HEALTH & BEAUTY Features
Top Dentists 2009
Northern Virginia Magazine conducted a Dental Survey of the area, and here’s what we found out.
Hair-Blazing
First Ladies turn the tide of style in D.C., but none has had quite the impact of Michelle Obama. From up-dos to flats, brooches to slacks, workouts and work, she’s changing not only the way area women dress, but how they view themselves.
Posh and Pregnant
Pregnancy should be a time filled with excitement and eager anticipation Of the bundle of joy headed your way in nine months … but a slightly less glamorous side still permeates: the symptoms that leave you feeling a bit drab about your looks.
Soothe Your Soul
We’ve explored 20 local spas—many with multiple locations—where you can escape and savor budget-conscious treatments.
Brain Power
We spend our lives creating memories that can be stolen by age. The goals we set for our children can be interrupted by delays. Fortunately, the region’s physicians are working hard toward improving the lives of Alzheimer’s and Autism patients. These are their stories—and their patients’…
Am I On the Wrong Planet?
Born without the capacity to empathize, people with the high-functioning form of autism known as AsPerger’s Syndrome often feel displaced and, coincidentally, misunderstood
Hole in One
Seven-year-old Maya doesn’t even have permanent teeth yet, but she has spent much of her life at the dentist. Born with a rare, lifelong condition that causes brittle bones and fragile teeth, Maya has experienced extractions, fillings, crowns, infections and fractures.
Skin Deep
For Sgt. Robert Bartlett, reconstructive plastic surgery allowed him to speak. He can feel his wife’s kisses. He doesn’t drool. Bartlett is a calvary scout sniper who was riding in a truck in Iraq when a bomb hit the truck, taking off half his face.