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•Dr. Carole Miller is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's National Woman of the Year. Miller, a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma and director of the St. Agnes Cancer Center, was among 195 candidates for the...Tags: Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cancer, Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Research links gene to statin side effects
Associated PressScientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. In rare cases, statins - such as Lipitor - can cause muscle pain and...Tags: Diseases, Prescription Drugs, Medical Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Health Treatments
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'Father of medical genetics'
Sun ReporterDr. Victor A. McKusick, a Johns Hopkins professor who pioneered the study of medical genetics and spent his career exploring how patients' genes predisposed them to medical disorders, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Towson. He was 86. Often...Tags: Diseases, Medical Research, Natural Science, Death and Dying, Johns Hopkins University
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Reviving Mondawmin
When Mondawmin Mall in West Baltimore opened in 1956, it was one of the first indoor shopping centers in the country and a marvel for consumers, who flocked to its stores from across the region. Anchored by two major department stores, Sears & Roebuck and... -
CDC data show more than one in four Americans obese
Americans, who have been getting fatter for decades, reached an unwelcome milestone in a report released last week: More than one in four of us are obese. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of adults who say they...Tags: Diseases, People, Obesity, Northwestern University, Adults
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Unmasking the super foods
Sun reporterThe 32nd Street Farmers' Market in Baltimore opened last Saturday morning with four produce farmers unloading batches of fresh blueberries for sale. Two and a half hours later, the berries were gone - undoubtedly scooped up by patrons who covet not only...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Medical Conditions, Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease, Diet
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Naps: the rest of the story
Sleep-deprived Americans are increasingly turning to the power nap and afternoon siesta to restore alertness and enhance performance, studies show. And some spa patrons are shelling out big bucks just to snooze. The Kohler Waters Spa in Burr Ridge, Ill.,...Tags: Medical Conditions, Diseases, Evanston, Personal Service, Health and Safety at School
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Study: Gene May Predict Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Risk
Bloomberg NewsA simple gene test may one day help doctors identify patients at risk for a rare, dangerous reaction to cholesterol-lowering drugs now taken by millions of people worldwide, researchers said. Researchers analyzed 300,000 genetic markers in 85 patients...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Medical Research, Prescription Drugs, Merck & Company Incorporated, IMS Health Incorporated
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Karadzic's secret life enthralls Serbs
Associated PressBELGRADE, Serbia — Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against UN genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistress, a bogus family in the U.S. and...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers
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Pediatrics chief at St. Elizabeth
Chicago Tribune reporterDr. Enrique Lujan, who came to Chicago from Bolivia in the 1960s to complete his medical training, headed the pediatrics department at St. Elizabeth Hospital for more than 30 years. Dr. Lujan, 70, died of a heart attack Thursday, July 17, near his...Tags: Diseases, Prisons, Christianity, Clubs and Associations, Logan Square
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