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Attorney: Baltimore man contracted hepatitis C from med tech in 2008
A 65-year-old Baltimore man was infected with hepatitis C by a traveling medical technician at the Baltimore VA Medical Center in 2008, he and his attorney said — making him the first Marylander to come forward in a sweeping investigation into the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Alzheimer's Disease, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Maryland General Hospital
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Monday to be sunny in the Baltimore area, with a high near 78 and north winds 11 to 17 miles per hour. Monday night is expected to be clear, with a low around 60 and north winds 8 to 10 miles per hour....
Tags: New York Yankees, National Football League, Football, Billy Cundiff, West Nile Virus
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Delaware, D.C. report new West Nile deaths
Delaware and District of Columbia health officials are reporting their first West Nile virus deaths. District health officials also announced that another resident is hospitalized with the virus. Delaware officials said a 76-year-old New Castle woman...
Tags: Headaches, Meningitis, West Nile Virus, Symptoms
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Budget cuts and the next Pearl Harbor
Recent reports suggest that the U.S. government was likely engaged in two very sophisticated cyber attacks: one that spied on Iran's nuclear program and another that slowed it by destroying centrifuges. These attacks encourage a twinge of national pride...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Finance, Central Intelligence Agency, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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No raccoon rabies vaccine baiting in Anne Arundel this year
For the first year in more than a decade, no rabies vaccine baits will be placed in Anne Arundel, after the county was cut from the federal program, according to county health officials. The project used a county police helicopter and volunteers to...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Preventative Medicine
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Gut bacteria linked to obesity-related health problems
The answer to why some obese people develop diabetes and other health problems may be found not in just a love for junk food, but in the bacteria that thrive deep in the human gut.
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Skin Conditions, Psoriasis, Human Body, Flu
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak portrayed as traveling addict
When David Kwiatkowski was found slurring his words and smelling of alcohol in a Boston-area hotel room littered with prescription pills late one July night, his life as a traveling medical technician had largely unraveled already. In his early 30s, he...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Nursing, Veterans Affairs, Alzheimer's Disease
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Rep. Andy Harris helps save 2-year-old on side of highway
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican from Maryland and a medical doctor by profession, helped save a two-year-old boy who had stopped breathing in his family's vehicle as they drove along Route 50 in Talbot County, the legislator and the boy's parents...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland)
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease outbreak worries parents
A new strain of hand-foot-and-mouth disease has been sickening local children and sending many scared parents to the pediatrician and emergency room, according to Johns Hopkins pediatric dermatologists. But the doctors say most cases are benign and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses
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Circumcision's benefits outweigh risks, doctors' group says
The American Academy of Pediatrics is modifying its stance on circumcision for the first time in more than a decade, acknowledging that the health benefits outweigh the risks of the procedure, which involves removing the foreskin of a baby boy's penis....Tags: Medical Specialization, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases and Illnesses, Urinary System, HIV
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Maryland reports first West Nile virus death
Maryland health officials are reporting the state's first death from the West Nile virus.
State health department spokeswoman Dori Henry said Thursday that the department is not releasing any details on the death.
Maryland has had 13 cases of West...Tags: Headaches, Medical Procedures and Tests, Wildlife, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, West Nile Virus
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Social Media Do's and Don'ts
OMG P911 In social media slang, the above means “Oh my God, parent alert,” and that is just what parents have to be these days ... alert to what their kids are doing and saying in this digital world. With all of the social media outlets...
Tags: Parenting, Security, Apple iPod, Media Industry, Health and Safety at School
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