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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Sun-smart kits The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health offers sun-smart kits to county residents. The kit contains a guidebook, ideas for sun accessories and information about skin cancer detection. To order a kit, call the Learn To Live...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Lab Tests, Prostate, Preventative Medicine, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Letter: Rabies vaccine clinics successful
Editor: The Harford County Health Department extends sincere appreciation to The Aegis for providing such positive publicity and support of Harford County Health Department rabies vaccination clinics in its April 25, article and subsequent May 11,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Harford County, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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Government is flawed, but markets are too
This column may stress you out. It stressed me out just writing it. Start counting on your fingers how many of the following aggravations you have encountered personally. Ready? •You call a customer line to report a problem with some product or...
Tags: Insurance, Government Health Care, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Medicare
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Orioles notes: Nolan Reimold unlikely to return until late May
The Baltimore SunLeft fielder Nolan Reimold is scheduled to undergo an epidural injection in his sore neck Friday morning, but it appears very doubtful that he’ll be ready to come off the disabled list as soon as he becomes eligible Wednesday. Manager Buck...Tags: Darnell McDonald, Jason Hammel, Baltimore Orioles, Concerts, Ian Kinsler
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Bees are on the move in May
A huge swarm of bees is hanging on a tree in our yard. It has been there for over a day, and I hate to spray it because I know we need to protect the honeybees that are left. What do I do?
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Local biotech firm wins grant to develop vaccines for two viruses
Profectus BioSciences Inc., a Baltimore-based biotechnology company, said Wednesday that it won a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the development of a vaccine for a pair of contagious and deadly viruses that the U.S....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Biotechnology, AIDS, Biotechnology Industry
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Columbia man arrested in pharmacy robbery that involved bloody syringe
A man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy using a syringe and tried to rob a woman at an ATM has been arrested, according to the Howard County Police Department. Benjamin Frederick Blessing, 52, of the 5200 block of Golden Sky Court in Columbia, is facing...
Tags: CVS Corp., Health and Medical Professionals, Annapolis, Bank of America Corp., Prescription Drugs
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Ticket giveaway sweepstakes: Official rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Ticket Giveaway Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") starts at noon (ET) on April 26, 2012 and ends at 5 p.m. (ET) on May 8, 2012 ("Sweepstakes Period"). This...Tags: Social Media, York County (Pennsylvania), Facebook, Media Industry, Security
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Funeral held for Calvert County family stricken with flu
Lou Ruth Blake was the family's matriarch who sang in the church choir and organized gospel shows. Lowell Frederick Blake liked to make people laugh. Venessa Marie Blake was the ardent churchgoer with a contagious smile.
All three family members died...Tags: Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pneumonia, Family
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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: Charity, Lab Tests, Flu, Preventative Medicine, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Through very rare, sudden cardiac death a constant risk in lacrosse
Sudden cardiac death is the most common mode of death in this country with more than 300,000 deaths per year, a third of which occur during physical activity. It is estimated that approximately 1,000 children die of sudden death each year. Sudden cardiac...Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Lacrosse, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Health Procedures
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After slow start, flu season ramps up in Maryland
It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family.
Usually, flu season strikes earlier. By this time last year, the flu had been widespread and had already...Tags: Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pneumonia
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