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Data Doctors: Is your printer tracking you? 06/08/2017 06:26am • Q: Is it true that color laser printers print invisible dots to ID the printer on every page? A: The leaked top-secret document that led to the arrest of government contractor Reality Winner has caused a long running privacy issue to resurface. The hidden yellow dot ID pattern technology on so How Hemoglobin A1C and eAG Indicate Your Diabetes Control 06/07/2017 08:00pm • Tracking all the numbers involved with diabetes care can get confusing. In addition to measuring your blood glucose numbers, your doctor will also want to measure your hemoglobin A1C, which is your average blood sugar level for the previous two to three months. "It measures the percentage of hemogl What Does Surgery for Colon Cancer Involve? 06/07/2017 08:00pm • Have you been diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer? If so, surgery will most likely be part of your treatment. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, surgery is the most common treatment for CRC. Surgery makes sense when it's possible to remove solid tumors that are contained in one a Md. mother sentenced to 45 years for toddlers' killings: 'I don't know what's wrong with me' 06/07/2017 05:11pm • WASHINGTON — The Prince George's County mother who suffocated her two young children by taping plastic bags over their heads was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison. Wearing double french braids and using a tissue to wipe away tears, 26-year-old Sonya Spoon spoke in a soft voice before he Mom: 'It looked like they pulled a toddler out of my belly' 06/07/2017 10:05am • ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman says she knew her stomach was undeniably huge as she approached the end of her pregnancy. But Christine Corbitt didn't know how big until Carleigh Brooke Corbitt arrived via C-section on May 15, weighing in at 13 pounds, 5 ounces (6 kilograms). Corbit Doctors Are Encouraged by Advances in Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis 06/06/2017 08:00pm • Just say no to drugs. This phrase has been part of American culture since the 1980s, when first lady Nancy Reagan proposed it as an answer to the drug problem in the U.S. And although it may be good advice when it comes to the recreational use of mind-altering substances, it's bad policy if you're 6 Signs Your Financial Advisor Is Terrible 06/06/2017 08:00pm • It's every investor's nightmare -- squirrelling away as much money as possible only to later discover part of it was squandered in fees, commissions and unsuitable investments a financial advisor made. That happens all too often, even in the post-Bernie Madoff era. Andy Raub, founder and presiden Flyers seek answers to mystery behind DC woman’s injuries 06/06/2017 03:32pm • WASHINGTON — Normally a flyer is posted to find a missing person — not to ask, "Do you know what happened to me?" But signs are posted in a D.C. neighborhood to help solve the mystery of how a woman was seriously hurt. It was 10 a.m. May 16 when Cate Cowan began walking up Porter Street near Roger Smith, star of '77 Sunset Strip,' dies at age 84 06/05/2017 08:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Roger Smith, who brought glamour to the TV detective genre as a hip private eye on "77 Sunset Strip," has died. He was 84. Jack Gilardi, who is the agent of Smith's widow, actress Ann-Margret, said the actor died Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital after battling a What to Do When Kids Fail to Thrive in College 06/05/2017 08:00pm • Many college students across the country struggle with anxiety and depression. The reasons for the high rate of psychological problems range from ages 18 to 22 being a peak time for the first presentation of certain mental health issues to college being the first time many kids live and try to func Parents: Here Are Answers to the Questions You Google Before Seeing a Pediatrician 06/05/2017 08:00pm • Anywhere there's a parent, there's a question for "Dr. Google." It doesn't matter the age of the child; most parents have questions about the basics: peeing, pooping, sleeping and what to do when the child is sick. Health professionals know that many parents will have consulted the various consumer What Might CRISPR and Gene Editing Mean for Breast Cancer? 06/05/2017 08:00pm • Science reached a historic milestone in 2003, after decades of careful study and discoveries about DNA -- the hereditary material housed in the nucleus of virtually every cell in the human body -- with publication of the Human Genome Project. Since that basic encyclopedia of what makes us human was The Old World Charm of Retirement in Southern France 06/05/2017 08:00pm • The Languedoc region is the southernmost part of France. The area was a province of France. In recent times Roussillon was added, and the area became a region. The original Languedoc has a fascinating history and even its own language, Occitan, which is similar to Catalan, from just over the border Support Groups for Lung Cancer 06/05/2017 08:00pm • Support groups are very beneficial for lung cancer patients, who can often feel isolated because of the stigma of lung cancer, says Carly Ornstein, national director of lung cancer education at the American Lung Association. " can greatly improve your quality of life and make you feel you are not a Why Diabetes Can Lead to Amputation 06/05/2017 08:00pm • When you have diabetes, there's a greater chance that you'll one day require an amputation, especially of a foot or a toe. Although it's not a pleasant thought, doctors say it's better to stay well-informed about your risk and take preventive steps now. Around 60 percent of lower-limb amputations