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Howard County pets: What's the hype about raw diets?
Q: I’ve heard a lot about raw dog food, but it seems pricey. Is it safe? Are the health benefits substantial? A: Raw diets for dogs (including raw meat) have become increasingly popular. Some pet owners -- even some veterinarians -- swear by them,...
Tags: Gastroenteritis, Dietary Supplements, Salmonella Infection, The New York Times, Diseases and Illnesses
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It's Lyme season [Editorial]
With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...Tags: Lyme, Arthritis, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: American Diabetes Association, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stand-up Comedy, Health and Safety at School, Teachers
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Harford County promotes Lyme disease awareness
As Harford County health and elected officials worked to alert the public to the dangers of Lyme disease during a County Council meeting Tuesday – noting many people close to them who have the chronic, tick-borne ailment – the council...
Tags: Harford County, Lyme, Diseases and Illnesses, Rabies, U.S. Military
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Howard health council calls for stronger focus on wellness language
A health advisory group to the Howard County Board of Education is calling for stronger language in policy-making that focuses on the health and wellness of county students — including the policy currently before the board that has drawn criticism...
Tags: Renee Foose, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School, Students, Disease Prevention
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Bits & Pieces: Baltimore Ravens' Rice continuing anti-bullying campaign in Howard
Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice visited Howard High School in May of last year for an anti-bullying assembly and plans to return to Howard County a couple times over the next few months to continue his campaign against bullying and to help those...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Health and Safety at School, Stony Brook Seawolves, America East Conference
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Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...
Tags: Learning Disability, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Ellicott City, Behavioral Conditions, Howard County
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Vision, hearing tests The Department of Health offers vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and also for students new to Anne Arundel county schools. Student in the following...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School, Weight Loss
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Ronald J. Biglin, Loyola business professor
Ronald J. Biglin, a former business professor and dean of graduate programs at what is now Loyola University Maryland who owned a winery and a distribution company, died Monday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Lutherville resident was 81. "Ron...
Tags: Hunt Valley, Roman Catholicism, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), General Electric Company, Sales
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Maryland can prevent overdose deaths
With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health and Safety at School, American Medical Association, Teachers, Health Organizations
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Cats are not a major threat to the environment
George Fenwick's article on cats as an invasive species ("House cats: The destructive invasive species purring on your lap" Feb. 26) was filled with misinformation. It is easy to blame cats for environmental degradation; it is far more difficult to...
Tags: Invasive Species, Diseases and Illnesses, Rabies, Toxoplasmosis
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Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]
As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health and Safety at School, Children's Health, Diabetes
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