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    May 10, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. The medical establishment is ill-suited to deal with America's obesity epidemic

    You did a write up on HBO's documentary "The Weight of the Nation" in which you called our obesity epidemic a wake up call for America ("Salad bars take root," May 1). Nothing new here. The alarm bells have been sounding for a while now. I am an...

    Tags: Insurance, Weight, Obesity, Stroke, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    2. May 13, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Ed Reed, fellow Ravens highlight RAACE Foundation's Family Fun Day

    The RAACE Foundation, for Race Against Abuse of Children Everywhere, held its seventh annual Rally for RAACE motorcycle ride, Ed Reed Flag Football Classic and Family Fun Day Saturday at Cedar Lane Regional Park near Bel Air.
    The RAACE Foundation, for Race Against Abuse of Children Everywhere, held its seventh annual Rally for RAACE motorcycle ride, Ed Reed Flag Football Classic and Family Fun Day Saturday at Cedar Lane Regional Park near Bel Air. Organizers said the event,...

    Tags: Ed Reed, Michael Oher, Football, Christianity, Abusive Behavior

    3. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  3. Comptroller praises Baltimore County for helping snuff out cigarette smuggling

    State's Attorney for Baltimore County Scott Shellenberger joined forces with Comptroller Peter Franchot on Thursday, April 26, to announce success in prosecuting cigarette smuggling cases in the county.
    State's Attorney for Baltimore County Scott Shellenberger joined forces with Comptroller Peter Franchot on Thursday, April 26, to announce success in prosecuting cigarette smuggling cases in the county. The two also pledged further enforcement against...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Towson, Criminals, Organized Crime, Scott Shellenberger

    4. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Salad bars sprouting up in city school cafeterias

    Until this year, the only items that resembled produce on Blessin Giraldo's school lunch tray were berry-flavored Popsicles and Fruit Roll-Ups.
    Until this year, the only items that resembled produce on Blessin Giraldo's school lunch tray were berry-flavored Popsicles and Fruit Roll-Ups. But now, the Baltimore eighth-grader's tray features beds of greens and fruits and vegetables that are...

    Tags: Bowie, Salads, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity, Teaching and Learning

    5. Apr 18, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  5. Crack epidemic's legacy in Baltimore

    A fellow named Joseph contacted me the other day. He's one of Baltimore's many drug addicts, still alive at 33, clean for once, and looking for a job. "I started smoking crack at the age of 14, shooting heroin at the age of 16," he says. "I am on parole and probation, and I can't find a job anywhere ... It seems like every time I get an interview, everything is great until they do a background check. I'm going to [violate my parole] soon due to non-payment of the [parole] supervision fees."
    A fellow named Joseph contacted me the other day. He's one of Baltimore's many drug addicts, still alive at 33, clean for once, and looking for a job. "I started smoking crack at the age of 14, shooting heroin at the age of 16," he says. "I am on parole...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Addiction, Common, Heroin

    6. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Black women in city infected with HIV at higher rate than national average

    African-American women in Baltimore and five other U.S. cities are becoming infected with HIV at a rate five times the national average for black women, and closer to the rates of<b> </b>some African countries, according to a new study.
    African-American women in Baltimore and five other U.S. cities are becoming infected with HIV at a rate five times the national average for black women, and closer to the rates of some African countries, according to a new study. Researchers at the Johns...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at Work, NAACP

    7. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Sun misrepresented Baltimore HIV rates

    There is no dispute that 30 years after the first HIV cases were documented in Maryland, the deadly virus continues to be a major public health epidemic in Baltimore City. A recent article in The Sun ("Black women's HIV rate is high," March 9)...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, HIV

    8. Apr 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Kick Picks: Crowd-funded games about lovable perverts, the Black Plague and Ron Paul

    <strong><a href=&quot;http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterwhite/plague?ref=category">Plague</a></strong>
    Plague The Pitch: "You play as the plague, trying to spread sickness to as many inhabitants of each level as possible - but in a fun way!" Goal: $20,000 Status: 5% funded, ends April 29 There’s a contingent of people who hate playing as the good...

    Tags: Kickstarter, Ron Paul, Gaming, John McCain

    9. Dec 6, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Teaching about HIV/AIDS in the church

    When the Rev. Keron Sadler of the NAACP tried to persuade churches around the country to play a more active role in HIV/AIDS education, she drew some hostile reactions. One pastor said his congregants might think he was gay. Another said AIDS is a curse. Yet another walked out of the room rather than discuss the topic.
    When the Rev. Keron Sadler of the NAACP tried to persuade churches around the country to play a more active role in HIV/AIDS education, she drew some hostile reactions. One pastor said his congregants might think he was gay. Another said AIDS is a curse....

    Tags: AIDS, NAACP, Cherry Hill, Judges, University of Maryland, College Park

    10. Feb 19, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  10. The father factor

    Epidemics typically generate an emotional response from the afflicted, especially where the disease brings about great carnage. Yet, one of the most gruesome conditions within contemporary America proceeds apace, with only periodic bursts of serious...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Behavioral Conditions, Family, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Government

    11. Feb 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Huguely trial highlights alcohol abuse at colleges, universities

    There's little question that George Huguely V, the former University of Virginia student on trial for murder, had a problem with alcohol.
    There's little question that George Huguely V, the former University of Virginia student on trial for murder, had a problem with alcohol. He had been arrested twice for drinking-related infractions, one of them violent, in his early 20s. And he admits to...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Lacrosse, Teachers, Teaching and Learning

    12. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Eleanor A. Laun

    Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community.
    Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community. The longtime Ten Hills resident was 94. Eleanor A. McNelis...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Influenza Pandemic (1918), France, Nursing, U.S. Army

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Members of the Steel Pandemic steel drum band, seen her...
(April 26, 2012)
Steel Pandemic steel drum band
Hey, cover your mouth when you cough! In Peter White's...
(April 5, 2012)
Hey, cover your mouth when you cough! In Peter White's Kickstarter-funded game "Plague," you play as the Black Death, inhabiting hosts and getting seemingly innocent children's rhymes written about you.
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(June 15, 2011)
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