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What's it take to run a Michelin-star restaurant? 10/15/2017 09:30pm • WASHINGTON — Last fall, a little red book no thicker than 100 pages had D.C. abuzz. Days before its release, there was anticipation, speculation, even trepidation — Who would be recognized with one, two, or three stars in Washington’s inaugural Michelin Guide? It turns out, 12 Statins Can Help Lower the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis 10/15/2017 08:00pm • Rheumatoid arthritis is most commonly associated with joint pain and destruction that can be severe, and even crippling, if the disease is not properly treated or if response to treatment is poor. The damage caused by RA is not confined to the joints, however. RA is a chronic autoimmune disorder t Should You Eat and Drink During Exercise? 10/15/2017 08:00pm • David Nieman ran his first marathon in the 1970s, when dreadlocks rivaled ponytails and granola hadn't given way to Gatorade. "The fact that during exercise you're supposed to drink sugar water and that helps you -- at first we just scoffed and said, 'That doesn't sound right,'" says Nieman, a prof You're Eating Pasta Wrong, This Nutrition Pro Says 10/15/2017 08:00pm • Despite its reputation for being fattening, studies show that eating pasta the authentic way may actually improve your diet and help you stay slim. People who live from Bergamo to Sicily have some of the lowest rates of obesity, yet they enjoy delicious pasta dishes nearly every day. In fact, Itali Dividend Stocks: Is Yield Better Than Growth? 10/15/2017 08:00pm • There's an old saying on Wall Street that says, "Profits are a matter of opinion, but dividends are a matter of fact." As U.S. and global economies accelerate and companies earn fatter profits, dividends are the proverbial "area of interest" for fact-minded long-term investors. While various data d US obesity problem is not budging, new data show 10/13/2017 07:48am • NEW YORK (AP) — America's weight problem isn't getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same: About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of children. Those numbers are a slight increase from the last report but the difference Primary Care Physicians Can Play a Critical Role in Caring for Patients With Gastrointestinal Disorders 10/12/2017 08:00pm • This month, 50,000 people worldwide will gather at the World Congress of Gastroenterology to discuss ways to improve care for gastrointestinal disorders. While these efforts within the GI community are undeniably important, it's also critical that we educate the broader medical community about the What would you give to wipe out your student loans? 10/12/2017 12:19pm • WASHINGTON — With student loan debt at a record $1.3 trillion and delinquency rates rising, Americans saddled with student loans, especially young adults, would be willing to do some drastic things to get out from under the weight of their debt burden. Credible.com, a sort of Kayak for comparin 8 Ways Parents Can Help Manage Their Teen's Diabetes 10/11/2017 08:00pm • If you have a teen with diabetes, you know how exhausting it is to help them with their self-care. You want to stay involved with monitoring blood sugar numbers like you did when he or she was younger, but you also want to give the independence teens crave. "It's quite difficult to achieve the appro Are You Drinking Too Much Water? 10/11/2017 08:00pm • Want to lose weight? Drink more water. Dream of better skin? Drink more water. Crave more energy? Drink more water. The liquid, says Jennifer Sommer-Dirks, a registered dietitian and nutrition manager at Eating Recovery Center in Denver, "has been touted as a miracle" substance for years. It's also DC is one of the greenest cities in America 10/11/2017 08:26am • WASHINGTON — It's not easy being green but out of 100 cities nationwide, analysts named D.C. the sixth greenest city in the United States. All top three cities are in California and the top 10 is dominated by the West Coast, with the exception of D.C. and Honolulu, Hawaii. The analysis was c 7 Emerging Market ETFs to Buy Now 10/10/2017 08:00pm • These are easy ways to invest internationally.There's a lot of talk about how America's stock market rally is getting a bit long in the tooth. After all, we are in the midst of a bull market that ranks the second-longest in history; this 102-month rally is almost twice as long as the typical bull ma How to Add Strength Training to Your Exercise Routine When You Have Diabetes 10/09/2017 08:00pm • You've probably heard a lot about the benefits of aerobic exercise when you have diabetes (and even if you don't). Exercise can help shape up your body, boost your mood and prevent chronic diseases. But have you made strength training a regular part of your exercise routine? Strength training als How to Invest With the Business Cycle 10/09/2017 08:00pm • The economy is always in a state of flux, moving through periods of growth and recession, and after both, a full business cycle is complete. That cycle can be broken down further into four stages: early, mid, late and recession, with each prompting separate investing tactics to capitalize on the eco 5 Ways to Make Any Bodyweight Exercise Crazy Challenging 10/09/2017 08:00pm • Pleasure or pain? Nathan DeMetz has a funny definition of love. He uses the word to describe the CrossFit workout "Murph," which includes 100 pullups, 200 pushups and 300 air squats. Oh, and it starts and ends with running a mile. "It's a beautiful workout," says DeMetz, an online personal trainer b