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Leadership vacuum, not locusts, is Egypt's greatest plague
A plague of locusts swept through Egypt a few weeks ago, an estimated 30 million of the critters. Egyptian officials tried to downplay the phenomenon, hoping to quash any biblical analogies. They noted that locust swarms show up in the spring every...
Tags: Egypt, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Police Arrests, The New York Times, Shootings
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland General Assembly, Prescription Drugs, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Teachers
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TB, the quiet killer
This is World Tuberculosis Day, the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of tuberculosis (TB), an airborne infectious disease that continues to rage around the world, killing 1.4 million people each year. The disease remains a leading...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Malaria, Johns Hopkins University, HIV, Tuberculosis
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Given Baltimore's generosity, why is homelessness still 'epidemic' here?
As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across...
Tags: Homelessness
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Advocates say Baltimore's plan to end homelessness is in disarray
Halfway through Baltimore's long-term plan to end homelessness, advocates complain that the strategy is in disarray and worry that the number of men, women and children without permanent homes has grown — despite millions of dollars being pumped...
Tags: Homelessness, Helen Holton, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Family, Rentals
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say....Tags: Law Enforcement, Harford County, Maryland State Police, Prescription Drugs, St. Joseph Medical Center
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The sniffling and coughing season
Flu season is upon us again, but authorities say it won't exhibit as mild a form this year as in seasons past. On Friday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially declared flu an epidemic in Maryland and 46 other states, meaning...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Fever, Coughing
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Address social roots of gun violence
Today, President Barack Obama announced his proposals to address gun violence in America. He was flanked by children who have written to him about their desire for change in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 27 people died, including 20...
Tags: Barack Obama, Culture, Andrew Cuomo, Government, Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland)
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UM researchers study how flu is spread
Every flu season, doctors instruct their patients in the basics of respiratory etiquette: To limit spread of the disease, wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough and practice good hygiene.
The practices are based on the belief that the flu and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Flu
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Owings Mills author makes dystopian debut with 'The Listeners'
Harrison Demchick is by his own account an optimist. He doesn't think that human society or our ruling institutions have become irredeemably corrupt. He didn't make one single preparation for this past Friday, when the Mayan calendar came to an abrupt...
Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Literature, Authors
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AIDS progress at risk
As we prepare to mark World AIDS Day tomorrow, the U.S. government this week announced a blueprint for achieving an AIDS-free generation. The plan to confront AIDS globally outlines goals and objectives that take into account groundbreaking scientific...
Tags: Research, AIDS, HIV, World AIDS Day, National Institutes of Health
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Flu declared epidemic by CDC
Federal health officials declared this season's flu outbreak an epidemic Friday as Maryland hospitals and clinics continued to treat unusually high numbers of patients for the virus and manufacturers reported low supplies of the vaccine to treat the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Viral Diseases and Infections
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