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4 Options for Patients Afraid of Needles 05/18/2015 08:00pm • We've all been there. You sit on the wax paper-covered table and glare wide-eyed at the nurse preparing your vaccine or blood test. Your heart begins to thump, and a trail of sweat trickles down your brow. And just like that, it's over. Yet for some children and adults, the process is much more unbe Why You Need a Family Financial Record 05/11/2015 08:00pm • No one likes to think about a serious health scare or death, but creating a complete financial record can be an essential tool that helps family members navigate through a difficult time. A family financial record is a compilation of important documents and accounts, ranging from retirement and in Local business fights 'produce prejudice,' reduces food waste, one sip at a time 05/01/2015 03:25am • WASHINGTON — Shiny green apples, blemish-free beets and round red tomatoes paint the picture of most grocery store produce aisles. But there’s an ugly truth behind all of the pretty produce. Research shows that up to 40 percent of fruits and vegetables go uneaten or get thrown away, mostly be Consider a Medical School Admissions Consultant Carefully 04/29/2015 08:00pm • At AFutureMd.com, Shermel Sherman helps premed students wade through the intense medical school admissions process. Her blog covers topics such as how to dress for an admissions interview and what not to write in a personal statement. Sherman, who is finishing up her first year at a medical school Breaking the Cycle of Shame: a Future Beyond Our Own Blue Dresses 04/28/2015 08:00pm • "We're all a mixture of talents and wisdom and stupidity and idiocy, and that's what human beings are." Wise words, from one of our most important modern day thinkers, Jon Ronson. He is neither a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, and to my knowledge has never treated anyone for any psychiatric illne How to Protect Your Health From Financial Stress 04/28/2015 08:00pm • When we think about staying healthy, it typically means eating right and exercising regularly. But all too often, we overlook one of the most critical aspects of overall health: our emotional state of mind. Just as we need to watch out for eating foods high in sugar or fat, it's just as important to Classes resume after stage collapse...Pakistan says hostage deaths underscore drone risks...Militant arrests 04/24/2015 05:40am • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Officials say classes will be held as usual today at a central Indiana high school where more than a dozen people were injured after a stage filled with students collapsed during a musical performance. Authorities say at least one person was critically injured after the stag Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment 04/24/2015 02:30am • SUSPECT DIES-BALTIMORE-THE LATEST Latest on Baltimore police-custody death: Police meet family BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has met with members of Freddie Gray's family. The day Gray died, Batts said at a City Hall news conference that the family had declined at th AP Top News at 1:30 a.m. EDT 04/24/2015 01:30am • American, Italian hostages killed in US drone strike WASHINGTON (AP) — Blaming the "fog of war," President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan inadvertently killed an American and an Italian, two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two other Americans who had leade Latest Maryland news, sports, business and entertainment 04/23/2015 04:55pm • PETRAEUS-SENTENCING Petraeus sentenced to 2 years' probation for military leak CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, has been sentenced to two years' probation and a $100,000 fine for giving her classifi Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 04/23/2015 11:54am • UNITED STATES-AL-QAIDA Obama says he takes full responsibility for hostage deaths WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he takes "full responsibility" for a counterterrorism operation that inadvertently killed an American and an Italian hostage held by al-Qaida. Obama says he profoundly re BC-AP News Digest 3 am 04/23/2015 02:57am • Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. ----------------------------- NEW & DEVELOPING ----------------------------- BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING — Penalty phase to continue at 9 a.m. SENATE-ATTORNEY GENERAL — Senate confirmation vote on attorne 4 Tips for Managing Veterans 04/15/2015 08:00pm • In the late 80s, Peter Gudmundsson went from overseeing artillery and military intelligence in the Marines to executing mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street. Before starting at the major investment firm, he read an 850-page history of the company and American finance -- but his new colleagues did Managing Your Mom or Dad's Money 04/14/2015 08:00pm • Shortly after Terrie Hull's mother got in a car accident in 2011 that caused brain damage, her mother married a man Hull didn't trust. Soon, Hull learned her instincts had been right: Her mom, under her new husband's guidance, accused Hull of stealing money from her. Hull and her husband Jon, who l Food safety touted amid concern over listeria recalls 04/09/2015 06:02pm • WASHINGTON -- First ice cream, now hummus. The nation is seeing another series of food recalls. This time, the culprit is a type of bacteria called listeria. "It is a very, very tricky bug and it requires a great deal of diligence," says Dr. Robert Lawrence,  director of the Center for a Liv