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Concerns over pesticide testing are justified
The Maryland Pesticide Network (MPN) appreciates The Sun's extensive and fair coverage of the dispute regarding the current Lyme disease study being conducted in Maryland by the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and theU.S. Centers for...Tags: European Union, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Disease, Lyme Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Writer Dudley Clendinen dies of ALS at age 67
Dudley Clendinen relished nothing more than telling a great story — even the story of his impending death. A journalist and author who wrote for The New York Times and had once served as an editor for The Baltimore Sun, Mr. Clendinen died Wednesday...
Tags: The Boston Globe, Gays and Lesbians, Colleges and Universities, Radio, Civil Rights
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Most Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater club...Tags: Medicare, Physical Conditions, Kutztown Folk Festival, Arts, Wii
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Ellicott City
Meeting The Wh'y' Not Toastmasters Club meets at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, and June 26 at Glen Mar Church, 4701 New Cut Road. Guests are welcome to attend and learn more about this new club. Information: 410-540-9910 or toastmastersclubs.org....Tags: Aneurysm, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Peripheral Vascular Disease, University of Maryland Medical Center, Health and Medical Professionals
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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: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes
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Howard County Briefs
Practice SAT The American Association of University Women will host a practice SAT exam for middle and high school students from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at Vantage House auditorium, 5400 Vantage Point Road in Columbia. There will be a...Tags: William Shakespeare, Concerts, Dining and Drinking, Rentals, Arts
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Howard County health briefs
Blood donations The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services 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...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mental Illness, Ellicott City, Breast Cancer
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Lyme disease tick study stirs dispute
Hundreds of Baltimore-area families have volunteered for a government study to spray their suburban yards with pesticide, which researchers hope can protect them from Lyme disease but that environmentalists warn is unsafe.
The goal, federal and state...Tags: Headaches, Lyme Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Johns Hopkins University
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for increasing clouds, a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, and a high temperature near 91 degrees. Tuesday night is expected to be rainy, with a low temperature around 74 degrees.
FROM LAST NIGHT...
10-...Tags: Lacrosse, Loyola University Maryland, Auto Racing, Maryland Terrapins, Gillette Stadium
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Commentary: One less sugar sweetened drink can make a difference
Growing up in Texas, I played fast pitch softball. After playing in the hot Texas sun, our team, the Sweetpeas, had a snack of oranges and water, in containers brought from home. Today, my husband and I are new Howard County residents and we have...Tags: Weight, Documentary (genre), Cancer, Howard County, Kidney Disease
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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: COPD, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Chicago, Ellicott City, University of Southern California
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Doctors grapple with prostate cancer screening guidelines
For years, the PSA test has been the standard method for early detection of prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men.
But recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory panel, said the test that checks for prostate-specific...Tags: Medical Research, Erectile Dysfunction, Oncology, Lung Cancer, Cancer
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