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Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally known institution that focuses on research and education related to pediatric developmental disabilities. Faculty and researchers at Kennedy Krieger focus on various specializations, including au
Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally known institution that focuses on research and education related to pediatric developmental disabilities. Faculty and researchers at Kennedy Krieger focus on various specializations, including au
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$2.5 million awarded in lead-paint lawsuit
A city jury awarded more than $2.5 million Tuesday to a pair of siblings who were poisoned by lead-based paint while living in a West Baltimore rowhouse that their mother had been told was "lead safe." The siblings, Dontae Wallace, 20, and Searra...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Rentals, Family, Lawyers, Trials
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Positive signs in Mason-Hale's road to recovery
For Chris Mason-Hale, healing comes in very small stages, sometimes so small he can't even see them.
Since suffering a paralyzing spinal cord injury in a Western Tech football game 14 months ago, he has come a long way. But progress is excruciatingly...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Nervous System, Family, Chris Mason, Game Playing
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Md. to get millions in NIH grants
President Barack Obama toured a Maryland cancer lab Wednesday to promote the awarding of $5 billion in new government health science grants, which he described as the "largest single boost to biomedical research in history." The National Institutes of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Institutes of Health, Arlen Specter, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Gala
Special to The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's annual gala has retained its status as the kickoff event to Baltimore's social season - and the party to see and be seen at. Hundreds of formally dressed folks swirled under a tent just outside Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to...Tags: Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Finance
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Celebrating Kara's care
April Darchicourt wanted to do something to celebrate the care her daughter received at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
"They did not treat us like an assembly line," she said, recalling that her daughter, Kara, would be 15 this year had she survived...Tags: Toys, Hospitals and Clinics, Brain, Toy Industry, Facebook
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Outings tailored for autistic kids
Like most 15-year-olds, Eric Kane loves watching movies, sometimes as many as three a night.
Yet they're almost always DVDs. Seeing the latest blockbusters on the big screen in a darkened theater wasn't always easy for the autistic teenager.
"He would...Tags: Natural Resources, Children, Trips and Vacations, Family, Autism
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Saved from bullet by a handbag
Sitting in her car Tuesday night outside the Kennedy Krieger Institute as police investigated a shooting, Ana Matheus held up what may have spared her from serious injury: her Vera Bradley handbag. She reached in and pulled out her pocketbook. Inside was...Tags: Music Theater, Assault, Metal and Mineral, Juvenile Delinquency, Television Industry
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Brain injury can be mild or serious
Caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, a traumatic brain injury can range from mild (known as a concussion) to severe, and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Signs and symptoms of a brain injury can show up right after the injury or...Tags: People, Brain, Fatigue, Dizziness
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Ravens donate $100,000 for fitness, nutritional education
The Baltimore Ravens announced today that they have given nearly $100,000 in grants to area organizations to start or maintain programs that encourage physical fitness and nutritional education, according to a news release. The Ravens All Community...Tags: Booker T. Washington
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Think safety before diving in
With summer in full swing and many families headed to the pool and beach, we're reminded that diving accidents are a common cause of spinal cord injuries. Males between the ages of 15 and 25 are the most common victims of diving injuries, 90 percent of...Tags: Advice, Diving, Neck, Water Restrictions
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City researchers to take part in autism study
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Kennedy Krieger Institute will take part in what's being called one of the largest studies to examine the early causes of autism. While other studies have asked if autism is caused solely by genetics or only by...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Biology, Children, Behavioral Conditions, People
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