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DNA database has potential medical benefits
I would like to respond to Dan Rodricks' column on taking DNA samples from people who are arrested ("DNA: Why wait for an arrest?" May 3). I support his opinion, but I think he could have included more reasons, especially for a general gathering of DNA....Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Havre de Grace, Human Body, Chemicals, DNA
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Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma
When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.
A natural reaction for a man who had been practically living as a recluse since a 1997 gun accident took off his nose, chin,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Richard Lee, Cleveland Clinic, Concerts, Surgery
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Event marks Army progress against cold virus
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Military medical experts at Fort Detrick are marking progress against an enemy most of us have encountered: the common cold. On Monday, Assistant Defense Secretary Jonathan Woodson will join Army medical researchers in...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Pneumonia, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Blood drive will honor Scotchtown Hills Elementary student
Staff and faculty at Scotchtown Hills Elementary are rallying around fifth-grader Marisol Ramirez, honoring her for showing bravery during repeated surgeries, blood transfusions and chemotherapy after being born 10 years ago with a blocked small intestine...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lymphoma, Pharmaceuticals, Blood, Chemotherapy
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It's cold season, and I'd rather it be 'broken bone' season
It had been years since I'd had a head cold. I've had a couple of sinus infections that laid me out, but somehow I'd managed to avoid the common cold. I hate colds. I've had broken bones and I've had colds and I can stand before you and say, without fear...Tags: Coughing, Foods and Beverages, Smallpox , Broken Bones, Injuries and Wounds
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Baltimore's Sickweather.com measures illness at the Super Bowl
Maybe it was the influx of football-loving tourists in Indianapolis? Or maybe Indy itself was running itself ragged preparing for the Super Bowl between the NY Giants and the New England Patriots?
Whatever it was, this much is certain, according to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Super Bowl, Facebook, Football, Flu
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Tuesday highs in Baltimore could reach 100 degrees
Marylanders will likely go another round with fierce summer heat Tuesday as temperatures threaten to punch into the high 90s and humidity levels shove the misery index into triple-digits.
Forecast highs for BWI-Marshall Airport and downtown Baltimore are...Tags: Water Restrictions, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Pollution, Diseases and Illnesses
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The difference between sudden cardiac arrest and heart attacks
The new year brings a lot of resolutions to exercise. And sometimes the cold weather also means more snow shoveling. All that exertion can be harmful to people with abnormal hearts by leading to sudden cardiac arrest. Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, director of...Tags: Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiologists, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Physical Conditions
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Booking troubles
Reality CheckBucky reports on tonight's Amazing Race, possibly from his sickbed:OK, tonight’s recap will be shorter than usual, because I’ve got a major case of flu, pneumonia or possibly one of several paramyxoviridae diseases that I’m not sure what...Tags: Goth (genre), Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Diseases and Illnesses
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Dealing with childhood asthma
Of the nation's 22 million people with asthma, six million are children, according to the National Institutes of Health. In Baltimore, as many as one in five children suffers from the condition and many go untreated. Dr. Keyvan Rafei, head of pediatric...Tags: Wheezing, Emergency Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals
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'A Day of Rejoicing'
Sun StaffSecond of two parts Each day, each hour, Willie and Andrea DuBose think things can't get any worse. And then they do. Their daughter, Rayna, a graceful athlete, a college basketball player with a radiant smile, an 18-year-old who a week ago had so...Tags: Brown University, Pharmaceuticals, Legs, Awards and Prizes, Nursing
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SARS virus may be robust
Times Staff WriterThe virus that causes SARS can survive in the environment much longer than researchers had suspected, the World Health Organization said Sunday, suggesting that halting transmission of the disease may be harder than they thought. Research from...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, China, Taiwan, Medical Procedures and Tests, Bus Accidents
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