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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: Lungs and Airways, Drugs and Medicines, Human Body, Respiratory Disease, Addiction
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Harford collects 3,750 pounds of prescription drugs
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Carl Kotowski, assistant special agent in charge of the DEA Baltimore Office, presented an award to Harford County Executive David R. Craig Jan. 17 in honor of the county's successful role in the nationwide...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Williams announces surprise retirement, leaving hole in Ravens' offense
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: Ray Rice, Drugs and Medicines, LaDainian Tomlinson, Miami Dolphins, Damien Berry
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Engagements: County residents set to tie the knot
Courtney Winn Faudree and Tyler Marion Hurd Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Faudree, of Urbanna, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Winn Faudree, to Tyler Marion Hurd, son of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Hurd Jr., of West Friendship. Faudree, a...Tags: High Schools, Schools, Drugs and Medicines, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), East Carolina University
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Dava Pharmaceuticals settles accusations it overcharged Medicaid
Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay about $11 million to settle federal claims that it misreported drugs prices so it could charge more of the state-federal Medicaid program, according to U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and others in the U.S....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medicaid, Rod J. Rosenstein, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Companies and Corporations
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If you don't start…
Every illicit drug seems to have its own strange culture and appeal. The modern cocaine trade is socially linked to cash, flash and ostentatious cars. Marijuana has a certain pseudo-intellectual cache. Ecstasy is the vitamin E of the all-night dance...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Heroin, Morphine (drug)
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Financial Aid, Health and Safety at School, Internal Medicine
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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: Lungs and Airways, Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, Human Body, 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: Electronics, Drugs and Medicines, Technology, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Provider
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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: Annapolis, Drugs and Medicines, Safeway Inc., AFSCME, Health Insurance Cost
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Blood pressure drug could fix lung damage in smokers
A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that commonly used blood pressure drugs can prevent the most serious smoking-related lung damage in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation's third leading cause of death.
The study involved...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Losartan (drug), Human Body, Medical Research, Human Body
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Hopkins turns study on weight loss into program for sale
On the heels of a Johns Hopkins study that showed telephone and web-based coaching helps patients lose weight and keep it off, medical faculty and staff are now collaborating with a private health care firm to make the system widely available. Healthways...Tags: Weight Loss, Drugs and Medicines, Weight, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Research
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