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Adjusting to Life After Military Deployment 09/10/2015 08:00pm • Making life-or-death decisions concerning the mission of his 164-soldier unit was "inherently stressful and often complicated," but the stress associated with being deployed for a year to Afghanistan faded once Maj. Shane Mason set foot back in Elkton, Maryland, cloaked in the relief that all his c Physical Activity May Benefit Children With Multiple Sclerosis 09/02/2015 08:00pm • Allison Reed loves to dance, something she has been doing since she was a little girl. Now a senior in high school with plans to major in performing arts in college, the 17-year-old from Hamilton, New Jersey, is in ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical dance. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2013 at a How to Avoid Frugality That Turns Costly 08/31/2015 08:00pm • While saving money is almost always a good thing, there are a few circumstances where frugality can end up costing you money. In the following 10 circumstances, thrifty ambitions can actually end up backfiring -- and hurting you financially. 1. Buying used baby products. When it comes to cribs, Today in History: Aug. 26, 2015 08/26/2015 02:58am • Today is Wednesday, August 26, the 238th day of 2015. There are 127 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women's right to vote, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. On 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