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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...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities
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Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness
Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly 8...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Personal Service, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"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: High Blood Pressure, Cancer, Symptoms, Family, Angelina Jolie
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Senior briefs
Calendar These activities will be offered at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave. Information: 410-222-1818: Concert Charles Sullivan performs Broadway tunes, American Songbook standards, gospel and more at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Specialization, Odenton
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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! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ellicott City, Personal Service, Game Playing
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Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show
Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...
Tags: FTI Consulting Inc., Urinary Tract Infection, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical Center, Phil McGraw
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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: Health and Safety at School, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Family, Lab Tests, Diets and Dieting
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Plenty going on at the Senior Center [Aberdeen]
May is here, and there are special events happening in Aberdeen. At the Aberdeen Senior Center, May got off to a great start with May Day on Wednesday, May 1. Today, May 3, there is a Men's Discussion Group from 9:30 until 10:15 a.m. On Tuesday, May... -
Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud
Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Trials, Prosecution, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Rod J. Rosenstein
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O'Malley administration settles suit over Medicaid backlog
The O'Malley administration has settled a class action lawsuit brought by critics who accused the state of failing low-income and disabled Marylanders by regularly taking nearly a year to approve medical assistance applications as part of a severe...
Tags: Conservation, Personal Income, Justice System, Health Care Reform (2009), Medicaid
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Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients
A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....
Tags: Health and Safety at School, High Blood Pressure, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Plavix (drug)
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United Way distributes 2.8 million pounds of food
The United Way of Central Maryland's Access to Healthy Food Initiative distributed more than 2.8 million pounds of groceries — enough to fill 56 tractor trailers — to low-income individuals and families, the organization announced Tuesday....
Tags: United Way , Heart Disease, Diets and Dieting, Business, Healthy Diet
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