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Q&A: Jake Gyllenhaal plays Boston Marathon bomb survivor in 'Stronger' 09/19/2017 01:29am • WASHINGTON -- His courage was a global inspiration after a moment of national tragedy. This Friday, Jeff Bauman’s story hits the big screen in "Stronger," based on his 2014 memoir chronicling life as a double amputee in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. "I became awar Obesity: an Answer in Your Genes? 09/18/2017 08:00pm • If you've had the same experience as Donna Ridolfino, a clinical nurse supervisor for insurer Aetna who has been struggling to control her weight for more than 30 years, you might be both daunted and relieved by some of the latest obesity research. Daunted by news that the winds against you may be Can Probiotics Help Your Diabetes? 09/18/2017 08:00pm • You may have heard a lot of buzz in the past few years about probiotics. Probiotics are a kind of bacteria found in our gut that can help with digestion. "They crowd out harmful bacteria and might even be an important mediator for other, more systemic diseases and disorders," says Rachele Pojednic, Post Is Hungry for Bob Evans' Frozen Foods 09/18/2017 08:00pm • Cereal giant Post Holdings Inc. ( POST) completed an under-the-radar deal to acquire refrigerated food services company Bob Evans Farms Inc. ( BOBE) Tuesday for $1.5 billion. In a difficult market for large food companies, Post jumped at the opportunity to expand its refrigerated side dish offerings 3 Ways to Tackle the ACT a Second Time 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Later this week, registration closes for the Oct. 28 ACT exam, a college admissions test that assesses students on reading, English, math and science and also includes an optional writing section. College applicants who've already taken the test once have good reason to sign up again. Recent high s How Employers Decide Whether to Interview You 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Ever wonder what hiring managers are thinking as they read over your resume, and how they choose whom to interview and whom to reject? This early screening is generally pretty straightforward on the employer side of the process. Here's a look at what most hiring managers are thinking about as they r How a Dietitian Gained -- and Lost -- More Than 20 Pounds 09/17/2017 08:00pm • As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I've worked with hundreds of people who struggle with their weight. But for most of my life, I couldn't really relate. Since college, I've weighed 125 pounds -- save the 40 pounds I gained (and lost) with each pregnancy. I've also always been active -- I play 9 Fertility-Boosting Tips for Men 09/17/2017 08:00pm • Getting pregnant: It definitely takes two to make a thing go right. And with an increase in health news revealing that men have plenty to do with the conception equation, many want to know which lifestyle factors can influence fertility. Numerous couples trying to conceive already find that it can 5 celebrities whose diets are on point, according to nutritionists 09/17/2017 05:55am • In all my years counseling clients -- including many celebrities and dignitaries who must remain unnamed -- I've never recommended celebrity-endorsed quick fixes like cleanses over common sense. But whether I like it or not, celebrity fad diets are often mimicked by their fans of all ages, who may b Renaming J.E.B. Stuart: Potential pick honors fallen war hero grad 09/16/2017 11:06pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. — It was election day on Saturday as residents from the J.E.B. Stuart High School-area cast their votes and picked the new name they want the school to be called. Back in July, the Fairfax County School Board voted to rename the school following a contentious battle over the i Growing Up With a Parent Who Has Type 1 Diabetes 09/14/2017 08:00pm • Although Miranda Haynes 23, of Toledo, Ohio, doesn't have Type 1 diabetes, the condition shaped her childhood. When she was 6, her father, then 42, was diagnosed. As the devoted daughter of a man with hard-to-control diabetes with extreme blood-sugar highs and lows, "I had to grow up fast," she say What Are the Best Forms of Exercise for COPD Patients? 09/14/2017 08:00pm • If you've been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably know that exercise is a key component of managing this progressive, incurable lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. The COPD Foundation reports that "exercise itself cannot reverse COPD, but it can change t Is Your Belly Fat Raising Your Cancer Risk? 09/14/2017 08:00pm • Most of us tend to think about belly fat in terms of how it looks and what pant size we wish we could fit into. Some of us consider the health implications: an uptick in the risk of insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and even heart disease. Very few of us think about cancer. However, obesity -- wh Can You Eat Fruit if You Have Diabetes? 09/13/2017 08:00pm • You're smart to worry about the sugar you consume when you have diabetes. After all, higher sugar consumption can lead to higher blood sugar levels. Over time, that can lead to all sorts of health complications. One question you may wonder about is whether you can eat fruit. The good news is that, How Boosting the Minimum Wage Could Lower the Teen Birthrate 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Paying higher wages to adolescents who earn the minimum wage could reduce the number of babies born to teenage mothers. In fact, raising the state minimum wages by $1 would reduce adolescent births across the U.S. by about 5,000 annually, according to a recent study by an Indiana University researc