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Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients
A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....
Tags: Diabetes, National Institutes of Health, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Hospitals and Clinics, Plavix (drug)
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Morgan partnership aims to improve Northeast
City leaders assembled on a small side street near Morgan State University in Northeast Baltimore on Friday morning — steps from the sites of three recent car thefts and at least one burglary — and pledged to transform the region with...
Tags: Loyola University Maryland, Belair-Edison, University of Baltimore, Morgan State University, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Norman W. Meekins, businessman
Norman W. Meekins, founder of a Baltimore County paving company who was also a World War II veteran, died Thursday from complications of an infection at Carroll Hospital Center. The Sykesville resident was 94. Born in Stevenson, Mr. Meekins moved in...
Tags: Mark Bradley, Stevensville, Sykesville
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Less testing on animals, better science
Many Americans would be surprised to learn that chimpanzees are still being used in biomedical research and that millions of other animals are utilized in consumer product and toxicity testing. Others may find a sense of security in knowing that this...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Sepsis, European Union, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor
Human nature frequently disproves theories. Conventional wisdom, for example, says that open office space plans with workers grouped like cattle encourage creativity and collaboration. But study after study shows that people are more inventive, productive...Tags: Rentals, Medicaid, Personal Income, Rental Service, Interior Policy
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Anne's adventures in compassion
—A lazy Sunday morning. Arising later than usual. A long week of work in the books, a promising week ahead. Now living in Armenia, I correspond regularly with colleagues, friends and family back home in the States. Birds chirp as I check some emails...
Tags: Armenia, American Cancer Society, Social Media, Email, Afghanistan
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Johns Hopkins graduate killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Anne Smedinghoff wanted to help the people of Afghanistan, those who knew her say. The 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University graduate was attempting to deliver textbooks to school children there when she and four other Americans were killed in a car bomb...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Easter, U.S. Department of State, Explosions, Bombings
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Medical advertising hurts health care
You do not have to look far to understand why U.S. health care is so expensive and uneven in quality. A recurrent offender advertises walk-in ultrasound testing of blood vessels and whatever other asymptomatic part you may choose to pay for. Worried older...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost, Symptoms, Aneurysm
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Halethorpe loses community activist, friend
After almost 50 years of involvement with the Halethorpe Improvement Association, Joe Kinsey died of pancreatic cancer April 9, 2013, two days after his 57th wedding anniversary. Born Dec. 17, 1931, Kinsey grew up on Hollins Road in Baltimore City. He...Tags: Catonsville, Pancreatic Cancer, Christianity, Severna Park, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Word has it Scrabble fundraiser is Saturday in Roland Park
The word was tristeza. It's a disease of citrus trees, but more importantly, for Tobey Roland, it once scored 228 points for him in a game of Scrabble, he said. Roland, 52, of Mount Washington, loves Scrabble and estimates he has played in 120...
Tags: Roland Park, Charles Village, Schools, United States Census Bureau, Hunt Valley
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60 home openers — and one fan who's seen them all
For his 60th Orioles home opener, Justin Vitrano didn't dress in orange. He didn't paint his face, pull on a team cap or arrive hours early to guzzle beer. He didn't jump to his feet, scream or even clap as players jogged, one by one, onto the field. But...
Tags: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Memorial Stadium
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Md. high court denies new Parkway Theatre trial
The Baltimore SunA request by the former owner of the Parkway Theatre for a new condemnation trial was denied Tuesday by Maryland's high court. A&E North LLC argued that the city should have paid to remove “automobile parts and other assorted junk” stored in...Tags: Maryland Film Festival, Charles Street, Festive Events, Movies, Real Estate Buyers
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