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West Baltimore church event offers counseling for singles
Of all the city's neighborhoods, Upton/Druid Heights ranks lowest in life expectancy, with AIDS as the fourth-leading cause of death. The Rev. Frank M. Reid III, pastor of Bethel AME Church in the heart of the neighborhood, is well aware of the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Music, Disease Prevention, Druid Hill, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Grade level of congressional speech falls
A study suggesting that the sophistication of congressional floor speeches has declined by a full grade level since 2005 ranks Reps. Chris Van Hollen and John Sarbanes as the most eloquent -- or verbose, depending on perspective -- members of Maryland&...Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, U.S. House of Representatives, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Energy Saving, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Hydrocortisone, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins University, Heart Disease, Hormones and Metabolism
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Maryland Science Center awards scholarships to city schools graduates
Two Baltimore City high school students were awarded a $1,500 scholarship and paid summer internship at the Maryland Science Center as the recipients of the Maryland Science Center’s Dr. H. Bentley Glass Scholarship, according to a release sent by...Tags: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Planned Parenthood, Awards and Prizes, Howard University, Science
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Gloucester City String Band to entertain at HdG park
Hello dear readers, Will we see you tonight (Friday) at the free concert in Tydings Park at 7:30 p.m? Bring chairs and picnics. There is no rain location for the Gloucester City String Band, a unique mixture of Mummers music and other selections. No...Tags: Anglicanism, Cal Ripken, Music, Mini, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Harford to offer free HIV testing June 27
In observance of the 2012 National HIV Testing Day, the Harford County Health Department will offer anonymous, no-cost HIV testing on a "walk-in" basis on Wednesday, June 27, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Health Services Division office on the top...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Harford County, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests
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HIV Testing Day marked with testing, advertising events
As National HIV Testing Day approaches, there will be a testing event held this week in Baltimore and the launch of an educational campaign. This will be the fourth year for Project SHALEM’s City Uprising HIV Outreach Day, a collaboration with...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, AIDS
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Peanut butter recalls spread to ice cream products
Ice cream and granola bars are the latest products to be linked to widespread manufacturer recalls of some peanut butters and other nut products that started last month. In the past week, at least five manufacturers have recalled peanut butter flavored...Tags: Salmonella Infection, Safeway Inc., Ice Cream, Health Treatments, Whole Foods Market
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David Simon's 'Homicide' cop battling life on the streets once again
March 11, 2012
Seven-baker-twenty-four unit turns at Mosher and rumbles past that stretch of Appleton Street where Gene Cassidy took two in the head for the company, the first one stealing his eyesight, the second lodging in his brain beyond the skill...Tags: Amtrak, The Wire (tv program), Hospitals and Clinics, Inner Harbor, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Hopkins researchers aim to uncover which mobile health applications work
Those looking to lose weight, quit smoking or keep tabs on a malady have a lot of choices in the smartphone app stores. Choosing one that's beneficial is more of a problem.
Science is still trying to catch up to the market for mobile health applications,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Bethenny Frankel, Johns Hopkins University, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A turning point in terror prosecutions
The conviction of a former Baltimore County man in a deadly hotel bombing in Indonesia is seen as a turning point in the long-delayed prosecution of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
Majid Shoukat Khan, who on Wednesday admitted to conspiring with Osama...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Fort Meade (military base), Trials, Lawyers, Punishment
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New Arundel health officer saw AIDS epidemic up close
Dr. Angela Wakhweya began her medical career in her native Uganda, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, where she saw many patients, friends and even some family members succumb to the deadly disease.
The experience propelled her...Tags: Annapolis, Epidemics and Plagues, Tuberculosis, Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines
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