STAFFORD — A couple of afternoons a month, Stafford resident Tywanna Gills can be seen visiting women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. 

RICHMOND — More women than men are diagnosed with vision threatening eye disease every year. 

Patients who checked their blood pressure at home with a pharmacist monitoring those readings over the Internet achieved better blood-pressure control than patients getting traditional care, research shows. 

TAMPA — Nicole Seabury is sweating over her wedding, though the big day is still three months away.

Denial particular for Hispanics

WOODBRIDGE — Claudia Thomas has fought for civil rights — and her own life. Thomas, 58, is an orthopedic sur-geon living in Lady Lake, Fla., who said she was the first black woman in the field. 

Spring cleaning isn’t just for your closet. It’s for your makeup, too.

QUANTICO — Organizers of the Marine Corps Marathon have unveiled marinecorpshistorichalf.com — the official Web site for the inaugural Marine Corps Historic Half, a race taking place May 18 in Fredericksburg.