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New U.S. rules seek cleaner gasoline
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules today that would slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, one of the most significant steps the administration can take this term toward cutting air pollution, people with knowledge of the...
Tags: Energy Resources, Passenger Cars, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry, American Petroleum
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Wedded: Colby Previti and John Celmer
Wedding day: Dec. 1, 2012 Her story: Colby Previti, 26, grew up in Bowleys Quarters. She is a makeup artist. Her mom, Kim, is a hair stylist, and her father, Vincent, is retired from the Baltimore City Fire Department. His story: John Celmer, 26, grew...
Tags: Fells Point, Family, Dundalk, Animals, Marriage
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Letter: Lung cancer awareness urged
Editor: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. This year, approximately 160,340 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer deaths. That is why there is an entire month dedicated to this disease, raising...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer, Lungs and Airways
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A new dress, and set of lungs, for prom
For the first time in the six years since Victoria Chakwin was diagnosed with a deadly lung disease, the gown she wears won't be hospital issue.
The 18-year-old from Martinsburg, W.Va., will go to her senior prom Saturday night in a red-and-black...Tags: New York City, Stony Brook University, Charity, Tampa, Lupus
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Rolling into summer
This weekend marks the beginning of summer vacation season for many Marylanders. From graduating students to young families, singles and seniors, the preferred place to be over Memorial Day weekend is generally Ocean City or the nearby Delaware beaches....Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Petroleum Industry, Cycling, Highway Transportation, Environmental Pollution
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Dr. Solbert Permutt, physiologist
Dr. Solbert "Sol" Permutt, a retired physiologist and teacher who helped expand the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, died of esophageal cancer May 23 at Roland Park Place. The longtime Mount...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, University of Alabama, Ellicott City, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley
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Smoking programs not keeping pace
Most states, including Maryland, are not doing enough to protect the public from tobacco or prevent related disease, according to the latest assessment from the American Lung Associationdue out today.
In its 10th annual State of Tobacco Control Report...Tags: Employees, Public Employees, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance, Tobacco Products
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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in children
A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective.
Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. The number of...Tags: Physical Conditions, Physical Conditions, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Drugs and Medicines
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Don't be fooled: Smokeless tobacco is dangerous
I was dismayed by the letter written by Brad Rodu minimizing the devastating health consequences caused by using smokeless tobacco products ("All tobacco is not equally harmful," Jan. 24). Dr. Rodu is a dentist and scientist at the James Graham Brown...Tags: Tobacco Addiction, Google Inc., Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tobacco Products, Cancer
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All tobacco is not equally harmful
Your recent editorial endorsed a tax increase on tobacco products other than cigarettes, but it was based on some sweeping statements that are not scientifically accurate or credible ("The 'other' tobacco tax," Jan 20). You stated: "Tobacco is linked...Tags: Health and Safety at School, General Practitioners, Health and Safety at School, Tobacco Products, Esophageal cancer
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The 'other' tobacco tax
Over the past decade, Maryland has gradually raised its tax on cigarettes to the current $2 per pack, and the results have been striking. Fewer people smoke cigarettes today than before the tax was implemented, and that's particularly true among high...Tags: Mouth, Annapolis, Tobacco Products, Esophageal cancer, Cancer
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Grand Prix aims to be green, but challenges remain
When race fans roll into town for the Baltimore Grand Prix this weekend, they can expect to find the Inner Harbor course lined with more than 1,200 recycling bins, and their drinks will be served in cups made of biodegradable corn instead of plastic.
The...Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Transportation, Physical Conditions, Public Transportation, Wheezing
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