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Disease Flares Are Common in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis 06/22/2017 08:00pm • Oh no, not again. You wake up generally feeling well, but you start to sense that something isn't quite right -- you feel a bit more stiffness after exercising than you normally do, though it quickly disappears. And you're more fatigued and lethargic than usual, yet you're beginning to have problem Getting Quality Sleep When You Have Multiple Sclerosis 06/22/2017 08:00pm • Americans are struggling with a sleep problem. More than a third of us aren't getting the recommended seven hours per night, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 35 percent report poor sleep quality, according to the National Sleep Foundation. People with multiple sclero Should I Use Dietary Supplements for My COPD? 06/22/2017 08:00pm • Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients often struggle to breathe -- and that struggle requires a lot of energy -- weight loss and malnutrition can be side effects of the disease. Particularly in the later stages of the disease, weight loss resulting from a condition called pulmonary Bipolar Disorder: How Does It Relate to Depression? 06/22/2017 08:00pm • It used to be called manic depression, an oxymoron if ever there was one. Today the condition is classified as bipolar disorder, which better describes the brain disorder that causes dramatic shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out daily tasks. Although depression is co Helping Your Child Overcome Social Anxiety 06/22/2017 08:00pm • During the years between finishing high school, moving out and starting a family, your child will form valuable friendships and make lasting connections that will lead to personal and professional success. But for many emerging adults, social anxiety seriously hinders their ability to manage their Possible psychiatric evaluation for man accused of bringing guns to Trump hotel 06/22/2017 05:14pm • WASHINGTON — The Pennsylvania doctor charged with illegally bringing weapons and ammunition to the Trump International Hotel, in D.C., last month pleaded not guilty Thursday in a hearing that revealed he has a history of mental health issues. Bryan Moles, 43, is next scheduled to be in U.S. Advice for parents on treating summer itches, stings and burns 06/22/2017 04:47am • WASHINGTON — Summer fun can be tough on skin, but a local pediatrician has recommendations to help kids play it safe in several situations. "Summer is a time for kids to get out and play and run around and be outside and to get dirty and to get a few bug bites,” said Dr. Lee Savio Beers, Chil What's the Link Between Obesity and Risk of Colorectal Cancer? 06/21/2017 08:00pm • Obesity is a significant risk factor for several types of cancer, including cancers of the colon and rectum. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, obese individuals are about 30 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than people who are at a healthy weight, and the increased Making Sense of Breast Cancer, Health Insurance and Time Off Work 06/21/2017 08:00pm • A June 19, 2017 editorial in the New York Times opens with a quick summary of the current state of health care in America: "The problem with American health care is not the care. It's the insurance." Although advances are being made every day in the area of treating breast cancer and the five-year The Case Against -- and for -- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery 06/21/2017 08:00pm • The prospect of resolving nagging knee pain -- or discomfort that's come on fairly sudden -- drives many patients to go under the knife, specifically to have an arthroscopic knee procedure done. During the procedure, an orthopedic surgeon inserts a tiny camera -- or arthroscope -- through a small i 9 Guidelines for Fasting When You Have Diabetes 06/21/2017 08:00pm • Fasting may not be part of your daily routine, but it's something that many people have to do occasionally. For example, Ramadan, the Muslim holiday that continues through this week, involves fasting from before sunrise to after sunset. Certain religious holidays in other religions also require fas FBI says baseball shooter had list of names; Scalise improves to 'fair' condition 06/21/2017 10:14am • WASHINGTON — The FBI says the gunman who shot and injured House GOP Whip Steve Scalise and three other people during a Republican congressional baseball practice last week fired a total of 60 rounds with two firearms and had a list of six members of Congress when he carried out the attack. Duri Chance's Story: When Newborns Face Open-Heart Surgery 06/20/2017 08:00pm • Born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect in 2010, Chance Bond underwent three open-heart procedures by the time he was barely 2 years old. Each time, Chance was the tiny focal point in an operating room crowded with specialists working to repair his defective heart. Children with hypopla Meredith Vieira: 'There's No Excuse for Not Thinking About Bone Health' 06/20/2017 08:00pm • Osteoporosis: the disease old ladies get? There's a tendency to think of it like that, and to flat-out shove the common condition off the shelf of health problems to worry about, Meredith Vieira says -- until the damage is too obvious to keep tuning out. "It's a silent disease in the sense that you Lone Star Tick Bites Might Give You a Meat Allergy 06/20/2017 08:00pm • Summer is here, and so are ticks. But one bug in particular -- the Lone Star tick -- is causing quite the furor over a disconcerting side effect: a tick-related meat allergy that's been seeing more and more prevalence across the U.S. Allergists has seen hundreds of cases of the disease also known a