A widely used set of data measuring the health behaviors of D.C. youth has been rejected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because there wasn't a high enough response rate—something one local nonprofit called "an embarrassment for the city and a huge setback in our city’s attempt to 'measure' our successes."
Every two years, [...]

"Nothing's slower than a sick turtle," reads an anti-swine flu advert at the University of Maryland, reminding student Terps to practice proper coughing-and-sneezing etiquette and to wash their hands often.
Still, as of yesterday, there were 172 suspected cases of H1N1 at the university, according to the Associated Press. And the health center has canceled all [...]

Happy Wednesday, D.C.! You might remember City Paper's kind-of-a-big-deal Inauguration Photo Contest, whereby we elicited "dope" photographs from readers across the land. Two weeks later, we announced the winners. Recently, we even decided to send the winners their super-special swag, inspiring fourth-placer Aziz Y. to photograph his pooch in our delightful knit [...]