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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
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: Migraine, Seizures, Stroke, Diseases and Illnesses, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Howard County Briefs
WomenFest The Howard County Department of Citizen Services' Office on Aging hosts its annual wellness event for women at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. WomenFest focuses on health, wellness,...Tags: Fine Artists, Clarksville, Alzheimer's Disease, Skin Cancer, Boy Scouts of America
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Sunday, April 7 Remembrance service The Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Board of Rabbis will host a service at 6 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia....Tags: Event Planning, Howard Community College, Clarksville, Ellicott City, Skin Cancer
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Folly Quarter Middle boasts two Carson scholarship winners [Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton]
The staff at Folly Quarter Middle School is proud to announce that this year's winners of the Carson Scholars Fund Scholarship Program are Sarah Rosso and Anastasia Lesho. The Carson Scholars Fund is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by world-...Tags: Schools, Skin Cancer, Middle Schools, Awards and Prizes, Osteoporosis
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Havre de Grace: Brave frigid waters at HdG's Duck Dunk Jan. 19
It's frigid January, dear readers, Cold enough? If not, join the Polar Bear Plunge Havre de Grace-style, the Susquehanna Hose Company Duck Dunk, a fundraiser for the volunteer fire department. It will be Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. to noon at the Havre de...Tags: Soups, Religious Festivals, Martin O'Malley, Chiropractic, Havre de Grace
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Walter Gilliam
Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91....Tags: Sandwiches, Highlandtown, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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Diabetes leading to blindness in many people
Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults 20 to 74 years old. Dr. Michael Grodin, co-director of retinal services and director of clinical research at Katzen Eye Group, discusses eye problems and the link to diabetes.
Why is...Tags: Blindness, Eyes and Vision, Cataracts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Swelling
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How the public can protest our insane policy on pot
I couldn't agree more with Dan Rodricks' recent column on marijuana policy ("The nonsense of marijuana busts shown," Nov. 11). It should be apparent to all except those with a vested interest in keeping marijuana banned that our entire "war on drugs," and...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, AIDS, Heroin
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Veterans and soldiers share camaraderie
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground, arrived unannounced at an animated gathering of soldiers and veterans at Perry Point Veterans Affairs Hospital in Cecil County.
He immediately mingled with the crowd. During what was...Tags: Highlandtown, Game Playing, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Hospitals and Clinics
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89 Md. facilities bought drugs from firm linked to meningitis outbreak
The federal Food and Drug Administration identified 89 medical facilities in Maryland that bought drugs from the Massachusetts manufacturer being investigated for a national fungal meningitis outbreak. The facilities are among more than 3,000 in numerous...
Tags: Charles Street, Health Organizations, Plastic Surgery, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Plastic Surgeons
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$2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020
Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...Tags: Genetics, Eyes and Vision, Health Organizations, Cataracts, Art Garfunkel
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Harford County Recognizes Business Appreciation Week
Harford County Executive David R. Craig, accompanied by James Richardson, director of the Office of Economic Development and members of his team, took time to recognize more than a dozen businesses during Business Appreciation Week, Sept. 17 – 21....Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Economic Policy, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Business Enterprises
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