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Marine Corps Museum puts Harpers Ferry artifact on display 05/22/2012 10:22pm • Kathy Stewart, wtop.com TRIANGLE, Va. - A unique artifact is now on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps that ties the Marines to a pivotal event in American history. A sledgehammer used by the Marines at Harpers Ferry is now available for public viewing at the Prince William Count App aims to humiliate dieters into avoiding temptation (VIDEO) 05/21/2012 12:51pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com WASHINGTON - For anyone who has been on a diet, you know there are many tricks to sticking to it, including telling your friends that you're dieting in the first place. A new app takes it a step further, broadcasting your late night cheating at the fridge to your social net Lifestyle choices key to osteoporosis prevention 05/21/2012 01:22am • Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Osteoporosis has a reputation as a disease for the old, but preventive measures should start decades before signs of the disease typically appear. "Most of us gain most of our bone density by the age of 30," says Dr. Assil Saleh, an internist and rheumatologis Thousands run Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon 05/20/2012 04:27pm • Kathy Stewart, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It was a perfect day for a run Sunday morning in Fredericksburg for the 5th annual Marine Corps Historic Half. The weather could not have been better. The air was charged with energy as thousands of runners waited anxiously for the big start. At 6:59 a.m., the Toss the Scales 05/18/2012 01:20am • The bathroom scales don't tell the whole story while or after you have try to lose weight. Dr. Pamela Peeke, MD has created a better measure that she calls the Clothes-ometer. Money saving tips and debunking myths for your gas guzzler 05/15/2012 10:42pm • Adam Tuss, wtop.com WASHINGTON - You want to get the most mileage out of that pricey gallon of gas, but what's the best way to do it? The blog Fuel Fix answers some age old questions and debunks some popular myths about gas. Top tips for saving gas while driving include the following: Do Even in win, Nats can't catch a break 05/15/2012 03:36am • Craig Heist, wtop.com WASHINGTON - This was not the way Nationals catcher Sandy Leon had envisioned his Major League debut turning out. After getting called up from Double-A Harrisburg after the torn ACL injury suffered by Wilson Ramos Saturday night in Cincinnati, Leon got the start behind the Derby runner-up Bodemeister heading to Preakness 05/14/2012 12:56pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bodemeister is headed to the Preakness to challenge I'll Have Another after their memorable finish in the Kentucky Derby. Bodemeister set a blistering early pace in the Derby only to be caught in the final 100 yards by I'll Have Another and finish second, giving owner Ahmed Zay Possible Problems with Gas Line Along Route 50 05/11/2012 03:10pm • Washington Gas is investigating possible problems with a 16-inch gas transmission line that runs along Route 50 and Fairfax Drive in the Radnor – Fort Myer Heights area near Courthouse. Authorities have received multiple calls from people in the area who have smelled mercaptan, the odor addi Bodacious back-alley booties can have deadly consequences 05/02/2012 03:07am • WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian has one. Nikki Minaj does too. And women who want their own bodacious backsides are heading to clandestine "pumping parties" to get them. But the done-in-secret, strictly word-of-mouth practice of having liquid silicone injected directly into the buttocks has deadly po Proposed Aquatics Center to Be Discussed Tonight 05/01/2012 03:40pm • An open house will be held tonight to discuss the next big step in the development of Long Bridge Park: a planned aquatics and fitness center. County staff, members of the project’s design team and the Long Bridge Park Design Advisory Committee will be on hand to give information and t Working out gives busy couples time together 04/29/2012 07:28pm • Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - In a day and age when so many couples struggle to find time together, some choose to multi-task by joining forces at the gym, on a running trail or even on skis. Elizabeth LaMotte, a couples therapist in D.C., says in places like D.C., where many work long hou Dandelions, the redux and aphids 04/26/2012 10:16pm • Editor's Note: Last chances to meet Mike this spring: Saturday, April 28 - 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Home Show in Ocean Pines, Md. Sunday, April 29 - 1 p.m. at the Tomatomania celebration at the new Greenstreet Gardens location in Alexandria (formerly the Applehouse Garden Center) Satur Dr. Oz: Are you ready for swimsuit season? 04/25/2012 11:51am • WASHINGTON - Most people pack on extra pounds in the winter, so getting back in shape can seem daunting when beach weather is just around the corner. Just keep a few easy tips in mind and fitting into that swimsuit might not be the worst thing after all. The first thing to change is what goes in Brain's reward center determines self-control 04/25/2012 09:25am • WASHINGTON - If self-control is a problem, it may not be a person's willpower that's the issue. It may be how the brain's reward center responds to those things the person loves, including food and sex. Dartmouth College research published in the "Journal of Neuroscience" used pictures of food, lan