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Humphrey Bogart's son to film commercial in Baltimore
The Baltimore SunA son of Hollywood royalty will be in Baltimore this week, lending his support in the fight against the disease that killed his father 55 years ago. Stephen Bogart, the son of acting legends Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, will be in town Oct. 24 to...Tags: Humphrey Bogart, Diseases and Illnesses, Lauren Bacall, Casablanca (movie), Cancer
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Judge Alfred L. Brennan Sr.
Judge Alfred L. Brennan Sr., who served both as a district judge and a circuit judge for Baltimore County, died Saturday of esophageal cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The former longtime Lutherville resident was 83.
"He had great insight as to...Tags: College Sports, Roman Catholicism, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, University of Baltimore
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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: American Lung Association, COPD, Lungs and Airways, University of Alabama, Colleges and Universities
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All tobacco is not equally harmful
Your recent editorial endorsed a tax increase on tobacco products other than cigarettes, but it was based on some sweeping statements that are not scientifically accurate or credible ("The 'other' tobacco tax," Jan 20). You stated: "Tobacco is linked...Tags: American Lung Association, Tobacco Products, General Practitioners, Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at School
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The 'other' tobacco tax
Over the past decade, Maryland has gradually raised its tax on cigarettes to the current $2 per pack, and the results have been striking. Fewer people smoke cigarettes today than before the tax was implemented, and that's particularly true among high...Tags: Mouth, American Lung Association, Tobacco Products, Health Insurance Cost, Annapolis
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Judge Francis M. Arnold
Judge Francis Miller Arnold, who had a first career as an employee relations director and later became a lawyer and then a judge of the District Court and the Circuit Court, died Wednesday of esophageal cancer at his Westminster home.
He was 83....Tags: Labor Legislation, Roman Catholicism, Executive Branch, University of Baltimore, Labor Legislation
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A patient at St. Joseph speaks up for the troubled hospital
It saddens me to see how much trouble St. Joseph Medical Center has been in recently ("Midei case leaves future unclear for St. Joseph Medical Center," Dec. 29). Some of it surely was due to mismanagement. But as a patient, I would like to share what St....Tags: Mark G. Midei, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Relay for Life of Washington County has goal of raising about $165,000
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMore than 600 people signed up this year to take part in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Washington County, a fundraising event that began Friday afternoon and was scheduled to extend into the morning hours Saturday. Cancer...Tags: Relay for Life, Ovarian Cancer, American Cancer Society, Cervical Cancer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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High-profile Orlando attorney seeds medical marijuana fight
John Morgan already has the battle cry for his upcoming fight to change Florida's constitution to legalize medical marijuana. "I'll take God's plant over Big Pharma's pills," Morgan says. Morgan, a high-profile Orlando attorney whose firm employs...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Executive Branch, Heroin, Charlie Crist, Florida Legislature
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
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For a dying patient, a prescription of silence
His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, High Blood Pressure, David Geffen School of Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners
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In memory of Jerry Matelski: Fund created for memorial highway effort
BOYNE CITY -- An effort to designate Boyne City-Charlevoix Road as the Jerry Matelski Memorial Highway is under way. Matelski, a Boyne City resident who passed away in 2010 at age 57 of esophageal cancer, was instrumental in obtaining extensive...
Tags: Interior Policy, Highway Transportation, Housing and Urban Planning
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