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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Sun-smart kits The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health offers sun-smart kits to county residents. The kit contains a guidebook, ideas for sun accessories and information about skin cancer detection. To order a kit, call the Learn To Live...Tags: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes
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Doctors grapple with prostate cancer screening guidelines
For years, the PSA test has been the standard method for early detection of prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men.
But recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory panel, said the test that checks for prostate-specific...Tags: Medical Research, Erectile Dysfunction, Diseases and Illnesses, Oncology, Cancer
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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Pancreatic Cancer, University of Maryland, College Park, Blood, National Institutes of Health
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From Cuban cell, Gross thanks Jewish community for support
Alan Gross, the Potomac man serving 15 years in Cuba after carrying communications equipment into the communist island nation, continues to communicate with supporters from the military hospital where he is held.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Judaism, Cuba, Cancer, Jimmy Carter
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Cancer risk of eating meat wildly overstated
It is irresponsible to claim, as the letter writer from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) does, that eating meat is equivalent to smoking cigarettes ("Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco," May 13). In...Tags: Cancer, Tobacco Addiction, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Abusive Behavior
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Alan Gross, in Cuban prison, asks to see his ailing mother
Alan Gross, the Maryland man who is serving 15 years in a Cuban prison after taking communications equipment into the communist nation, is asking authorities there to let him return to the United States to visit his ailing mother before she dies.
Gross,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cuba, Jimmy Carter, Raul Castro, CNN (tv network)
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Monkton man's book tells of his return to steeplechase saddle
In 1998, Patrick Smithwick turned 47, an age his father never reached. Legendary steeplechase jockey A.P. "Paddy" Smithwick was just 46 when he died of lung cancer in 1973. Living longer than his father prompted Smithwick to scrutinize his orderly life....
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free cookbook The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health has a new healthful eating kit that features a free cookbook and tips that will help you select foods high in fiber and low in fat and sodium. Recipes are also quick, easy and...Tags: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Insurance Cost, Glen Burnie, Diabetes
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'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Week 3 performances
Week 3 and tonight's the first night I'll lament not hearing the announcer say "Navratilova" in that special way. And as if that's not sad-making enough, it's "their most memorable year" night. Hope your heartstrings are screwed in tight because they're...
Tags: Mariah Carey, Concerts, Fidel Castro, Gladys Knight, Melissa Gilbert
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Clubs, libraries and senior events in and around Towson
Clubs/Organizations American Association of University Women — meets at Grace United Methodist Church, N Charles St. and Northern Parkway, March 15, 7 p.m. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor. Hear Jeanne Allert, Executive Director of Samaritan...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Hospitals and Clinics, Charles Street, Lupus, Govans
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Study says Curtis Bay, Brooklyn among MD's most polluted areas
The Curtis Bay and Brooklyn neighborhoods in industrialized South Baltimore are among the most polluted in Maryland and even the nation, says a Washington-based environmental group, which is calling for tighter scrutiny of air quality there and curbs on...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Business, Environmental Pollution, Respiratory Disease
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Janset Nahum, nurse
Janset Nahum, a registered nurse and neighborhood activist who was known as the "Unofficial Mayor of Sugarville," died March 9 of lung cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
She was 79.
Janset Aranlar was born in Adapazari, near Istanbul, one of three...Tags: Internal Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch, Nursing, Medical Specialization
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