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Researchers look to genetics to understand African American-asthma link
Researchers working to discover why African Americans disproportionately suffer from asthma are planning to map the genetic code of 1,000 people of African descent in four years. The Johns Hopkins-led team of experts in genetics, immunology, epidemiology...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at School, Human Body, Medical Specialization, Lungs and Airways
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The Worst Cookbooks, according to one advocacy group
Southern chef Paula Deen makes no apologies for her butter-filled unhealthy recipes.
So it's no surprise that her cookbook tops the list of worst of the year in terms of health in a report by the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine.
The group,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Drugs and Medicines, Obesity, Sandwiches, Butter
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Lung Cancer, Health Treatments, Addiction, Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Last-minute personal finance moves
With 2011 winding down, there's still time for some smart moves to keep your finances in order. Here are some tips that will help you in 2011 and next year: Make charitable donations. Make a donation today by credit card and you'll get the deduction on...Tags: Credit and Debt, Holidays, Drugs and Medicines, Tuition Planning Services, Prescription Drugs
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Avastin shown to slow ovarian cancer
A new international study shows that treating ovarian cancer with Avastin delays the disease progression and may improve survival. The drug, generically called bevacizumab, seemed to keep the disease from returning for two months. It was delayed five...Tags: Medical Specialization, Blood, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Medical Specialization
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Ricky Williams' retirement casts Ravens' running back situation into uncertainty
The long, circuitous ride that is Ricky Williams' football career again swerved abruptly Tuesday when the Ravens' enigmatic reserve running back announced that he was retiring from the NFL.
Since early last week, Williams, who reached the 10,000-yard...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Free Agency, American Football Conference, Anthony Allen, John Harbaugh
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The power of meditation
To understand the impact meditation can have on the human mind, picture a glass of muddy water. If you stir it, the water stays cloudy and anything that might sink to the bottom is instantly sucked back into motion. But if you allow the glass to become...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Yoga, Hinduism, Health Treatments, Biofeedback
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UM Medical School program aimed at increasing primary care physicians
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will use a five-year $877,000 grant on a program to increase the number of students who enter primary care fields.
The school said Monday it will create a primary care track that will allow students to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Internists, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park
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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in children
A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective.
Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. The number of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Human Body, Lungs and Airways, Medical Research, American Lung Association
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Insurance 'prior authorization' wastes time, money
At a time when physicians and policymakers alike are being asked to reduce health care costs without sacrificing quality care, it's crucial that we unleash the enormous potential for savings that could come from exciting new advances in health information...Tags: Insurance, General Practitioners, Drugs and Medicines, Technology, Health Insurance Cost
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State considers new pharmacy plan without Walgreens
State employees, retirees and their dependents could no longer fill their prescriptions at Walgreens under a contract being considered by Maryland's Board of Public Works.
The panel agreed Wednesday to defer action on the $2.4 billion five-year...Tags: Public Employees, Safeway Inc., Companies and Corporations, Civil and Public Service, Drugs and Medicines
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How much research on marijuana does The Sun want?
This letter is in response to The Sun's editorial on medical marijuana ("Go slow," Jan. 3). Recently, a medical marijuana panel commissioned by the Maryland legislature recommended two divergent proposals. One recommends dispensaries allow doctors to...Tags: Health Treatments, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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