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Maryland seeks to improve support for mothers to breast-feed
Breast-feeding didn't come easy at first for Sharalyn Webre, who struggled through five months with her first child.
But with more experience, patience and family support, feedings were less complicated with her next two children, including a baby girl...Tags: Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Diseases and Illnesses, American Academy of Pediatrics, UNICEF
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Virginity now
Tim Tebow has not cashed in his V card. Neither have most of the people featured on TLC's "Virgin Diaries."
The reality show, which premiered in December, thrust the topic of virginity back under the pop-culture microscope and has only fueled ongoing...Tags: Health Treatments, The CW (tv network), Perry Hall, Marriage, Tim Tebow
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CDC report: Child abuse is hugely costly to society
When children are abused, the human costs are high, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Children who were physically, sexually or psychologically abused are more likely to have poorer health, social and emotional difficulties...Tags: Disease Prevention, Injuries and Wounds, Productivity, Abusive Behavior, Health Insurance Cost
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Nation suceeds in reducing its trans fat intake
The campaign to limit the amount of trans fats people consumer appears to have made a dent. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that levels of trans-fatty acids in the blood of white American adults has dropped...Tags: Disease Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Disease, American Medical Association, Health Organizations
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Letter: Marriage is not a right but requires couples to meet one-man/one-woman requirement
If marriage was a right, then any two people could simply declare themselves to be married, and that would be it. In fact, a couple who wants to marry first needs to get society's permission, in the form of a marriage license. Then, the couple has to go...Tags: Marriage, Family, AIDS
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Norovirus most common source of hospital outbreaks
Here’s something to think about when you go to the hospital: norovirus, a pathogen responsible for food poisoning and gasteroenteritis, causes more than 18 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals,...Tags: Staphylococcal infection , Calicivirus, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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City to name new director of finance
A former District of Columbia and Richmond, Va., finance official will be named Baltimore's new director of finance on Monday, city officials said. Harry E. Black, a Baltimore native who wrote a guide to economic development for cities, will replace...Tags: Local Government, New York City Transit, Consultancy Service, Agricultural Research and Technology, National Government
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South Laurel: Prints and performance art highlight new exhibits at Montpelier Arts Center
We have certainly had a spell of mild weather lately, but because it is, of course, winter, many of the activities available in the Montpelier/South Laurel area are indoors. At the Montpelier Arts Center, several wonderful exhibits are up during the...Tags: Movies, Arts, Disease Prevention, Snow Hill, Diseases and Illnesses
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City finance nominee had turbulent record in Richmond
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's nominee for city finance director spent a tumultuous three years as top financial official in Richmond, Va., during which he oversaw the forced ejection of the school board from City Hall and was sued by the...Tags: Judges, Local Government, New York City Transit, Consultancy Service, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Health department links 6 illnesses to raw milk from Pa. dairy store
Six people were infected with Campylobacter by raw milk from the Family Cow dairy store in Chambersburg, Pa., including three in Maryland, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Friday.
The bacteria causes diarrhea, nausea and vomiting...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Farms, Consumers, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Screening for cancer missing the mark
The percentage of Americans screened for cancer isn't meeting national targets, and the numbers are even worse for minorities, according the first federal study looking at disparities among Asiand and Hispanic groups.
The report by the Centers for...Tags: Colonoscopy, Cancer, Medical Research, Blood, Medical Procedures and Tests
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The power of sleep
Are you tired, run-down, listless? The answer to your problem is probably not in a little brown bottle. It could be as simple as a good night’s sleep. But for 45 million Americans, that’s an elusive dream. Even worse, sleep deprivation,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Psychotherapy, Prescription Drugs
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