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The sniffling and coughing season
Flu season is upon us again, but authorities say it won't exhibit as mild a form this year as in seasons past. On Friday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially declared flu an epidemic in Maryland and 46 other states, meaning...
Tags: Charles Street, Coughing, Chills, Television Industry, High Blood Pressure
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Havre de Grace: More cake for HdG birthday celebrants
Hello dear readers, Happy birthday wishes to Debbie Jobes and Drew Shank (Dec. 2); Jean Mentzer (Dec. 3); Tina Mike, Tina L. Ripken and Harford County Director of Tourism Wini Roche (Dec. 4); Julie Baker (Dec. 5); Casey Jobes and Michi Shank (Dec. 6);...Tags: Drama (genre), U.S. Supreme Court, Hanukkah, Martin Luther King Jr., American Legion
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"The American Nurse" book includes profiles of 19 inspirational men and women in Baltimore
Meagan Shipley, a nurse in the Baltimore City Health Department, works at a family planning clinic during the day and helps provide health care to workers on The Block in the evenings. When she was contacted by photographer Carolyn Jones to be part of a...Tags: New York City, Health and Medical Professionals, New York University, Chemotherapy, Everglades
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Paul W. Ramey
Paul Wilson Ramey, a member of the Army Corps of Engineers who was a founder of AIDS Action Baltimore, died of cancer Dec. 29 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 55 and lived in Hampden.
Born and raised in Woodstock, Va., he was a 1975 graduate...Tags: Europe, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Paul Wilson, Armed Forces, Engineering
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Guns, swimming pools and our selective urge to regulate the threats we face
I grew up in Baltimore, in a world where guns were, unambiguously, for deterring or killing people. Family lore says that back in the 1920s, my grandfather used a gun to scare off the Mafia — the Black Hand, as Sicilians of the time called it....
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Sociology, New York City, Culture, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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The Rev. John P. Buchheister, United Methodist district leader
The Rev. John Paul Buchheister Sr., a retired pastor who had been a United Methodist Church district superintendent, died of cardiac failure Saturday at Oak Crest Village. He was 87 and had lived in Lutherville.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Harry...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Christianity, Football, Holidays, Methodist
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AIDS progress at risk
As we prepare to mark World AIDS Day tomorrow, the U.S. government this week announced a blueprint for achieving an AIDS-free generation. The plan to confront AIDS globally outlines goals and objectives that take into account groundbreaking scientific...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Epidemics and Plagues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Johns Hopkins University, Chemical Industry
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Howard County health briefs
Look good, feel better The free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive a bag of cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and...Tags: Knees, Orthopedic Surgery, Parkinson's Disease, Knee Replacement, American Red Cross
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Giant removes Talenti gelato from shelves
Giant Food has removed Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato from its shelves after the manufacturer recalled the product, citing the possibility of salmonella contamination in the peanut butter. Giant said Monday the recall includes all sell-by...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chills, Salmonella Infection, Safeway Inc., Peanuts
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NIH superbug outbreak a warning for local hospitals
Much of Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Jason Farley's recent research has focused on an evolving medical crisis: How to stop the spread of bacteria that have adapted immunity to most antibiotics. To stop it the medical community needs to track it. He's...
Tags: Staphylococcal Infection , Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Safety at School, Union Memorial Hospital
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HIV drug causes memory loss
A drug commonly used by patients with HIV may be damaging nerve cells and causing memory loss, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Doctors have long thought the brain damage and memory loss longterm survivors of HIV suffer was caused by the disease....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Brain, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University
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Maryland braces for mandatory federal spending cuts
Looming federal budget cuts the nation faces in January could strike a body blow to Maryland's economy, taking $2.5 billion in personal income out of residents' pockets and crimping social programs in health and human services, education, and workforce...Tags: Republican Party, Substance Abuse, Unemployment Benefits, Layoffs and Downsizing, The Pentagon
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