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Column: How young is too young for social media? 03/01/2017 03:30pm • Q: What age should I allow my children to start using social media? A: Raising children in the digital age is forcing parents to deal with questions that can’t be answered by a previous generation of parents. I can remember when my daughter was 10, she proclaimed that she was the only one of Md. Senate president, Del. Clark taken to hospitals after feeling ill 03/01/2017 08:17am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller was taken to a hospital briefly after feeling ill. Media outlets report that 74-year-old Miller went to the State House nurse's station Tuesday after aides say he complained of feeling light headed. The nurse recommended a doctor trea Colon Cancer Screening: No Ifs, Ands or Butts About It 02/28/2017 07:00pm • March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. This month highlights a great opportunity to talk to your physician about colon cancer screening. While this is something that comes up on a daily basis for me in my gastroenterology practice at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, patients may not alwa Do You Have Non-Allergic Rhinitis? 02/28/2017 07:00pm • "I thought I had allergies, but none of the allergy medicines seem to work for me. What's wrong? Why can't I get any relief?" If that sounds familiar, you may have one of the many conditions that fall under the category of "non-allergic" rhinitis. These are ailments that mimic some of the symptoms Why Do You Have Swollen Feet and Ankles? 02/28/2017 07:00pm • You slip on your workday flats in the morning with ease, but by closing time you look down at swollen feet with dismay. Puffy skin has mushroomed upward and beyond the confines of your shoes. Any definition between your bloated ankles and calves has disappeared. Pressing fingertips into your skin le Omega-3 fatty acids can keep eyes healthy 02/28/2017 05:14am • WASHINGTON — Add eye health to the reasons why omega-3 fatty acids might be good for you. "Changing your diet can improve your ocular health," Doctor Shilpa Rose of Whitten Laser Eye said, citing a study published in Cornea, the Journal of Cornea and External Disease. "Adding (to your diet) Human-Animal Hybrids: a Cure for the Organ Shortage? 02/27/2017 07:00pm • Innovations in any field begin as someone's vision of a great idea. This is absolutely true in medicine. Each great "aha" moment is often met with skepticism if not outrage. And yet, somehow, we continue to push the envelope, discovering and refining new technologies and treatments that have extende What Signs Will Tell Me I Might Have Breast Cancer? 02/27/2017 07:00pm • If the number of fundraising events that crop up every spring and summer are any indication, breast cancer resonates deeply and emotionally as a health issue among women -- and even some men -- in the United States. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it's the most Research Global Universities That Support LGBT Students 02/27/2017 07:00pm • For her graduate studies, Thai national and transgender student Hua Boonyapisomparn chose Trinity Washington University in the U.S. Unsure how welcoming the campus was to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, she decided to visit the school to get a better feel for it. Boonyapisomparn ask Should You Fill That Opioid Prescription? 02/27/2017 07:00pm • Pain -- unlike, say, blood pressure -- is not a simple thing to measure. Though just as real, clinicians note that the experience of pain is subjective, varying from patient to patient. Not surprisingly then as the rate at which opioids are prescribed has skyrocketed following a push to better treat What Every Parent Should Know About Eating Disorders 02/27/2017 07:00pm • This is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and the theme is "It's Time To Talk About It." I completely agree. We need to raise awareness about this common problem that affects so many, including children. The stakes are too high not to talk about it. In the United States, 20 million women an 3 Concussion Myths: Busted 02/26/2017 07:00pm • Concussions are among the most common -- and potentially dangerous -- injuries seen in sports medicine. Part of the danger surrounding them is the abundance of misinformation spread by word of mouth among the athletic population, plus false information that's readily available and shared on the Int Column: How to reduce paper use at home, in office 02/24/2017 01:24am • Q: Any suggestions on going paperless at home? We’ve been hearing the promise of the “paperless office” for over 30 years, but very few of us have taken the time that it takes to make the transition. The good news is that going paperless at home is a lot less complex than doing so in a busi How Tattoos Are Transforming Mastectomy Scars 02/23/2017 07:00pm • Jennifer Jaye didn't think about her mastectomy scar -- much. Without a full-length mirror in her New York City home, she rarely noticed the site where her left breast was removed due to cancer nearly five years ago. But the idea of a post-mastectomy tattoo to transform the scar had always appealed Stop putting Q-tips in your ear, doctor says 02/23/2017 09:00am • If you've stuck a Q-tip (or other type of cotton swab) in your ear, it's probably crossed your mind once or twice: How far can I go? It probably crossed your mind again if you're a fan of HBO's television series " Girls," where main character Hannah Horvath infamously jammed a Q-tip too far into