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When MS Is in Your Family History 06/29/2017 08:00pm • We often hear that family history is a strong risk factor for certain chronic diseases. Having a parent or sibling with heart disease or diabetes, for example, increases your chance for developing it. Likewise, research suggests that adopting a healthier lifestyle helps reduce the risk of getting o Can Exercise Help With My Breast Cancer? 06/28/2017 08:00pm • For years, scientists and doctors have sought the magic bullet for cancer. Drugs, therapies, surgeries and other medical interventions have been deployed in an attempt to cure the disease, but more recently, some doctors are beginning to think that a key to battling the disease -- one we've all got Diagnosed With Colon Cancer? How a Healthy Lifestyle Increases Longevity 06/28/2017 08:00pm • If you're one of the 1.1 million survivors of colorectal cancer, you're probably concerned about your prognosis and whether your cancer will come back. That's understandable. Colorectal cancer survivors are at higher risk for developing secondary cancers. However, you'll be happy to know that lifes 10 Power Foods to Maximize Your Workouts 06/28/2017 08:00pm • It's easy to envy the chiseled, uber-lean physiques of professional athletes and assume they subsist on protein powders, energy bars or other supplements to maintain their competition-ready shapes. But as a sports nutritionist who's worked with numerous elite-level athletes including cyclists, swimm Why You'll Never Get 'Toned' 06/27/2017 08:00pm • The next time you're standing next to a magazine rack, glance at the headlines. I can guarantee you'll come across more than one cover that promises exercises to "tone" your arms, legs, abs and more. And it's not just magazines: The word "tone" or "toned" has become ubiquitous when we talk about ex 7 ETFs That Let You Invest With the 'Smart Money' 06/27/2017 08:00pm • Follow the smart money.Every quarter, Wall Street dives through the freshly disclosed holdings of Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman, T. Boone Pickens and other so-called "smart money" investors, hoping to get some new investing ideas by the people who do it best. But occasionally, even the smart money get Are your summer vacations making you fat? 06/27/2017 06:42am • WASHINGTON — You wait all year for that week or two of escape and relaxation. But is your summer vacation time making you fat? A recent study by researchers at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech looked at people who went on vacation for one to three weeks and found that the vacationers ga Best Bites From the 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show 06/26/2017 08:00pm • My back aches and my cholesterol must be through the roof, but once again, I've managed to taste my way through the Specialty Food Association's annual Fancy Food Show, a breathtaking collection of every sweet, savory, salty, sour, fatty, spicy and umami food one could ever possibly crave. As I d 1 in 3 pets is overweight, report says 06/26/2017 08:00pm • Your adorable, chubby pet who sluggishly greets you at the door every day isn't an outlier, according to a new report. About 1 in every 3 dogs and cats is overweight or even obese, according to Banfield Pet Hospital's 2017 State of Pet Health report. During the past 10 years, there's been a 169 p How to Be Healthy When Your Family Isn't 06/26/2017 08:00pm • You can't ask a 7-year-old to do the grocery shopping for a family. Similarly, children's "choice" of what they eat is largely made for them by parents -- based on what options are brought into the home. Not surprisingly, research finds that children's eating habits -- the amount of fruits and vegg What's the Connection Between Vitamin D and Breast Cancer? 06/26/2017 08:00pm • Our bodies require a whole alphabet of vitamins and minerals to function optimally. From vitamin A to zinc, our bodies need to replenish a variety of different elements every day to stay healthy. Most of these vitamins and minerals come from the foods we eat, but many of us don't get enough of cert How to keep your heart healthy in the summer heat 06/26/2017 10:10am • It's hot out there, and if you're spending time outside, sunburn shouldn't be your only concern: it's important to think about heart health during the heat and humidity, too. Steamy weather can be dangerous for older individuals, people with heart disease and those taking certain medications for How to help your kids prevent unhealthy summer weight gain 06/25/2017 08:00pm • Years ago, kids slimmed down during the summer months because they rode bikes, went swimming and generally goofed off all day long. They were active from the time the sun rose until the street lights came on. I was one of those kids. Today, it's a much different picture. The average child spends Rats! What DC is doing to curb its growing rodent problem 06/23/2017 02:03am • WASHINGTON — Warmer winters apparently have been great for D.C.'s rat community, and District officials hope to change that. Mayor Muriel Bowser outlined initiatives Thursday to reduce the rat population, which is believed to have increased in the last few years. According to officials, the nu Should I Use Dietary Supplements for My COPD? 06/22/2017 08:00pm • Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients often struggle to breathe -- and that struggle requires a lot of energy -- weight loss and malnutrition can be side effects of the disease. Particularly in the later stages of the disease, weight loss resulting from a condition called pulmonary