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Oxon Hill man, 59, dies after blaze at home
A 59-year-old Oxon Hill man died after suffering burns and smoke inhalation in a fire that tore through his home Sunday morning, according to a Prince George's County Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman. Firefighters responded to the 5100 block...Tags: Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, American Red Cross
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3-alarm blaze injures 2 firefighters in Prince George's Co.
A three-alarm fire ripped through an apartment complex in New Carrollton on Monday afternoon, injuring two firefighters, destroying 11 apartments and causing residents in more than 30 others to lose utilities, according to the Prince George's County...
Tags: Fires, Carrollton, Hospitals and Clinics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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Dr. Philip J. Ferris, Franklin Square surgery chairman
Dr. Philip J. Ferris, former longtime chairman of the department of surgery at Franklin Square Medical Center, died Nov. 8 of cardiac arrest at his Lutherville home. He was 79.
"He was just a great man. He was down-to-earth and fun, but at the same...Tags: George Washington University, Dundalk, Russia, Surgery, Graduation
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Edwin C. Fry, farmer
Edwin C. "Pop" Fry, a longtime Kent County farmer who was active in agricultural affairs, died June 1 of pulmonary disease at Washington Hospital Center in Washington. He was 88. The son of farmers, Mr. Fry was born in Washington and raised in...Tags: Agriculture, Kent County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Chestertown, Beverage Industry
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MD hospitals shopping locally for food
Maryland hospitals are buying more food locally, according to a new analysis.
Forty hospitals in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia are now purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables regularly during the growing season and nine...Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, St. Joseph Medical Center, Cecil County, Franklin Square Medical Center
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Seven firefighters hurt in Prince George's Co. house fire
Seven firefighters were seriously injured in Prince George's County on Friday night when a sudden gust of air, possibly linked to the night's high winds, turned the inside of a house into an inferno, authorities said. Three remained hospitalized...Tags: The Washington Post, Prince George's County, Fires, Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics
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Two PG County firefighters are critical but stable
Two Prince George's County firefighters, who were seriously injured while fighting a house fire in Riverdale, remained in critical but stable condition Sunday, according to their families. Bladensburg volunteer firefighter Ethan Sorrell, 21, remained...Tags: Fires, Movies, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds
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Funeral held for Calvert County family stricken with flu
Lou Ruth Blake was the family's matriarch who sang in the church choir and organized gospel shows. Lowell Frederick Blake liked to make people laugh. Venessa Marie Blake was the ardent churchgoer with a contagious smile.
All three family members died...Tags: Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Pneumonia, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Southern Md. woman to run marathon as a 'Global Hero'
Kathleen Hammett smiled and her eyes became glassy as she watched her daughter trying to spell out the letters of her name on a piece of paper.
"She's about to turn 4," Hammett said.
It's not a miracle that Clara, a cheery girl with curly blonde hair...Tags: Mastectomy, Blood, Track and Field, Diseases and Illnesses, Marathon
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Pair burned when woman dozes off while smoking, using oxygen
A Deale couple suffered burns after a fire started when the wife fell asleep while smoking and using home oxygen early Thursday morning, according to an Anne Arundel County Fire spokesman. The incident was reported at 5:26 a.m. in the 5000 block of Deale...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Hospitals and Clinics
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DANGEROUS REMEDY
Sun reporterAmerican military doctors in Iraq have injected more than 1,000 of the war's wounded troops with a potent and largely experimental blood-coagulating drug despite mounting medical evidence linking it to deadly blood clots that lodge in the lungs, heart and...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Baghdad (Iraq), Gaming, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Tornado kills two UM students
Sun StaffCOLLEGE PARK - A tornado blazed a 10-mile-long path of destruction through Central Maryland at rush hour yesterday afternoon, killing two Howard County sisters and injuring dozens of people while ripping the roofs off buildings and flinging cars through...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, Teaching and Learning, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Vehicles
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