CDC Advises Docs to Inform Patients of Limitations of DTC Gene Scans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted video commentary this week advising doctors to discuss with their patients the limitations of gene scans marketed directly to consumers.

Better Hearing Institute Opens All-New Online Discussion Forum to Help People with Hearing Loss and Their Families

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) announced today that it has launched a discussion forum to help people and their families cope with hearing loss.

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A woman who county police believe was carjacked outside Westfield Annapolis mall Tuesday afternoon has come forward. Courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police Department Surveillance footage captures what appears to be an attempted carjacking on Bestgate Road on Tuesday afternoon.

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UTEP students need Meningitis Shot

EL PASO - Studies have shown that freshmen living in dorms are particularly vulnerable to meningococcal disease. Nearly 3,000 cases of meningitis are reported every year in the U.S.