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Dogs seized by FBI agents allegedly linked to DC-area dogfighting ring 09/06/2017 09:18pm • WASHINGTON — More than a dozen dogs seized during FBI raids in the D.C. area last month are allegedly related to a regionwide dogfighting ring. Court documents filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia request that federal authorities be allowed to keep the Tips for a Cheap Thanksgiving Flight 09/06/2017 08:00pm • Now that Labor Day is come and gone, fall is approaching and the holiday season won't be far behind. The best time to book a flight over the Thanksgiving holiday is the week of Sept. 4, according to Skyscanner, a global travel search site, and its analysis of 2016 airfare pricing data. The site pred Tackling High Blood Pressure in Kids 09/06/2017 08:00pm • If you're the parent of a young child, it's likely you've asked at a recent medical checkup about how your child's height and weight compared with peers. Measuring how kids are growing is not only something that's done to satisfy parents' curiosity, it also helps in determining if a child is growin What You Should Know About Esophageal Cancer 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Until recently, cancer of the esophagus was relatively uncommon in the U.S., accounting for about 15,000 new cases of cancer per year. Now, the incidence of one type of esophageal cancer is on the rise. What Is Esophageal Cancer? The esophagus is a tube in your chest that moves food from your mout Denmark Most Committed to Helping Developed Nations, Study Finds 09/05/2017 08:00pm • People in Nordic countries aren't just among the happiest -- they're some of the most generous, too, giving a large share of their incomes to international aid efforts and supporting government and business investment in developing countries, according to a new report from the Center for Global Dev 10 ETFs to Buy for Oodles of Growth 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Forget value, go for growth here.Sometimes it pays to throw value out the window, and throw a few growth stocks into your portfolio. Investors in the likes of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) will be happy to tell you that triple-digit price-earnings ratios don't keep stocks from heading Does Being Obese Make Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Worse? 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Obesity. It's the modern American epidemic that afflicts more than one-third of all U.S. adults. Obesity has been linked to a seemingly endless list of diseases and disorders, including T ype 2 diabetes; heart disease and stroke; cancer of the esophagus, pancreas, colon and rectum, breast, endometri Thanks, but No Thanks: How to Turn Down a Job Offer Set Up by a Friend 09/04/2017 08:00pm • As we all know, a critical piece to your job search strategy is networking. And a great way to network is by talking to people you already know: friends, family, those in your gym class or a social club, for example. This can generate opportunities, which is great, but what happens when you are offe 11 most obese states in America 09/04/2017 07:30am • The bad news: Obesity remains a public health epidemic in this country. The good news: Adult obesity rates appear to be leveling off, though the progress won't necessarily last forever. That's according to The State of Obesity, an annual report from non-profit Trust for America's Health and the R Can You Be Fat But Fit? 09/03/2017 08:00pm • Wouldn't it be great if we could eat all the ice cream and french fries we wanted and still be healthy? The idea that you can be fat but fit is increasingly bandied about these days, spurred by studies that suggest an extra layer of fat could have a protective effect on our bodies. So can you carry How to tell if you're deficient in these 5 nutrients 09/02/2017 05:30am • Before the early 1900s, people didn't know that vitamins existed or that a lack of them could contribute to disease. Once scientists made that connection, though, the food supply began to change. Beginning in the 1920s, for example, salt became fortified with iodine to prevent goiter, an enlarged th Can Hydrogen Be Used to Treat COPD? 08/31/2017 08:00pm • Smoking and inhaling other irritants such as occupational dust or chemicals can irritate the lungs. Over time, this inflammation builds and some people develop lung problems. One of these cumulative lung issues is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive, incurable disease that makes it Is Your Personal Trainer Legit? 08/31/2017 08:00pm • There are bad apples in every bunch. But for an industry that should be all about helping you live a healthier life, the personal training bunch has a lot of worms. After all, unlike professionals in many industries, personal trainers don't have to meet across-the-board state or federal guidelines Could You Lower Your Blood Sugar With Your Mind? 08/30/2017 08:00pm • More than 29 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And about three times that number -- or 86 million American -- have prediabetes, with higher than normal blood sugar levels that raise their risk of developing diabetes. If it's not m Incontinence: Shocking Numbers of Fit, Young Women Have This Embarrassing Problem 08/30/2017 08:00pm • The first time Amanda Cooke peed her pants she was a junior in high school. She was running on a trail during cross-country practice when she felt a warm stream rush down her legs. "All of a sudden, I just peed, and I was like, 'What do I do?'" remembers Cooke, now a 36-year-old in Columbus, Ohio.