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Smokers try to quit on World No Tobacco Day
Thursday is the 25th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day, and a new study shows such events actually impact some people’s decision to quit. News promoting cessation and Internet search queries on cessation spiked as much as 84 percent on this day...
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Lisbon/Woodbine: Relay for Life for Western Howard County just around the corner
The Western Howard County Relay for Life is almost upon us. The committee and teams have been working hard to make this a great event that will celebrate cancer survivorship and raise money for the to continue its good work. The American Cancer Society...Tags: Charity, Chemotherapy, Relay for Life, Health Treatments, Abusive Behavior
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Injury prevention laws save lives, report shows
Tens of thousands of lives have been saved over the years because Americans more routinely wear seat belts and don't drive drunk.
But there are other public health threats from those who text while driving or overdose on prescription drugs.
That's why a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Family, University of Virginia, Concussion, Abusive Behavior
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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: Epinephrine, Health and Medical Professionals, Ellicott City, Asthma, Health and Safety at School
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CDC lowers lead poisoning threshold
The number of young children deemed at risk of lead poisoning in Maryland and nationwide expanded drastically Wednesday as a federal health agency declared it would effectively cut in half its threshold for diagnosing the environmental illness....Tags: Disease Prevention, Painting, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rental Service, Poisoning
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Port Deposit: Water Witch Fireman's Carnival opens Monday
The Water Witch Firemen's Carnival will start Monday, May 21 and run through Saturday, May 26. The carnival opens at 6 p.m. each evening and there will be a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the rides, games, raffles, music and food. The...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Relay for Life, Jackson Park, Port Deposit
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First Port Palooza a 'grand' success
The first Port Palooza of the season was a grand success Saturday. There were lots of folks in town listening to music, browsing the vendors, eating along the river, strolling Main Street and enjoying the beautifully sunny day. The next Palooza on June...Tags: Cancer, Elkton, Relay for Life, Port Deposit
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'Mad Men' recap: Season 5, Episode 7, 'At The Codfish Ball'
It's time to meet the really, really bad parents. Look, no mom and dad are perfect. They make mistakes. They miss ball games. But Megan Draper's folks (played by guest stars Ronald Guttman and Julia Ormond. Julia freaking Ormond) fight loudly in French,...
Tags: Julia Ormond, Montreal (Canada), Dresses (clothing), Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Advice Columns and Columnists
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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.
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
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State biotech firms hope Congress will act
A proposal to speed the approval of new prescription drugs has patient advocates and biotech firms — including many based in Maryland — hoping that Congress will deliver a rare dose of bipartisanship this year.
Lawmakers are proposing a 6...Tags: Science, AstraZeneca Plc, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations
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Hereford students organize Relay for Life fundraiser to honor classmate
William Levasseur was home-schooled until it was time for high school and he decided to go to Hereford High. He already knew many of the students there since he had played on a Hereford Recreation Council travel soccer team the previous year.
In his...Tags: Brain, Lacrosse, Chemotherapy, Relay for Life, Teaching and Learning
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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 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
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