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Laurel, Md. to be sprayed for mosquitoes Sunday night 08/30/2015 12:06am • WASHINGTON-- The Maryland Department of Agriculture will spray for mosquitoes in Laurel, Md. on Sunday night. Several neighborhoods in Bowie, Md. were sprayed this week after news of a possible case of West Nile virus in the area. Md. state health officials say the first confirmed case of West Column: Can Macs get Windows viruses? 08/27/2015 04:35am • Q: I’m getting a Windows blue screen error on my MacBook that won’t let me do anything on the Internet.  I’m confused: Can a Mac get a Windows virus? A: It’s not possible for a Mac to contract an actual Windows specific virus, so the answer is no. What you’re most likely experiencin Study: Ornamental grass could offer protection from mosquito bites 08/19/2015 04:46am • WASHINGTON - A native North American grass long used for basket weaving and thought to keep bugs at bay could be the source for the next generation of insect spray. New government research finds that chemicals in the oils of sweetgrass are just as effective at repelling mosquitoes as DEET, the st Parents' Questions About Vaccines: Answered 08/12/2015 10:30am • Measles. Mumps. Whooping cough. These diseases, which most parents of young children today have never even seen, let alone suffered through, are now popping up again in the U.S. So far this year, measles outbreaks have sickened more than 170 people; one died from measles-caused pneumonia. Mumps side Local doctors work to end shingles-related pain 08/11/2015 04:08pm • WASHINGTON — Local doctors are involved in clinical trials for a promising new drug to treat the chronic pain often associated with severe cases of shingles. The goal is to prevent the disabling postherpetic neuralgia — the debilitating pain that can last long after the telltale shingles rash West Nile virus discovered in Md. mosquitoes 08/11/2015 06:38am • WASHINGTON — For the first time this year, mosquitoes in Maryland have tested positive for West Nile virus. The insects were discovered Aug. 5 in a residential section of Bowie, in Prince George's County, the state Department of Agriculture says. After the mosquitoes were collected, spraying wa How the West's Drought Is Affecting Lung Health 08/10/2015 08:00pm • In explaining how the sustained drought in California and other parts of the West might be affecting people living through it, experts point not only to parched ground but to the hazy skies. Specifically, the spikes in so-called particulate matter, or particle pollution, that obscures views, resul Column: Known glitches with Windows 10 08/06/2015 05:24am • Q: Any insight into how Windows 10 upgrades are going so far? Is it safe to jump in? A: As I previously wrote, Microsoft is offering a free upgrade for the next year that most people will likely find compelling. As with any major operating system update, it’s always safer to hang back and l Few West Nile cases in mid-Atlantic 08/04/2015 06:58am • WASHINGTON — In the D.C. area, only one person in Virginia has become sick from the West Nile virus this season — but other parts of the country are dealing with a very active season. Areas of Texas and California are seeing a big increase in the number of cases of West Nile virus, CBS News r Avian flu means big attraction will be missing at some county fairs 08/01/2015 12:45pm • WASHINGTON -- Chickens are big business in Maryland, and the state's Department of Agriculture is taking no chances with the billion dollar poultry industry. As state and county fairs approach, some restrictions have been laid out: among them, no poultry exhibits at the Maryland State Fair or at any New study might help cure neuroblastoma in kids 07/30/2015 03:50pm • WASHINGTON -- Groundbreaking research at a local laboratory could one day bring a cure to kids with a specific type of cancer. A research team with the Children's National Medical Health System has successfully cured neuroblastoma tumors in mice, setting the stage for future clinical trials U.Md. professor provides the science behind 'The X-Files' 07/30/2015 04:50am • WASHINGTON -- Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are teaming up again as “The X-Files” prepares to debut new television episodes in January 2016, and a local professor who has been a science adviser to the show since the series began in the 1990s tells WTOP that much of the science in this sc Evaluate Health Screenings Before Undergoing Your Next Test 07/28/2015 08:00pm • Recently, during her annual "well woman" exam, Mary, a healthy 50-year-old schoolteacher, asked me about screening her for ovarian cancer. Tragically, one of Mary's friends recently died from ovarian cancer. Mary has no risk factors for ovarian cancer and no family history of ovarian or other canc LGBT Health Care: What to Consider 07/28/2015 08:00pm • As a high school student in the 1960s, Susan DiPronio had an early encounter with a doctor, and it wasn't pretty. She'd become so upset during class regarding a youthful crush on another girl that the school called her mother to come get Susan, and to bring her back after a doctor pronounced her "cu Doctor shares what to look for with shingles 07/24/2015 06:00am • WASHINGTON — It's not uncommon to get an annoying rash this time of year, with all the bugs and poison ivy around. But if there is pain, it could be shingles. "Shingles is a reactivation of an old latent chickenpox infection," says Dr. Stephen Minton, an internist in Alexandria, Virginia. In