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Study: Students ditching mandated school lunch fruits, veggies 08/25/2015 04:34pm • WASHINGTON — Schools are supposed to include extra fruit and veggies in students’ lunches, but a lot of kids are just saying "no." Researchers at the University of Vermont took digital images of kids in the lunch line and again when they finished and dumped the trash off their trays. The p Emerging Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease 08/24/2015 06:30am • The battle worth fighting. Alzheimer's disease will claim 700,000 lives this year. As baby boomers continue to age, the Alzheimer's Association expects these numbers to climb dramatically. Much to the chagrin of experts and the public alike, there are only two classes of medications to treat the Hospitals Test Paying Doctors for Performance, But Get Mixed Results 08/12/2015 08:00pm • One of the biggest challenges in American health care is how to get physicians to improve the quality of their work and save more lives in the process. It was one of the promises of the 2010 health care reform law: reducing costs while improving patients' quality of care. It would be a win for pat Get the Full College Experience as a Nontraditional Student 08/04/2015 08:00pm • Lara Ward, 30, wasn't ready for college when she went to Kent State University after graduating from high school in 2003. She dropped out after a year, worked in massage therapy for a while and then moved to China to work at a manufacturing company for a few years. When she came back to the U.S. in Does Online Cognitive Behavior Therapy Work? 07/30/2015 08:00pm • Each time Andy Strunk stood up to give a work presentation, the same few doubts ran through his head. "Am I qualified to be in front of these people? Who am I? Why am I credible to be here?" worried Strunk, a 37-year-old marketing manager at a technology company in San Francisco. But about a month Apps to Mind Your Mental Health 07/22/2015 08:00pm • Technology as hopeThe National Alliance on Mental Illness -- or NAMI -- reports that approximately 1 in 5 American adults is affected by mental illness in a given year. What's more, the Pew Research Center reported that as of October 2014, 64 percent of American adults owned a smartphone. With the p One fan takes on the grind of the baseball season 07/22/2015 10:45am • WASHINGTON — The baseball season is a long, arduous affair, one that tests the mind as much as it does the body. The near-daily games and constant travel are simply part of the game for those who play it, and who are paid to do so. So what would compel a fan to put himself through that same exp Arab Region Pharmacy Schools Prep Students for Multiple Career Paths 07/13/2015 08:00pm • When Raya Al-Shaikhly was a little girl, she used to pretend to be a pharmacist, emulating her own pharmacist parents. It's little wonder she followed their path and in 2014 completed a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy at Lebanese American University in Lebanon. "I was surrounded by a pharma Weight-Loss Surgery for Kids: a Good Idea, Despite Many Misconceptions 06/17/2015 08:00pm • With the U.S. obesity epidemic showing no signs of slowing down, many people who suffer from the effects of severe obesity, typically defined as being at least 100 pounds overweight, have turned to weight loss (bariartic) surgery in order to improve their health and overall quality of life. Despite How Proposed FDA Changes Could Affect You 06/15/2015 08:00pm • For the first time since 1997, the Food and Drug Administration is facing a historic overhaul to change the way it approves drugs and medical devices. On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the 21st Century Cures Act 51-0, sending it to the House for a full vote. If it passes th How a Former Pro Football Player Found Yoga 06/08/2015 08:00pm • For years, former National Football League Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Mitchell won thousands of fans over with his breathtaking tackles. In May, he won CEOs, senators and healthcare leaders over again when he brought his palms together, smiled and said, "Namaste." Mitchell was speaking at the first Fulbright recipient ID'd as second person dead in Dupont Circle fire 06/05/2015 04:25pm • WASHINGTON -- Both people killed in a Wednesday morning row home fire in Dupont Circle have been identified. On Thursday night, the Metropolitan Police Department identified Michael Patrick McLoughlin, 24, as one of those killed. No other information about McLoughlin was given.  In a news rel Strides in Suicide Prevention 06/04/2015 08:00pm • Americans are paying more attention to suicide prevention. Lawmakers are passing bills to improve mental health care for U.S. military veterans and service members. Hospitals and medical centers where vulnerable patients may seek care, whether in a therapist's office or the emergency room, are worki How to Save on Medical Devices Not Covered By Insurance 05/26/2015 08:00pm • Thirty-seven and a half million Americans have trouble hearing, and of those people who could benefit from hearing aids, it's estimated that fewer than 30 percent have ever used them, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hefty price tag attached to hearing aids may be c You've Got Medicaid -- Why Can't You See the Doctor? 05/25/2015 08:00pm • Medicaid insures more than 70.5 million Americans, according to the most recent report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Largely low-income health care consumers, these patients have had a notoriously difficult time finding physicians to treat them, and in a reasonable amount of