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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Federal workers get health and fitness programs

    For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walks laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce. Rice, 76, a retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as...

    Tags: Social Security, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, Obesity, Weight

    2. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Anne Arundel County health briefs

    Summer health, safety tips The Department of Health offers sun and water safety tips, Lyme disease information for prevention and detection, as well as food safety recommendations designed to reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses at picnics,...

    Tags: Lyme Disease, Mental Health, Recipes, Parenting, Nabi

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  3. Columbia lung cancer survivor finds voice with 5K fundraiser

    When Columbia resident Michael Osborne was diagnosed with Stage III lung cancer in April of 2008, one prevailing thought kept running through his mind.
    When Columbia resident Michael Osborne was diagnosed with Stage III lung cancer in April of 2008, one prevailing thought kept running through his mind. "I was devastated because, to me, lung cancer meant you were dead," Osborne said. "That's what I knew...

    Tags: Oncology, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, Death, Health Treatments

    4. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Heart disease often missed in women

    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but many don't recognize the warning signs. They may ignore the symptoms or mistake them for more benign ailments. Dr. Shannon J. Winakur, medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Saint Agnes Hospital, said women should be more aware of heart disease and how to prevent it.
    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but many don't recognize the warning signs. They may ignore the symptoms or mistake them for more benign ailments. Dr. Shannon J. Winakur, medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Saint Agnes Hospital,...

    Tags: Symptoms, Heart Problems, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Failure, Cardiologists

    5. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Only 5 percent of city retirees receiving Medicare are 'healthy'

    The statistic was so attention-grabbing that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stopped and repeated it: Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness
    The statistic was so attention-grabbing that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stopped and repeated it: Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness Rawlings-Blake emphasized the statistic as part of last...

    Tags: Medicare, Health and Safety at Work, Walters Art Museum, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Employees

    6. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Stadium smoking ban protects public health

    The Maryland Stadium Authority's decision to prohibit smoking at both Camden Yards and at M&T Bank Stadium is great news for sports fans ("State Authority bans smoking at M&T Stadium, Oriole Park," Feb. 26).
    The Maryland Stadium Authority's decision to prohibit smoking at both Camden Yards and at M&T Bank Stadium is great news for sports fans ("State Authority bans smoking at M&T Stadium, Oriole Park," Feb. 26). Secondhand smoke causes serious disease and...

    Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore County, Spring Training

    7. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Nearly half of city employees have 'critical or chronic' illness, mayor says

    Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness — a distinction that contributes to the high cost of providing their health insurance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday.
    Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness — a distinction that contributes to the high cost of providing their health insurance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. "We need to...

    Tags: Obesity, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bill Henry, Employees

    8. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Mocha Moms of Howard County a support group for stay-at-home mothers

    These groups meet regularly. Abusive relationships — Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Center of Howard County, 5457 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 310, Columbia. Free child care. 410-997-0304. Adult Children of Alcoholics — Wednesdays, 7 p....

    Tags: Addiction, Sykesville, Substance Abuse, Ellicott City, Howard County

    9. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver dies at 82

    Earl Weaver penned his own epitaph.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Earl Weaver penned his own epitaph. “On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived,’ “ he once said. Weaver, the Orioles’ chain-smoking, umpire-baiting, tomato-growing manager who led the team to four...

    Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, Jr., Cincinnati Reds, Ottawa Senators, Earl Weaver

    10. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 10 apps designed for your health

    Jill Babchak, 34, of Columbia, has joined Weight Watchers before, but this time around she’s dropping pounds with the help of the organization’s mobile application. “I like it because it has all the restaurants, all the foods, right at your fingertips,” says Babchak, a senior marketing specialist at DP Solutions in Columbia.
    Jill Babchak, 34, of Columbia, has joined Weight Watchers before, but this time around she’s dropping pounds with the help of the organization’s mobile application. “I like it because it has all the restaurants, all the foods, right at...

    Tags: Apple iTunes, Recipes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Physical Conditions, Health Treatments

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Taxing cigarettes saves lives

    Every year, some 400,000 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses, the vast majority of them caused by cigarettes. As many as 40,000 more die from the effects of inhaling secondhand smoke, making cigarettes one of the leading causes of premature death in this country. It's hardly an exaggeration to say that any other product that presented such a clear and present danger to public health would be illegal.
    Every year, some 400,000 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses, the vast majority of them caused by cigarettes. As many as 40,000 more die from the effects of inhaling secondhand smoke, making cigarettes one of the leading causes of premature death...

    Tags: Medicaid, New York City

    12. Dec 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Cigarette tax has saved lives; so would another raise in it

    Contrary to Marc Kilmer's letter ("Don't enable Md.'s addiction to cigarette tax revenue," Dec. 6), Maryland's 2007 dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase significantly reduced teen smoking and saved lives. Between 2008 when the law took effect and the...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Tobacco Products, Martin O'Malley, Government

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