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Teens: Think Before You Get a Tattoo, Report Says 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Parents of any stripe would likely do a double-take if their precious baby came home with a tattoo or piercing -- particularly if the child hadn't discussed it with his or her parents first. A new American Academy of Pediatrics report -- the first clinical one on the subject of tattoos and piercing What's the Connection Between MS and Trigeminal Neuralgia? 09/17/2017 08:00pm • If you have multiple sclerosis, you're no stranger to symptoms that can include sharp aches or pains in bones, joints and muscles; burning in the feet or hands; or a tightening around the waist. But you may not have anticipated one of the more disturbing problems: Approximately 2 percent of folks w Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing 09/16/2017 02:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — There must be an answer. Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it's eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence analysts scouring for answers. Investigators have chased many theories, including a sonic attack, electromagnetic weapon or flawed spying device. Each New cholesterol test no longer requires fasting 09/16/2017 04:48am • WASHINGTON — A calculation used every day in clinics throughout the world has just gotten an upgrade that eliminates the need for fasting to test cholesterol levels and provides better results. "Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, it’s now a more personalized estimate of LDL (low-densit How to pick the right iPhone for you 09/15/2017 01:13pm • Q: I’m ready to upgrade my iPhone, but I can’t decide which phone to choose. Any tips? A: There has never been a better time to be in the market for an iPhone as the current selection includes eight different models: the entry-level iPhone SE, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, and their top Food Allergy Symptoms: Mild vs. Serious 09/14/2017 08:00pm • Sasha was a fussy eater -- often just turning her head away and rubbing at her lips. She also had frequent eczema spots on the inside of her elbows and on her cheeks. Little Will had a small rash around his mouth and a nagging cough. Parents who tell me about these seemingly minor symptoms -- which What Are the Best Forms of Exercise for COPD Patients? 09/14/2017 08:00pm • If you've been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably know that exercise is a key component of managing this progressive, incurable lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. The COPD Foundation reports that "exercise itself cannot reverse COPD, but it can change t Expert: Pregnancy can 'intensify' violence in abusive relationships 09/14/2017 06:15pm • WASHINGTON — A pregnant Montgomery County woman found dead. A pregnant Prince George's County woman set on fire. Their cases are disturbing but not uncommon to domestic violence experts who say pregnancy has the tendency to escalate violence in abusive relationships.  Although it can be a time 5 Modern Stressors and How to Handle Them 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Ah, the good old days: When all you had to worry about was, well, if you'd eat again, survive the night and find a suitable mate with whom to pass on your genes. Today, while most of our basic needs -- food, water, warmth and rest -- are met, we're hardly living free and easy. "In our society today 10 Colleges With the Most Applications 09/13/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Chile Battles an Alarmingly High Rate of New HIV Infections 09/13/2017 08:00pm • SANTIAGO -- Emilio Urrutia says it wasn't because of lack of information that he got infected with HIV last year. The 29-year-old Chilean used to do what he calls a "routine HIV test" every six months. "I am gay so I took the test for safety. And I got infected because I was irresponsible. I knew i How Boosting the Minimum Wage Could Lower the Teen Birthrate 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Paying higher wages to adolescents who earn the minimum wage could reduce the number of babies born to teenage mothers. In fact, raising the state minimum wages by $1 would reduce adolescent births across the U.S. by about 5,000 annually, according to a recent study by an Indiana University researc What Are the Stages of Breast Cancer? 09/13/2017 08:00pm • The coming year will bring worrisome news for both women and men on the breast cancer front. Consider that in 2017, the American Cancer Society projects 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women, another 63,410 new cases in women of carcinoma in situ -- the noninvasive, earliest form of How to Prevent and Treat Pinworm Infection in Kids 09/13/2017 08:00pm • When parents first notice their kids have a pinworm infection, they usually flip. "It freaks parents out," says Dr. Kristin Bencik-Boudreau, a pediatrician at Bayshore Pediatrics, a primary care practice of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Glendale, Wisconsin. The reason for this -- fair warning Injured pregnant woman was doused with gas, set on fire, court records say 09/13/2017 02:02pm • WASHINGTON — A Capitol Heights woman was critically injured after her boyfriend poured gasoline on her and then set the pregnant woman on fire last week, court records said. Laquinn D. Phillips, 34, of D.C., was arrested within hours of dousing his girlfriend and then setting her on fire in her