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Take Culinary Medicine Courses in Medical School 02/11/2018 07:00pm • Due to a growing awareness of the impact of nutrition on health, some medical schools are introducing elective courses in culinary medicine, an emerging field that focuses on providing evidence-based food recommendations to patients. Culinary medicine courses may be taught by a faculty team includi Pregnancy app changes way expectant moms and caregivers communicate 02/09/2018 04:44am • WASHINGTON — The old expression about being forewarned is forearmed is playing out in a modern way, with a new smartphone app being used by midwives and expectant moms. "I have to admit that when we first piloted this , I was really curious. People are going to love this, or they're going to ha Virginia leads OpenTable's 'most romantic' restaurants list 02/08/2018 10:10am • WASHINGTON — Virginia really is for lovers. With Valentine's Day approaching, OpenTable dove into user reviews to come up with a list of the nation's "100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America," and Virginia ties North Carolina and Ohio at the top of the list, each with eight winning restaurants Tactile Foods: What to Know About This Emerging Trend 02/05/2018 07:00pm • Cross-country road trips and group hikes in the woods have replaced flat screen TVs and treadmills on gift lists. Now, food and beverage companies are catering toward this new demand for experiences by promising to make products more "tactile." That means that visually-enticing trends like unicorn What Is Congenital Heart Disease and What Does It Mean For You and Your Family? 02/05/2018 07:00pm • Each year in the U.S., approximately 40,000 children are born with congenital heart disease. This means that at birth, the baby has a heart defect caused because the heart or blood vessels near the heart didn't develop normally while the baby was in the womb. Babies with CHD can have abnormal or ab Shakespeare Theatre Company stages 'Hamlet' with modern espionage twist 02/05/2018 02:39am • WASHINGTON — William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is a tragic revenge tale ripe for any era, but you've probably never seen it presented quite like this with a modern espionage twist. That's the fresh conceit by Shakespeare Theatre Company at Sidney Harmon Hall in Penn Quarter (Jan. 16-March 4 How to Stay Active When Your Foot, Arm or Leg Is in a Cast 02/04/2018 07:00pm • Joseph Jones enjoyed running 3 to 5 miles a week until a terrible pain in his left heel prompted him to seek treatment. His orthopedist diagnosed a bone spur, and Jones, a 46-year-old based in the of the District of Columbia, underwent bone spur removal surgery. For nine weeks, he wore a large boot 7 Ways to Invest in Real Estate with ETFs 02/04/2018 07:00pm • An option for investing in real estate.The idea of real estate investing often conjures up ideas of house flipping and get-rich-quick seminars, or million-dollar deals to build a high-rise apartment complex. But in reality, everyday investors can be active participants in the real estate investment Should You Try Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss? 02/04/2018 07:00pm • During a cold winter, which includes moving a little too little and eating a little too much, I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking I could benefit from a few days of healthy eating. Some might even opt for a more radical approach -- "fasting diets," or intermittent fasting. But is fasting a scien Before the Eagles, speedy Ronald Darby dominated in Maryland 02/02/2018 09:54pm • BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Facing Gwynn Park High School as a cornerback for Potomac High School in 2010, Ronald Darby slipped and fell to the ground. A Gwynn Park receiver was caught up in a scrum of defenders. Darby figured his foe would get tackled, so he did not immediately get up. Then the op Discover which meal-kit delivery service is best for your budget 02/02/2018 09:00am • There's one way to cook fresh, delicious meals at home without doing all the planning, preparing and shopping: meal-kit delivery services. This relatively new service model delivers a box of ingredients to your door, and you do the cooking at home. Most kits offer the option to serve two or four peo Are Dates Healthy? 02/01/2018 07:00pm • Throughout my life, I've had lots of dates -- the fruit, that is. Growing up, I spent my summers in Israel, where dates were served as a snack. My son also loves dates, especially when they are stuffed with whole almonds. For some folks, however, dates are foreign and even a little intimidating to 10 Ways Poor Posture Can Harm Your Health 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Mom was right: You should stand up straight. Remember how your mom admonished you to sit or stand up straight? She was right. "Poor posture can have many negative effects on your health," says Dr. Kenton Fibel, a family medicine physician specializing in sports medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe I AT&T Inc. (T) CEO to Trump: See You In Court 01/31/2018 07:00pm • AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is looking forward to its day in court so it can complete its merger with Time Warner (TWX) this year, the company's president says. CEO Randall Stephenson's comments came as the company reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations. AT&T sto Resolution Solutions: How to Reframe, Rethink and Be Realistic in the New Year 01/30/2018 07:00pm • It's that time of year again: New Year's resolutions! And although over 40 percent of us are likely to make them, less than 10 percent of those who do make resolutions are successful in keeping them. Losing weight and improving your health are two resolutions that, if successful, can literally add