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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease

    It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true.
    It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...

    Tags: Stroke, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Seizures, Migraine, Glaucoma

  2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Pets are great for (your) heart health

    Love your pet with all your heart? It may not be just an emotional thing. Researchers said recently that having a pet may help reduce heart disease in humans. The American Heart Association released a study that said pet ownership, especially dog...

    Tags: Medical Research, Animals, Physical Fitness and Exercise

  4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Lutherville home. He was 53.
    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

    Tags: Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment Events, Harvard University

  6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. 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! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

    Tags: Scrabble (game), Wii, Diabetes, Chess Playing, Personal Service

  8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Angelina Jolie among growing number of women choosing mastectomy before cancer

    Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy rather than risk developing <a href="../../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children.
    Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy rather than risk developing breast cancer hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children. As DeSantis read about Jolie's experience, she began to feel a sense of...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Women's Health, Mastectomy, Oncology, The New York Times

  10. May 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun
  11. Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation

    "Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had <a href="/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a>. Why weren't you ever tested?"
    "Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Symptoms, Mastectomy, Cancer

  12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  13. It's Lyme season [Editorial]

    With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...

    Tags: Lyme Disease, Allergies, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Arthritis

  14. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. HPV-related throat cancers multiplying

    It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin J. Cullen, an oncologist who specializes in treating head and neck cancers. Cullen, the director of the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, talks about the growing cases of HPV-related throat cancers.
    It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...

    Tags: Preventative Medicine, Medical Research, Chemotherapy, Symptoms, Cancer

  16. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. Howard County health briefs

    Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...

    Tags: Prostate Cancer, Howard County General Hospital, HIV, Veterans Affairs, Dermatologists

  18. May 9, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  19. Harford County promotes Lyme disease awareness

    As Harford County health and elected officials worked to alert the public to the dangers of Lyme disease during a County Council meeting Tuesday &#8211; noting many people close to them who have the chronic, tick-borne ailment &#8211; the council president revealed just how personal his stake is in the fight against the disease.
    As Harford County health and elected officials worked to alert the public to the dangers of Lyme disease during a County Council meeting Tuesday – noting many people close to them who have the chronic, tick-borne ailment – the council...

    Tags: Rabies, Lyme Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harford County, Borrelia infection

  20. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Health and Safety at School, Recipes, Endometriosis

  22. May 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. For Hopkins researcher, battling MS is personal

    Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball.
    Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball. "I was feeling fine at the time," she said,...

    Tags: Medical Research, University of Maryland Medical Center, Field Hockey, Moravian College, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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