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5 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Developing Kidney Disease 01/11/2017 07:00pm • Kidney disease kills.Kidney disease, in which the roughly fist-sized, bean-shaped organs can't filter blood properly, causes about 48,000 deaths annually, according to the latest national statistics -- making it the ninth leading cause of death in the U.S. "Part of the reason why prevention is so im Please Stop Acute Flaccid Myelitis from Paralyzing Kids 01/11/2017 07:00pm • He is 3 years old and named Kiko Violante. She is 7 and her name is Skyla Sandoval. Separated by about 800 miles, she in California and he in New Mexico, they share a similar story, an experience and a disease: acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. AFM can happen to anyone. It arises when the body's own What Is Guillain-Barre Syndrome? 01/11/2017 07:00pm • Matt LaRocco was driving from a client meeting in Philadelphia to his home in the District of Columbia when his feet started to tingle as if they were falling asleep. The next day, the lobbyist and new dad awoke to an "incredible" pain in his right shoulder and left thigh. A few doctor visits and da In 2017, Resolve to Take Care of Your Heart 01/11/2017 07:00pm • With the holidays behind us, the great annual tradition of making (and soon after, breaking) our New Year's resolutions has begun. As a cardiologist, my favorite resolutions are those related to your health. A better diet, losing weight, more exercise -- these are all noble pursuits. But for most, Thanks to a good friend, Herndon High student’s medical bill paid off 01/11/2017 07:30am •   His name is Jonathan Chicas. But his friends call him “Primo.” “‘Primo’ means ‘cousin’ in Spanish,” said Ryan Alcorn, a senior at Herndon High School and a Reston resident. “He’s like family.” And when he was going through some tough times recently, his local � 'Hangover' & 'Curb' stars discuss TV marriage on ABC's 'Dr. Ken' 01/11/2017 01:32am • WASHINGTON — They made us laugh in "The Hangover" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Now, Ken Jeong and Suzy Nakamura return for Season 2 of "Dr. Ken," which just returned from its midseason break to air Fridays on ABC. The sitcom chronicles wisecracking physician Dr. Kendrick "Ken" Park who works 25 best jobs that pay more than $100K 01/10/2017 07:00pm • The 'Best Jobs' with the highest salaries One of the key traits of a great job is a fat paycheck. These 25 Best Jobs offered the highest average salary in 2015, the latest year for which data are available. Click on to see which job took the top spot for highest pay. 25. Medical and Health Ser How Gastric Bypass Surgery Changed My Life 01/10/2017 07:00pm • Every day I go to work at the Medical Group of the Carolinas Weight Loss Services in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and see both the physical and mental toll of obesity on our patients. Almost 14 years ago, I was one of them. Ever since I was a teenager, I suffered from obesity. I tried various diets What It's Like to Suffer From Temporary Amnesia 01/10/2017 07:00pm • One evening last fall, Dave*, in his early 60s, came downstairs for dinner, looked around the house he and his wife Nancy had lived in for nearly two decades, and said, "Where are we? I don't recognize this place." Dave pointed to the dog in their kitchen and asked, "Who's that?" The canine, Rosie, The 25 Best Jobs of 2017 01/10/2017 07:00pm • The year's best jobsTo come up with the 100 best jobs, U.S. News crunches the numbers to find the positions that offer a combination of low unemployment, generous wages, robust growth and solid work-life balance. For a look at jobs that share those traits, click on to explore the 25 best jobs of 201 5 Things to Expect From Your Classmates in an Online MBA Program 01/10/2017 07:00pm • Though Clara Cedeno is an MBA student at the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management, her classmates aren't just New York state residents -- far from it, in fact. That's because the 43-year-old consultant is enrolled in the online MBA@Syracuse program. Students live around the world -- from 25 best jobs that don't require a college degree 01/10/2017 07:00pm • Not all great jobs require costly degrees. Fantastic careers exist for workers who've never completed college. These 25 jobs, which all placed high in the U.S. News 2017 Best Jobs rankings, offer high pay, great work-life balance and low unemployment. While some of these jobs require some formal Author of DC Death With Dignity bill says Congress should 'stay out of it' 01/10/2017 09:54am • WASHINGTON — The author of a recently-passed D.C. law that would give terminally ill patients the option of ending their lives with the help of doctors is speaking out after a member of Congress said he would work to stop the bill from taking effect. "Congress shouldn't interfere with our loca 'Octopus from hell': How pain meds contribute to the heroin epidemic 01/10/2017 04:59am • EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second story in WTOP’s series “Hooked on Heroin: Deadlier than ever,” exploring the how the rise in prescription painkillers has contributed to the heroin epidemic. WASHINGTON — A year ago, if you had your wisdom teeth removed, you might have been prescribed 5 mood-boosting foods to get you through the dark days ahead 01/09/2017 08:20am • Let's face it: It really stinks when it's pitch black at 5 p.m. The darkness can take a toll on your mood and outlook on life. Even my kids have started to complain about the total darkness that falls on my neighborhood. They don't want to go outside for a walk or to the park in the early evening --