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Are Late Nights, Little Exercise and a Lack of Veggies Aging Your Kids? 08/09/2017 08:00pm • Ever witness a child struggle with school studies after a short night of sleep, get sick to their stomach from shoveling back Halloween candy or act lethargic after spending too much time parked on the couch? The immediate, short-term effects of not respecting the three pillars of health -- a good 6 Science-Backed Strategies for Losing Weight in Middle Age and Beyond 08/08/2017 08:00pm • Yes, 60 is the new 40 and 50 may be the new 30, but your scale has yet to receive the memo. Many middle-aged and older adults complain of expanding waistlines, along with the fact that weight loss becomes increasingly difficult as the years go by. But there's good reason to stop only complaining ab 9 Ways to Invest in America With Bond Funds 08/08/2017 08:00pm • Investing in the government.When you buy a Treasury bond, bill or note today, you're literally investing in the U.S. government. Americans have been able to invest in U.S. Treasury securities in some form since 1917, when the federal government issued "Liberty Bonds" to support the American effort i FAQ: How and Why We Rank and Rate Hospitals 08/07/2017 08:00pm • 2017-18 Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings Published August 8, 2017 You've been informed by your doctor that you're about to take your place in the parade of roughly 33 million patients a year who are admitted to U.S. hospitals for a procedure or other care. The hospital the doctor suggested for you 7 Ways to Help Girls Thrive in a World Still Obsessed With Thinness 08/07/2017 08:00pm • In 1996, my freshman year of college, one of my friends asked me if my thighs touched. This gifted young woman, with deep brown eyes, a sharp brain and kind heart, worried that her thigh proximity would deem her unlovable. The question, and all that it symbolized, stuck with me. I've spoken to coun 6 Healthy Habits All Yogis Should Practice Outside of Class 08/07/2017 08:00pm • As a yoga teacher, I help new students overcome major health issues very effectively. However, after that beginner phase passes, many people cycle back to their old, unhealthy habits. Like most Americans, they are overworked, stressed out and run down. They resort to self-medicating with substances How Do I Read My Breast Cancer Biopsy Report? 08/07/2017 08:00pm • If your doctor suspects you have breast cancer, you'll likely have a biopsy to determine your exact diagnosis. During that biopsy, cells, tissue or sometimes the entire lump will be removed from the breast and sent to a laboratory for testing. This testing is conducted by a pathologist and typicall Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes? 08/07/2017 08:00pm • You may have heard or seen ads that say you can reverse Type 2 diabetes. Is there any truth to them? The bottom line: With the right lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, eating healthier and exercising regularly, you can get diabetes under control or you can prevent prediabetes from turning in Will Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) Stock Shatter After Q2 Earnings? 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) once again found a way to clutch failure from the jaws of victory. The company faced an IPO lockup expiration on July 31, that had Wall Street worried about a rush of selling as a horde of insiders were cleared to start trading their shares. While SNAP stock did sell off init Navigating Your Family Tree: How to Deal With a Family History of Heart Disease 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Having a family history of heart disease can feel like a heavy weight -- a source of worry as you think about your health and your future. Unfortunately, there is no way to change your genetics. But there are ways you can understand and manage your risks. If you have a family member with heart dise Rhabdomyolysis: The Deadly Reason You Need to Ease Into Exercise 08/06/2017 08:00pm • As a college athlete turned personal trainer, Jacque Crockford thrives on intense physical activity. So when she left a new body weight workout class one hot day about five years ago, she was unsettled to feel beat up rather accomplished. "I basically had intense swelling and pain in my upper body, Understand SAT Grid-In Questions 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Student-produced response questions, also known as grid-in questions, are one feature of the SAT's math portion. Unlike other questions on the SAT, grid-in questions are not multiple choice. Rather, you must independently determine the correct answer and enter it in the space provided. Grid-in ques What Are the Potential Risks of Intermittent Fasting? 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Fasting, whether it's skipping all food and drink from sunrise to sunset for the month of Ramadan or abstaining from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, has long been viewed by many religions as good for the soul. But is it good for the body as well? More people today are assuming the answer is yes Anne Arundel Medical Center’s smallest baby finally goes home 08/04/2017 10:22am • WASHINGTON — Four months after her birth at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, Ariana Sophia Cruz-Gutierrez, the smallest baby to be born there, finally went home Thursday. Ariana was born prematurely on March 9, weighing only 12 ounces. Her mother, Cla OC boardwalk surveillance may shed light on death of woman buried alive 08/03/2017 09:44pm • WASHINGTON — Investigators in Ocean City, Maryland, are looking to surveillance video for clues in how a Texas woman was buried alive on the beach earlier this week. And they want to educate the public on the danger of sand collapses. Surveillance video from the boardwalk could shine a ligh