, will host fancy orchids whose flowers resemble spiders, bu Equifax makes money by knowing a lot about you 10/06/2017 01:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax knows a lot about you. That is, in essence, how it makes money. The company and its competitors have in their files the personal financial information of tens of millions of Americans like you, going back decades. Your mortgage loan totals. When you switched from a Macy' Should you uninstall Kaspersky software? 10/05/2017 09:18pm • Q: Should I uninstall Kaspersky anti-virus from my computer? A recent Wall Street Journal story about a National Security Agency contractor that had classified documents on his home computer and was allegedly targeted because of his use of Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software has once again put the Ru Should You Go to a Comprehensive MS Center? 10/05/2017 08:00pm • Multiple sclerosis is a complicated disease that requires treatment to address physical, emotional and mental health issues. A comprehensive model of care -- with many health professionals taking a team approach -- is considered the gold standard of care for patients. But do all MS patients need to What High-Tech Tools Are Available to Fight Depression? 10/05/2017 08:00pm • After performing major heart surgery to repair an aneurysm and a triple bypass in June 2016, doctors told David McGee's wife that he "wasn't worth 5 cents," says the 65-year-old clockmaker and locksmith from Pittsburgh. He was not expected to survive. He did, but like many heart disease patients, h Can Young People Get COPD? 10/05/2017 08:00pm • Many chronic diseases have an age dimension. As we grow older, the body's ability to repair itself changes, and damage can accumulate in various parts of the body. Cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and dementia are all diseases that tend to afflict older adults Lisa Loeb and Paula Cole play intimate sets at AMP by Strathmore in Bethesda 10/04/2017 10:47pm • NORTH BETHESDA, Md. -- They burst onto the scene as singer-songwriters in the '90s. Now, they'll both play intimate sets at AMP by Strathmore in North Bethesda, as Lisa Loeb performs two shows on Sunday, while Paula Cole arrives on Thursday, Oct. 19. "My dad's a doctor and he was doing