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Why You Should Continue to Vaccinate Your Kids 07/19/2017 08:00pm • When I was a pediatric resident at Stanford University in the late 1990s, I feared that every baby with a fever had contracted pneumococcal pneumonia, a disease that spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes. In its most serious form, it can lead to life-altering brain damage or even death. Scholarships Help Cancer Survivors Fund College Dreams 07/19/2017 08:00pm • Students dealing with cancer -- either battling the disease themselves or helping a family member cope with it -- often face devastating financial consequences because of the significant expense of treatment. Couple that with the high cost of college, and higher education can become nearly unattain Real estate and cash top long-term investments, Bankrate survey finds 07/19/2017 12:02pm • WASHINGTON — What is the best long-term investment? In an annual Bankrate.com survey, real estate came out on top and cash came in a strong No. 2. Among U.S. adults surveyed, 28 percent chose real estate as the best place to invest money that's not needed for more than 10 years, and 23 percent Which expenses are qualified under college 529 funds? 07/19/2017 09:47am • WASHINGTON — The ads for getting your college student ready to go off to school are now in full swing, touting everything they will need to outfit their dorm rooms and apartments, from mini-fridges to computers. Parents and students will start to access college 529 funds they have saved specifical Child advocate on delay in Md. child sex assault case: 'We could have stopped him' 07/19/2017 04:10am • WASHINGTON — For Dr. Howard Dubowitz and the young patients he works with, the wait for charges to be filed in cases of child sexual abuse can be frustratingly long. "The uncertainty, the not knowing — just that is terribly stressful," said Dubowitz, a pediatrician and professor at the Un Don't Fall Victim to Debt-Relief Companies 07/18/2017 08:00pm • "I've been told I qualify for loan forgiveness -- is this a scam?" This is a common question borrowers ask. And the Student Loan Ranger has warned readers before about the so called debt-relief companies that offer to help student loan borrowers -- for a hefty and usually unnecessary fee. In the pa Weigh the Risks of Borrowing From Yourself to Pay for College 07/18/2017 08:00pm • Some parents may be tempted to borrow against assets that they already have -- such as equity in their home or their retirement account -- to fund their children's college education. But before they do so, they should think carefully about the risks, says Jamie Malone, a principal and financial str Executive Functioning and ADHD: What Parents Should Know 07/18/2017 08:00pm • Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder undoubtedly come across a variety of phrases pertaining to the disorder -- "executive functioning" among them. However, sifting through the deluge of information can be overwhelming. What exactly does executive functioning mean, and w Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Can Be Life-Threatening 07/18/2017 08:00pm • Your child is well in the morning but becomes very ill as the day progresses, with a high fever and developing swollen, tender joints and a salmon-pink rash that covers the body. Your pediatrician determines that your son or daughter is so ill that they need to be hospitalized for evaluation, and b Md. school district rocked by child porn case pledges new classes, training 07/18/2017 10:39am • WASHINGTON — The Maryland school district rocked by allegations a former middle school teacher's aide sexually assaulted students and produced child pornography, says it's rolling out new classes to help both students and teachers recognize sexual harassment. Those are some of the steps outline Brace yourself for a Cousins-Redskins divorce 07/18/2017 02:27am • WASHINGTON — Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins are headed for a divorce.  Trust me. I've been around divorce most of my life so I know the signs: An arrangement born of necessity, not choice. One side still not over their ex and wondering aloud if it's even worth staying together, whil Bleeding Away the Pain: the Ins and Outs of Self-Harm 07/17/2017 08:00pm • Self-harm is a means in which adolescents seek refuge from their emotional pain through the infliction of bodily harm. The physical wounds of self-harm often result in permanent scarring -- both psychologically and physically. For most, it's hard to understand what would lead adolescents to take su 'Co-rumination' and Its Relationship to Depression 07/17/2017 08:00pm • As a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Illinois, Amanda Rose studied girls' and boys' friendships. It was already well-known through research -- not to mention by anyone who has ever been a boy or a girl -- that girls in general talked more with friends and shared mo How to Handle a Personal Crisis as Prospective Medical Student 07/17/2017 08:00pm • People die, accidents happen and illnesses occur. How you handle unforeseen events builds grit and determination that is integral to success in life -- and this includes the medical school application process. A calamity is not a single bad grade but a life-altering event, such as the death of an i Will Millennials Be Ready for the Great Wealth Transfer? 07/17/2017 08:00pm • The hyperbolic stereotypes that surround millennials -- that they are entitled, pampered, narcissistic and suspicious of anyone besides other millennials -- fall apart once you listen to them and do your investment homework. Then you realize that practically from day one of adulthood, a great many