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Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it's waging at home — against disease.
Actually, more than a few are needed. Officials overseeing health care for the nation's veterans are...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Schizophrenia, Human Body, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Heart Disease
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Columbia music historian compiles Vietnam War songs
Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War.
But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning...Tags: Concerts, Popular Music (genre), Music Industry, Libraries, International Military Interventions
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Balto. Co. to give hiring preference to returning veterans
Baltimore County will begin giving priority to veterans when making local government hiring decisions, officials announced Tuesday, a policy focused particularly on those returning from conflicts overseas. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced the...Tags: Baltimore County, Towson, Substance Abuse, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Heart Disease
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Howard County health briefs
Blood donations The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region of the American Red Cross is requesting blood donations. Eligible donors can call 800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment. Platelet donors should call 800-272-2123. Calendar Spiritual...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mental Illness, Ellicott City
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Doctors in botched Elkton abortion face murder charges
Two doctors who Maryland authorities say botched an abortion last year in Elkton have been indicted on murder charges — in what appears to be the first use of the state's fetal homicide law involving a medical professional performing surgery. "We'...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion Issue, Murder, Abortion
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Howard County Briefs
GreenFest vendors wanted Vendor applications are being accepted for the annual GreenFest held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 at Howard Community College's Burrill Galleria, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Vendors and exhibitors with...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Concerts, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Electronics
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Hoping for a new year of helping others
I decided to cheat a little for this column and scrounged up something I wrote a long time ago (but never published!). This is from one Christmas Eve that I spent doing a volunteer activity with Pittsburgh's Jewish Federation. I was working as an...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Depression, Christmas, Religious Festivals
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The power of light
It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...Tags: The Happiest News!, Migraine, Diabetes, Health Treatments, Lyme Disease
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The power of sleep
Are you tired, run-down, listless? The answer to your problem is probably not in a little brown bottle. It could be as simple as a good night’s sleep. But for 45 million Americans, that’s an elusive dream. Even worse, sleep deprivation,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Restless Leg Syndrome, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Carroll County (Maryland)
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The power of meditation
To understand the impact meditation can have on the human mind, picture a glass of muddy water. If you stir it, the water stays cloudy and anything that might sink to the bottom is instantly sucked back into motion. But if you allow the glass to become...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body, Buddhism, Electroencephalography, Ellicott City
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An interview with Amandeep Sandhu
When local author Rosalia Scalia visited India, she was able to sit down with Amandeep Sandhu, author of "Sepia Leaves." She was kind enough to recount her meeting for Read Street. We'll break her missive into a parts, starting with her description of the...Tags: Schizophrenia, Cadence Design Systems Incorporated, Delhi (India), Novell Incorporated, Journalism
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