New law helps schools cope with food allergies

Maryland public schools will all soon be keeping emergency supplies of epinephrine on hand for students who may have an allergic reaction, and patient advocates are applauding the new law.

Avoiding picnic pitfalls

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Emily Rice, dietetic intern, weighs in on picnic foods.

Clean produce to avoid food poisoning

It’s farmers’ market time, and all those fruits and vegetables seem so fresh. But they aren’t necessarily clean.

Health care spending rising in Maryland

Marylanders spent $44.5 billion on personal health care in 2010 as costs in the state continued to outpace the nation, according to a new report.

Crownsville student honored for pancreatic cancer test

Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka of Crownsville won the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for designing a new method to detect pancreatic cancer, Intel announced Friday.

Komen gives out $58 million in grants

Susan G. Komen for the Cureon Thursday announced $58 million in grants to support breast cancer research. 

Warning about shellfish from South Korea issued by state health officials

State health officials are warning consumers not to eat any fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish from South Korea. 

Healthy Recipes: Picnic Broccoli Salad

It's cookout season, which means plenty of temptations to indulge.

Skechers comes to $40 million settlement with FTC over sneakers

It turns out wearing sneakers - without exercising - won't get you in shape.

Test offers red flag for autism at 6 months

A simple “pull-to-sit” test on infants at six months old may help doctors predict autismand other delays, a new study has found.

Triple crown of nutrition tips

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Christine Dobmeier offers nutrition lifestyle tips.

Death from marathon running low

The stories of marathon runners collapsing and dying at the finish line are enough to scare anybody thinking of participating in one of the 26.2 mile races popular around this time of year.

Mercy to open $41.5 million childbirth and children's center

Mothers who deliver their babies at Mercy Medical Center will soon do so with an expansive view of the Baltimore skyline.

Jacob and Sophia most popular baby names

Across the country last year, the most popular baby names were Jacob and Sophia, according to the Social Security Administration’s latest count.

Young people still risking skin cancer for tans

Two new government studies show young people are still putting themselves at risk for skin cancer by getting sunburned and going to indoor tanning beds.

Pneumonia is biggest killer of young kids, study shows

Around the globe, the leading cause of death for children under age 5 is pneumonia, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Baltimore Healthy baby campaign to continue with $1 million grant

A Baltimore campaign to reduce the city's high rate of infant mortality got a $1 million boost Wednesday that will enable it to continue its efforts.

Lawnmower accidents common in the summer

I wrote today about a 5-year-old Harford County girl who lost her feet after her father accidently backed into her with a lawn mower.

Top 3 terrible eating habits

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Rachel Ernzen weighs in on bad habits.

Harder for Americans to get health insurance, report says

Americans in almost every state are finding it harder to get basic health services, according to a report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Hopkins engineer students create devices to help keep babies alive

Johns Hopkins University Engineering students unveiled devices Monday that they hope will lower the number of still births and deaths from fever-related illnesses in developing countries.

Healthy Recipes: Joy Bauer's soft-baked chocolate-cherry oatmeal cookies

Just because you're trying to eat healthy doesn't mean totally abandoning your sweet tooth.

Minors see online alcohol ads, buy alcohol

Alcohol is far too attractive and easy to obtain online for kids, says Dr. David Jernigan, director of Johns Hopkins’ Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth.

Doctors group says no junk food for the Obamas

First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to get our kids to eat healthy, but every now and then she is known to indulge on a cheeseburger or other food that is not so good for the body.

Dozer the dog raises money for Maryland cancer center

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is hosting its annual Maryland Half Marathon this Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Maple Lawn community of Howard County.