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Bill would give farmers 10-year reprieve on new regs
A bill moving through the General Assembly would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. To get the...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Politics, Fertilizer, Environmental Pollution, Martin O'Malley
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Closing deadly loopholes
In July, authorities discovered that a radiology technician who had worked in Maryland and several other states had been injecting himself with narcotics-filled syringes, refilling them with saline and leaving them behind for use on patients. More than 1,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Radiology, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, Local Government
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Sickening cuts to NIH
Albert Einstein was 26 when he published his Special Theory of Relativity; James Watson, at age 25, explained the structure of DNA. Here in Baltimore, many great medical achievements were developed by early-career researchers at Johns Hopkins. "The...
Tags: Biotechnology, AIDS, National Institutes of Health, HIV, Biotechnology Industry
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The greatest and most immediate threat to humanity is the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria
On March 13th you published a letter written by reader Lois Raimondi Munchel titled "Stop the spread of deadly bacteria in nursing homes." The letter was timely. It should send alarm bells ringing not only through the hallways of our nursing homes but...
Tags: Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Nursing Homes
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New Laurel KinderMender designed intentionally for fun
From its name to a play area filled with children's books, games and other toys, Route 1's KinderMender, looks more like a day-care center instead of a pediatric medical facility. KinderMender's play area has a white picket fence, flat-screen television...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Carrollton, Family, Strep Throat, Health and Safety at School
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Compost should go beyond kitchen scraps
I want to start a compost pile, but I'm worried that kitchen scraps will attract animals from the woods nearby. Any thoughts?
Usually kitchen scraps are a small portion of a pile's ingredients. Most kitchen scraps are small pieces, damaged or bruised....Tags: Fertilizer, Grapes
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House extends controversial DNA collection law
The Baltimore SunAs the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down Maryland's controversial DNA collection law, the House of Delegates on Thursday voted to extend it. The 2009 law allows police to collect DNA samples from people arrested for certain violent...Tags: Lawyers, Maryland State Police, American Civil Liberties Union, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Biotechnology Industry
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Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis optimistic he will be ready for Opening Day
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. -- After seeing a spine specialist in Baltimore on Tuesday, Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis remains optimistic he will be recovered from a herniated disk in his neck in time to be in the starting lineup on Opening Day. Markakis saw...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Nick Markakis, Buck Showalter, Baseball
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Medical marijuana comes to Maryland — 10 years too late
It's the nice governor is dropping his opposition to the medical marijuana law now being considered by the legislature. It would have been an important first step if this were 2003 ("O'Malley administration backs medical marijuana bill," March 8)....
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Pharmaceuticals, Placebo
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Breakdown at the track
Last April, The New York Times reported on a startling spike in the deaths of horses running at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. The investigation found widespread use of drugs to prop up horses that were worn out, broken down or otherwise unfit for...
Tags: Laurel Park, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Pharmaceuticals, The New York Times
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Laurel Park thoroughbred deaths prompt state inquiry
Ten horses were injured and euthanized at Laurel Park over nearly six weeks this year, prompting the state to investigate why the rate of deaths at the racetrack had spiked so drastically and suddenly. But the deaths remain a mystery, a concern for horse...
Tags: Laurel Park, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Horse and Harness Racing, Lobbying, Pharmaceuticals
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Civil War sailors laid to rest, 151 years later
Eleven years ago, Navy Capt. Barbara "Bobbie" Scholley dived more than 230 feet into the ocean to help bring back the past: two sailors killed when their Civil War battleship sank in 1862. On Friday, the Annapolis woman joined the crew members'...
Tags: USS Monitor, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chestertown, Wars and Interventions, Hatteras
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