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Flu shots recommended for most kids
Flu season, with its aches, fever and cough, is around the corner, says Dr. Timothy Doran, chairman of pediatrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. This year, for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that all...Tags: Vaccines, Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Pharmaceuticals
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Calming the mind's chatter
Our worries. They're crescendoing like the finale of Beethoven's "Ninth": Bailouts, buyouts. Recession, depression. Enter the meditative practice of mindfulness. Born of Buddhist roots, it's increasingly recognized as a measure to calm the mind's...Tags: Dalai Lama, American Medical Association, Clubs and Associations, Medicine, Beijing Games
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Elusive cure
In a darkened slice of a convention center ballroom, Dr. Leisha Emens takes her place in front of hundreds gathered to hear about her latest research.
The Johns Hopkins oncologist doesn't look particularly comfortable in the spotlight. This is no way...Tags: Animal Science, Biotechnology, Medicine, Natural Science, Vaccines
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Calendar
programs Blood driveCommunity College of Baltimore County, Room 100 of the K Building, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville / The campus will host the American Red Cross' blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow-Wednesday. To sign up, call 410-455-4322. The...Tags: Catonsville, Colleges and Universities, White Marsh, Health Insurance, Pikesville
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Names in the news
•Dr. Timothy G. Doyle and Dr. Jason E. Goodman have joined the clinical staff at Mercy Medical Center. They will see patients exclusively at Overlea Personal Physicians at 7602 Belair Road, Overlea. Board certified in internal medicine, Doyle has...Tags: Overlea, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Albert Einstein, George Washington University
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China also suffers from indoor air pollution
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterChina is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10...Tags: Renewable Energy, Death and Dying, Cancer, Environmental Pollution, Summer Olympics
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Good food, good times, good cause
Sentinel Staff WriterThe State Attorney's Office raised more than $6,400 for the American Cancer Society during the past month with the help of the Lake County Sheriff's Office and other lawyers and businesses. The fundraising efforts ended last week with a cookout that...Tags: Business Enterprises, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Trials, Legal Services, Murder
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Community Calendar - October 13, 2008
TODAY Hi Neighbors Program, 10 a.m., Ron Devlin presents ''Interesting Interviews I Have Done''; 11:15 a.m. Bill Morris presents ''Bluebirds.'' Both programs at First Presbyterian Church, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem. 610-867-5865. Allentown Branch of the...Tags: Allentown, Judaism, Phillipsburg, Whitehall, Orefield
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Poorly maintained public pools a growing health concern in South Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelNothing says "South Florida lifestyle" like a pool, a tropical oasis where you can take a dip year-round. But hundreds of pools are closed annually for carrying parasites, bacteria and other pathogens that can make swimmers seriously ill. Swimming...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Punishment, Environmental Pollution, Personal Service, Illnesses
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Energy drinks: a dangerous, edgy buzz?
Special to The TimesENERGY drinks are the target of many complaints: too much sugar, too much caffeine and too many herbal extracts with dubious claims. Now, researchers say the drinks may lead to drug abuse. In a paper published online last month in the journal Drug and...Tags: Western Medicines, Addiction, Colleges and Universities, Drunk Driving, Medicine
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Do food dyes affect kids' behavior?
Special to The TimesAlmost every parent has a story about their kid bouncing off the walls after downing a package of jelly beans or eating a neon blue-frosted cupcake at school. Most blame the sugar. But some new research suggests that the rainbow of artificial colors...Tags: Food Safety, Pediatrics, Colleges and Universities, Healthcare Policies, Family
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Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Special to The TimesThose ubiquitous plastic water bottles have been increasingly vilified in recent years. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara, among others, have banned them from purchase with city funds. A few trendsetting restaurants, and even some markets and...Tags: Water Supply, Consumer Confidence, Regional Authority, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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