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After homelessness, mother and son graduate from Howard CC
Sandy Johnson and her son, Jeff, were juggling the demands of classes and exams, jobs and family life in pursuit of associate degrees. They also were confronting what could have been an insurmountable obstacle: homelessness. "This has been a tough...
Tags: Homelessness, Students, Unemployment Benefits, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...
Tags: Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Ovarian Cancer, Celebrities, High Blood Pressure
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Robert Vigorito to be honored before 30th annual Columbia Triathlon
Robert Vigorito knew he had changed some lives over the years since he helped start the Columbia Triathlon in 1984. He transformed an inaugural event that attracted fewer than 100 competitors into one of the top triathlons in the country with as many as...
Tags: Fractured Rib, Triathlon, Physical Fitness and Exercise, American Red Cross, Howard County
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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: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Health and Safety at School, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals
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Rising temperatures increase health risks
Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...
Tags: Heat Stroke, Health and Safety at School, COPD, Conservation, Global Change
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Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...
Tags: Carrots, Lettuce, Cheese Corn, High Blood Pressure, Health Treatments
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After rare heart condition, South River's Scott Mitchell 'glad to be here'
After more than 100 pitches, the fastball had lost some steam and the breaking ball that baffled batters earlier in the game didn't have the same snap. South River senior pitcher Scott Mitchell, his dirty jersey showing the effects of an already...
Tags: Heart Problems, Baseball, Heart Attack, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, High Blood Pressure
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Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....Tags: Autism, Minority Groups, Breast Cancer, Howard County, Culture
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William F. Childs III, engineer
William F. Childs III, a retired engineer who was an early salesman of do-it-yourself cement products, died of complications from heart disease April 23 at his Towson home. He was 95 and lived for many years in Stoneleigh. Born in Salisbury, he was a...
Tags: Christianity, Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Baltimore County, Timonium
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Marcella E. Grice, artist
Marcella E. Grice, an artist and calligrapher, died April 13 from complications of heart disease at Sinai Hospital. She was 87. The daughter of an insurance executive and a homemaker, the former Marcella Editha Harman was born in Baltimore and raised...
Tags: YMCA, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Dundalk, Colleges and Universities, Towson University
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United Way distributes 2.8 million pounds of food
The United Way of Central Maryland's Access to Healthy Food Initiative distributed more than 2.8 million pounds of groceries — enough to fill 56 tractor trailers — to low-income individuals and families, the organization announced Tuesday....
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Business, Healthy Diet, United Way , Diets and Dieting
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Bel Air man advocates against eating meat [Letter]
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Hazen's...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Cleveland Clinic, Internists, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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