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Maryland can prevent overdose deaths
With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chemical Industry, Baltimore County, Maryland General Assembly, Health Organizations
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Harford schools to finance $16 million for energy improvements at 2.01 percent
Harford County Public Schools will finance the third phase of its system wide energy improvements initiative through JPMorgan Chase Bank at an interest rate of less than 2.1 percent. The contract, which carries a lower interest rate than projected, was...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Money and Monetary Policy, Drugs and Medicines, Finance, Collective Contract
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Columbia couple write children's book about food allergies
Jack Wethington, now 7, was 18 months old when he had his first serious allergic reaction. At a play group, he sipped from another child's cup, which contained milk. "Within minutes, his throat was closing, he was turning red, he was gasping," recalled...
Tags: Book, Parenting, Howard County General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies
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Julie Bowen wants people to know more about anaphylaxis
Julie Bowen was on the set of the television show "Boston Legal" four years ago when she got the call from her husband, who was on his way to the hospital with their then-infant son Oliver.
While hanging out in the backyard of their California home,...Tags: Swelling, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Seafood, Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections
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New law helps schools cope with food allergies
Maryland public schools will all soon be keeping emergency supplies of epinephrine on hand for students who may have an allergic reaction, and patient advocates are applauding the new law. “Receiving a dose of epinephrine in the critical minutes...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Students, Maryland General Assembly
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Emergency supply of epinephrine now required in all Maryland schools
In what parents and health organizations called a life-saving measure, Gov. Martin O' Malley signed into a law Tuesday a bill that will require all Maryland schools to maintain an emergency supply of epinephrine in order to respond to a growing trend of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals, Ellicott City, Health Organizations, Asthma
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Ruling: Md. need not protect pupils from allergens in school lunch
Nicole Pace told the school nurse that her daughter was deathly allergic to peanuts and had her 5-year-old's allergist provide Hillcrest Elementary School in Frederick with a pre-measured dose of medicine, just in case. But a cafeteria worker —...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Court Administration, Peanut Butter, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals
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Importance of expiration date depends on the specific drug
Q: I have several medications that are well beyond their expiration dates. Does that mean that they won't work — or are dangerous? A: The manufacturer's expiration date on most medications is 2-3 years from when the pills were made. This assumes...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Boston
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Passionate practitioner Covington Twp. woman finds nursing satisfying, strengthening
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.As a nurse, Lynn Heard has helped countless patients through the years with her tender care and calming demeanor. She also credits nursing with getting her through her own struggles in life. The Covington Twp. resident has served as school nurse at...Tags: Teaching and Learning, American Heart Association, East Stroudsburg University, Nursing, First Aid
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Anger linked to raised heart attack risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better. In a study of thousands of heart attack patients, those who recalled having flown into a rage...Tags: Columbia University, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Research, High Blood Pressure
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The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: Importance of expiration date depends on the specific drug
Premium Health News ServiceQ: I have several medications that are well beyond their expiration dates. Does that mean that they won't work -- or are dangerous? A: The manufacturer's expiration date on most medications is 2-3 years from when the pills were made. This assumes they're...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Boston
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Sedgwick County EMS warns of national drug shortages
The Wichita EagleNationwide drug shortages are affecting Sedgwick County emergency medical personnel who respond to 911 calls. "We're not in a crisis yet, but we intermittently teeter on the edge," Sabina Braithwaite, medical director of Sedgwick County Emergency...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Barack Obama, Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration
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