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Clean Beauty

What Is Clean Beauty, Anyway? A standard definition for “clean beauty” doesn’t exist quite yet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t have to approve beauty and skincare products before they hit store shelves. Therefore, it is up to the companies to decide what goes
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Absorb is made of a naturally dissolving material, similar to dissolving sutures.gradually dissolves after one year and completely disappears in about three years. (Photo: Medstar Heart & Vascular Institute)

DMV First

Medstar Heart Offers Dissolving Heart Stent A heart stent that slowly dissolves into the body is now available for patients with clogged arteries. MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute became the first in the Baltimore-Washington area to offer the Absorb scaffold, the first
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A Mayo Clinic study showed energy drinks could lead to heart problems. (Illustration: Sam Wooley)

New Study

Energy Drinks May Cause Heart Problems We’ve all heard that “Red Bull give you wings,” but could it and other energy drinks like Monster, Rockstar and 5-Hour Energy also give you a heart attack? Some say the caffeine-packed drinks give them energy, but for
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