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Communicable Diseases

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    May 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Healthy living The Baltimore Washington Medical Center will present a discussion of diabetes prevention, exercise to achieve weight loss, and how to lower blood pressure and cholesterol from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 6 and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. June...

    Tags: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Prostate

    2. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    World TB Day The Department of Health observes World TB Day March 24 with a display in the lobby of the Health Services Building, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis. Tuberculosis, a disease caused by bacteria, is transmitted through the air, usually by...

    Tags: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes

    3. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  3. Cockeysville 'Pest House' on list of endangered historic properties

    An 1872 building in Cockeysville that was built to house poor people who had communicable diseases is now facing an unhealthy future itself, and is on a newly released list of "endangered" or threatened historic properties in Maryland.
    An 1872 building in Cockeysville that was built to house poor people who had communicable diseases is now facing an unhealthy future itself, and is on a newly released list of "endangered" or threatened historic properties in Maryland. The "Pest House,"...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Baltimore County, HSBC Holdings plc, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)

    4. Mar 17, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  4. New Windsor's Dielman Inn on list of endangered historic properties

    A New Windsor tavern turned inn, dating back to the early 19th century, is among the state's "endangered" historical properties, according to Preservation Maryland, a statewide advocacy group. The Dielman Inn in New Windsor, located at Main and High...

    Tags: Bars and Clubs, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, Prince George's County, Preservation Maryland

    5. Apr 3, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Harford observes Public Health Week

    In conjunction with the observance of National Public Health Week from April 2-8, 2012, the Harford County Health Department urges individuals to engage in better health practices as a way of improving the health status of families, neighborhoods,...

    Tags: Sexual Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Healthy Diet, Bill Clinton

    6. Nov 25, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Calendar

    Tobacco sales compliance The health department's Learn to Live program offers to retailers a tobacco sales compliance kit. The kit includes a training guide that explains Maryland's tobacco laws. It's illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the...

    Tags: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Hospitals and Clinics, Annapolis, Health Insurance Cost

    7. May 29, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  7. Measles cases rising

    The Kid's Doctor
    http://www.kidsdr.com In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 222 measles cases in the United States during 2011. That's a 15-year high and more than triple the number of measles cases typically reported in the United...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012 Olympics Games, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention

    8. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. For Antelope Valley African Americans, a lower life expectancy

    Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert.
    Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert. Antelope Valley residents of all races face higher mortality rates than in the rest of Los Angeles County, but the rates for black residents are even more pronounced. African Americans in the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiologists, Health Organizations, Rentals, Kidney Disease

    9. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Study examines diet, exercise, obesity in prisons worldwide

    In a new study examining diet, physical activity and obesity in prison populations, researchers at the University of Oxford in England have found that in most cases, male prisoners are less likely to be obese than men in the general population. Female prisoners, on the other hand, were more likely to be obese than other women — at least, in the U.S. and Australia.
    In a new study examining diet, physical activity and obesity in prison populations, researchers at the University of Oxford in England have found that in most cases, male prisoners are less likely to be obese than men in the general population. Female...

    Tags: Weight, Respiratory Disease, Heart Disease, Prisons, Diabetes

    10. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Immigration status rule for San Bernardino County eateries fails

    One San Bernardino County supervisor's plan to require restaurants to inform customers whether the establishment does immigration background checks on its employees was overwhelmingly rebuffed Tuesday by fellow supervisors. Supervisor Neil Derry, the...

    Tags: Migration, Medical Procedures and Tests, Illegal Immigrants, Los Angeles Times, Vaccines

    11. Apr 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Proposal to require restaurants to disclose immigration checks rebuffed

    L.A. NOW
    Only Supervisor Neil Derry, the measure's sponsor, voted in favor of the plan that would have color-coded the A, B and C grade cards that restaurants receive during their annual health inspection and display in their windows....
    12. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  12. Hit-and-run suspect bites state trooper's hand, then claims to have AIDS

    While being subdued after a traffic accident, a combative 23-year-old hit-and-run suspect bit a Washington State Patrol trooper’s hand, broke the skin and then told him he had AIDS, the state patrol said Tuesday.
    Q13 Fox News Online
    While being subdued after a traffic accident, a combative 23-year-old hit-and-run suspect bit a Washington State Patrol trooper’s hand, broke the skin and then told him he had AIDS, the state patrol said Tuesday. The injured trooper drove to...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, AIDS, Medical Procedures and Tests

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