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New city data to help improve health in neighborhoods
More than half of the deaths in recent years in a quarter of Baltimore's neighborhoods were avoidable, according to a new set of assessments from city health officials that were released Friday. The data were collected in 55 neighborhoods and showed in...Tags: Death, Health and Safety at School, Cancer, Murder, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Tobacco Addiction, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Abusive Behavior, Cancer
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Study reveals strongest link yet between organ transplants, cancer
The most comprehensive study ever on the link between organ donations and cancer is arming physicians with new data that could help make the procedures safer.
Organ transplant patients get new kidneys, livers and lungs that save their lives, but they...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Human Body, Diabetes, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Gregory Hines, Fidel Castro, Concerts, The Jackson Five (music group), Mark Ballas
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'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Results, Seal and Rascal Flatts
It's our second results show of the season; who's going home? It's got to be one of the "24 is the new 21" scores, right? That'd be Jack, Gladys, Melissa, Gavin or Sherri. I'm thinking Melissa. We start with a performance of Seal, covering "Lean on Me."...
Tags: Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones (music group), Justice System, Entertainment Events, Concerts
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Researchers turn attention to breast cancer prevention
Cheryl Corbin's mother and grandmother had breast cancer, so an oncologist suggested she be tested for an inherited gene mutation linked to the disease. But when the results came in, she didn't show up to hear them.
"I was afraid to hear the words,"...Tags: Blood, Chemotherapy, Medical Specialization, Human Body, Women's Health
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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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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: Towson University, Baltimore Hotels, Lupus, Diabetes, Colleges and Universities
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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: Air Pollution, Respiratory Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Trucks, Cancer
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
World TB Day The Department of Health observes World TB Day March 24 with a display in the lobby of the Health Services Building, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis. Tuberculosis, a disease caused by bacteria, is transmitted through the air, usually by...Tags: Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Family, Cancer, Communicable Diseases
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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: Internists, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sympathy for the smokers
Editor: Regarding the letter by Phil Brainard, of Aberdeen, in response to my previous letter entitled "Steaming Over Smoking Ban," thank you for your rebuttal. That's the way democracy is supposed to work. I do,however have to take issue with some of...Tags: Chantix (drug), Quitting Smoking, Addiction, Behavioral Conditions, Behavioral Conditions
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