‘Crazy Moms’ Find It Easy to Squeeze In Exercise
Last September, Brigette Polmar and Jenny Hein were doing the coffee and girl talk thing on Hein’s porch in Ashburn when the duo had an incredible revelation: They both regularly did squats while styling their hair.
Md. Reports Fourth Swine Flu Death, Eighth in Region
Maryland state health officials on Friday reported their fourth swine flu-related death. The latest victim is an adult from the Eastern Shore.
HGS’s Lupus Drug Shows Promise in Latest Trials
An experimental drug that aims to treat people afflicted with the autoimmune disease lupus showed promising results in its latest round of tests, giving its Rockville-based developer hope that it may have a financial success on its hands.
Third Swine Flu-Related Death Reported in Maryland
Maryland state health officials said yesterday that a third person has died of H1N1 flu-related illness.
‘Public Option’ May Be Health-Care Bill’s Highest Hurdle in Senate
The “public option” has emerged as the crux of the unfolding debate over health-care reform on Capitol Hill, an ideological flash point that has become perhaps the greatest challenge for the Senate negotiators attempting to reach a compromise that could actually become law.
Consumer Reports Insights: How to Hear Well in a Noisy World
Consumer Reports recently set out to test hearing aids and encountered the same challenges that hearing-aid shoppers face every day: a fragmented and confusing marketplace, and difficulty sorting out good hearing-aid providers from less-capable ones.
Putting Teeth in Health-Care Reform: Advocates Pursue Dental Issues
The 2007 death of a Prince George’s County boy because of an untreated dental abscess was a tragic reminder of the connection between oral health and overall health.
GOP Outnumbered in Senate, but McConnell Tries to Ensure It Is Not Outflanked
When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickname, even announcing “Darth Vader has arrived” at a news conference.
Nestle Recall Leaves Mystery in Its Wake: the Link of Cookie Dough to E. Coli
Federal microbiologists and food safety investigators have descended on the Danville, Va., plant that makes Nestlé’s refrigerated cookie dough, trying to crack a scientific mystery surrounding a national outbreak of illness from E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, which has been linked to the…
Price Tag of Health Reform Bill Prompts Sparring and a Delay in Congress
President Obama’s hopes for quick action on comprehensive health-care reform ran headlong this week into the realities of Congress, as lawmakers searching for the money to pay for a broad expansion of coverage discovered that it wasn’t easy to find and descended into partisan — and intraparty –…
