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Should We Rely on Artificial Intelligence to Provide Advice About Cancer? 09/25/2018 08:00pm • It seems almost every day there's exciting news coming out about the promise of artificial intelligence to cure cancer. Just a few examples of the pace of discovery and the hope attached to these types of technological developments include a recent study detailing how a machine-learning technique co 9 Health Care ETFs to Buy for Growth 09/25/2018 08:00pm • There are several ways to invest in health care.Though the S&P 500 continues to set new highs like clockwork, many investors worry about their portfolios. Markets will be tested by the trade war with China, insurance stocks will be hurt by Hurricane Florence, and there's constant trepidation abo How to Foster Healthy Habits in Kids -- While Promoting Body Positivity 09/24/2018 08:00pm • It's no secret: The U.S. is in the grip of a childhood obesity epidemic. While some reports have suggested that rates have stabilized, a February 2018 study in Pediatrics found no such plateau. In fact, the data for kids ages 2 to 19 from 1999 to 2016 revealed increases in obesity at all ages and a Why Your Healthy New Diet Is Making You Constipated 09/24/2018 08:00pm • You resolved to clean up your eating act, and started to adopt a healthier diet. Maybe you broke up with sugar and gave up red meat. Maybe you started eating more salads. Maybe you adopted a full-on grain-free or dairy-free " p aleo-style" diet. Maybe you even embraced a full-fledged vegan diet or Orioles threatening history as they open final week at Red Sox 09/24/2018 01:14am • WASHINGTON — Thirty years ago, the Baltimore Orioles had the worst start to any season in Major League Baseball history. They lost their first 21 games, dooming any chance of being competitive before the calendar could even turn to May. When the season was all said and done, they would lose 107 ga 30 Relaxing Meditation Retreats Around the World 09/23/2018 08:00pm • Close your eyes, open your mind and get ready to unwind at these gorgeous destinations across the globe.When you need a break from life's daily stresses, properties both near and far offer serene settings away from the chaos where you can relax the mind and enjoy the health benefits of meditation. W When Tech Is a Pain in the Neck 09/23/2018 08:00pm • Smartphones and tablets have reinvented the world as we know it. We're now in a constant state of connection -- whether it be for work or for play. Business partners keeping up with their latest meetings and e-mails, busy parents arranging their jam-packed calendars, college students studying for e How to Hypnotize Yourself Into Better Habits 09/23/2018 08:00pm • You're already a self-hypnosis pro.You're zoned out at a red light when the car behind you beeps as if to say, "Snap out of it! The light turned green." If you can relate, you've hypnotized yourself in a way. "Hypnosis is the process of going into a trance state," explains Dr. Eric Spiegel, a clinic How to Raise Healthy Kids This School Year 09/20/2018 08:00pm • The school bell rings -- and so does the opportunity for children to be around a variety of peer influences who may have a lot to say about food and body weight. Perhaps your child is entering a new school this year with new food selections, or he or she has different friends than they've had to ea How HSAs Can Help You Pay for a Wide Array of Health Services 09/19/2018 08:00pm • HSAs provide a way to pay for health care costs.If you're one of the millions of people in the U.S. who have a high-deductible health insurance plan, you should consider opening a health savings account, says Steve Christenson, executive vice president of Ascensus, the nation's largest retirement, c How the Smallest Infants Are Being Nourished to Health 09/19/2018 08:00pm • J.C. was born nearly four months early when he arrived into the world on June 5. "No one anticipates seeing their child at 24 weeks outside the womb," says Vanessa Ohakam from Silver Spring, Maryland, who asked that only her son's first and middle initials be used for privacy's sake. "They're cute Ashburn, Ellicott City high on 'best places to live' list 09/19/2018 12:17pm • WASHINGTON — Money Magazine's annual list of The Best Places to Live in America ranks Ashburn, Virginia, No. 2 and Ellicott City, Maryland, No. 4. Money Magazine considers a long list of criteria in ranking its Best Places to Live list, with the greatest weight on economic health, public school 9 ETFs for New Investors to Own 09/18/2018 08:00pm • ETFs make it easier to invest in the market.Investing in the stock market can be intimidating, but thanks to exchange-traded funds, it is now much less daunting. An ETF is an investment fund with a group of stocks, sometimes containing thousands of individual companies. That allows even newer invest Intel Corporation (INTC) Stock Is Down, But Not Out 09/18/2018 08:00pm • With Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) stock down 1 percent in 2018 and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD) stock up more than 200 percent year-to-date, the market impact of Intel's 10 nanometer chip delays is clear. But while Intel finds itself at a process disadvantage in the near term, some analysts say 10 Lessons From Extreme Dieting 09/17/2018 08:00pm • Getting with the program could have unintended consequences.Yeah, yeah, you know you should eat more fruits and veggies, but you're craving a creative approach -- perhaps, even (though you wouldn't admit it) a gimmick. "Americans love a good fad diet," says Whitney Linsenmeyer, a spokesperson for th
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