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Support Groups
These groups meet regularly. ALS Resource support group — First Saturday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Educational support for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) patients, family members and friends. Owen Brown Interfaith Center, Conference Room 116B, 7246 Cradlerock...Tags: Lupus, Anglicanism, Christianity, Howard County, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Sun-smart kits The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health offers sun-smart kits to county residents. The kit contains a guidebook, ideas for sun accessories and information about skin cancer detection. To order a kit, call the Learn To Live...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes, Prostate
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LaLeche League of Western Howard County meets Friday
These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments
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Time magazine's breast-feeding cover causes a stir
The Baltimore SunI’m not anti-attachment parenting by any means. I’m what-works-for-my-family-works-for-us-and-what-works-for-you-works-for-you, a philosophy that is flexible but has way too many hyphens. It happens that attachment parenting wasn’t...Tags: Time (magazine), Human Body
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Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prostate Cancer, Mental Illness, Autism, Ellicott City
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free cookbook The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health has a new healthful eating kit that features a free cookbook and tips that will help you select foods high in fiber and low in fat and sodium. Recipes are also quick, easy and...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Advocacy group calls on hospitals to support breastfeeding
A public health advocacy group is calling on Maryland’s hospitals to stop handing out free infant formula to new mothers because it can encourage them to give up on breastfeeding. Public Citizen says the distribution done by at least two-thirds...
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Breast feeding is better for the child and mother
When looking at the health of Marylanders, support for breast feeding, as proposed by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), is the right thing to do and follows the U.S. Surgeon General's call to action to support breast feeding. We...Tags: Human Body, Health Insurance Cost, Immune System, Diabetes
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Promotion of breast feeding goes too far
Once again the official promotion of breast feeding as the only choice is being touted by my friend Fran Phillips at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ("Maryland seeks to improve support for mothers to breast-feed," Feb. 11). No one...Tags: Medical Specialization, Annapolis, Human Body, Nursing
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Women who breastfeed have healthier kids and enjoy healthier lives
I applaud the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's move to improve supports for breastfeeding women and their babies, both in the hospital and following discharge ("Maryland seeks to improve support for mothers to breast-feed," Feb. 11)....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Regina Benjamin, Health Insurance Cost, Family, Pneumonia
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Duckpins have been a Maryland favorite for more than 100 years
100 Years Ago Neighbors in war and peace Social news from Lawyers Hill in the Times: "Miss Warfield was the guest of Miss Mary Bowdoin on Sunday last." From Pfeiffer's Corner social column: "Miss Alice Wheeler spent the weekend in the home of her...Tags: Patapsco, Steroids, U.S. Geological Survey, George Washington, Human Body
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