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Should You Try Therapy for Weight Loss? 05/03/2018 08:00pm • When trying to lose weight, most people focus on two things: their nutrition and their activity levels. However, obesity medicine specialists and other health care providers are increasingly encouraging patients to also focus on shifting their perspective. Weight-loss facilities have added licensed 3 people taken to hospital after Alexandria high-rise fire 3 people taken to hospital after Alexandria high-rise fire 05/03/2018 08:55am • WASHINGTON — Three people including two firefighters were taken the hospital after fire broke out at high-rise apartment in Alexandria, Virginia. The fire involved three floors at the Sentinel of Landmark on Stevenson Avenue and the building had to be evacuated. One civilian and two firefigh 'Infinity War' directors Joe & Anthony Russo share 'Avengers' secrets (Q&A) 'Infinity War' directors Joe & Anthony Russo share 'Avengers' secrets (Q&A) 05/03/2018 12:14am • WASHINGTON -- "Avengers: Infinity War" just shattered box office records, grossing $250 million domestically in its opening weekend, the highest ever total in today's dollars. What's more, "Infinity War" has grossed $725.5 million so far worldwide, already topping the $657.9 million that DC How Grief Affects Health 05/02/2018 08:00pm • Barbara Bush recently passed away after a 73-year marriage to President George HW Bush. The couple were devoted to each other and stayed together throughout their long careers in public life. They made it known just how deeply they cared for one another -- both before, during and after Mr. Bush's p What to Do About Gestational Diabetes 05/02/2018 08:00pm • Gestational diabetes -- a type of diabetes some women develop in pregnancy -- affects upwards of 10 percent of pregnancies each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And some estimates say the number of women who will develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy is hig Women shouldn't let sleep disorders impact their career Women shouldn't let sleep disorders impact their career 05/02/2018 09:25am • If your career depends on focus and productivity, it's possible your lack of sleep is holding you back professionally. That's because sleep and productivity are directly intertwined. You can't expect to be productive without getting enough quantity or quality sleep on a consistent basis. Women profe The Problem With Eating Filling, Low-Calorie Foods for Weight Loss 05/01/2018 08:00pm • Rice cakes. Popcorn. Celery sticks. High-fiber crackers. Raw broccoli. "Healthy" ice cream. These are very different foods, but they all have one thing in common: They fill up your stomach, but contain very few calories. This means you can eat a large portion without consuming many calories. Or, as Person at Alexandria elementary school diagnosed with TB Person at Alexandria elementary school diagnosed with TB 05/01/2018 11:39am • WASHINGTON — The Alexandria Health Department is working to identify students and staff who may have spent time in close contact with a person at Patrick Henry Elementary School diagnosed with tuberculosis, according to Alexandria City Public Schools. The person was diagnosed with pulmonary T Surprising ways a dip in the pool can improve your health Surprising ways a dip in the pool can improve your health 05/01/2018 11:14am • WASHINGTON — With summer fast approaching, pool season is almost here — and your dip in the pool offers some surprising health benefits. Along with being an excellent source of calorie-burning exercise, studies suggest swimming can improve the social skills of kids with autism and soothe sore Active Share Is Easily Misused in Mutual Funds 04/30/2018 08:00pm • New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced that 13 mutual fund firms, including BlackRock, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price and American Funds, will voluntarily disclose new information about their mutual funds to all retail investors. The agreement is the culmination of an industry-wide Your Basic Guide to the Big Three Credit Bureaus 04/30/2018 08:00pm • Every time you swipe a credit card, take out a car loan or make a mortgage payment, three sets of eyes are watching closely. America's big three credit reporting agencies -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion -- track many of your financial transactions and other information, including: -- Credit card Trading ETFs Have an Advantage Over Stocks 04/30/2018 08:00pm • The recent pullbacks in the market, along with the increased volatility and geopolitical concerns, means that many investors have turned to trading exchange-traded funds instead of stocks. ETFs, which are baskets of stocks, have several distinct advantages for investors since they price throughout Data: Americans Consider China, Russia More Powerful Than U.S. 04/30/2018 08:00pm • The problem with superpowers, wrote Henry Kissinger in 1979, is that they often act like "two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision." This principle from the realpolitik statesman, that the w Why the Death Rate From Breast Cancer Is Higher Among Black Women 04/29/2018 08:00pm • Race is a touchy subject in America, and for good reason: It seems every day there's more news about racial inequality and social injustice in so many areas. Unfortunately, racial inequities carry over to the world of breast cancer, too. The American Cancer Society reports that across the board, a How to Find a Good Fertility Clinic 04/29/2018 08:00pm • In the weeks after storage tanks in two separate fertility clinics in different parts of the country failed, destroying hundreds and perhaps thousands of frozen eggs and embryos, Dr. Paul Turek fielded calls from a raft of patients. These were men and women who had eggs, sperm or embryos frozen at o
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