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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, Intel Corp., College Sports, National Institutes of Health
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers, with a high temperature near 81 degrees. Thursday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature around 68 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic updates for...Tags: Natural Resources, Brian L. Roberts, Glen Burnie, Wildlife, Diabetes
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Hydrocortisone, Hospitals and Clinics, Children's Health, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Medical Research
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Crownsville student honored for pancreatic cancer test
Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka of Crownsville won the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for designing a new method to detect pancreatic cancer, Intel announced Friday. The fair, held in Pittsburgh, is the world’s...Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, Students, Johns Hopkins University, Intel Corp.
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Doctors may be transfusing blood too often
Patients may be getting blood transfusion too often during surgery, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. The study shows wide variation in the use of transfusions, and those who receive blood fare no better, and sometimes do worse. The...
Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Human Body, Anesthesiology, Medical Specialization, Blood Transfusion
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From doctor to patient to test subject
One day in June 2009, I was seeing patients at my neurology practice in Catonsville when I felt a sudden headache and noted my words seemed to be slurred. I called my wife, a speech-language pathologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and asked if she detected...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Pomegranates: The crown jewel of fruits
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on pomegranates.
The pomegranate...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Vitamin Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Folic Acid, Medical Research
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Police turn out at blood drive in honor of injured officer
Those who work in public safety consider themselves part of a brotherhood. But for the purposes of organ donation, a brother in blue may not be quite family enough, as Officer Gene Cassidy is finding out.
Cassidy was shot in the head 27 years ago in West...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Charity, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Health Procedures, Hepatitis C
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Opportunities running out for Ronny Paulino
– Given what's happened in the past two years, catcher Ronny Paulino isn't fazed by his current situation. That's what happens when you've been traded three times, suspended for failing a drug test and faced with a career-threatening health...
Tags: Overweight, New York Mets, Matt Wieters, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Girl's shooting stuns Darley Park residents
Alonzo Smith was walking Thursday in the 1600 block of Darley Ave. when he spotted his 92-year-old neighbor Janie Frieson standing in her doorway.
"You OK?" Smith asked. Frieson smiled and assured him she was fine, and Smith walked on to his Northeast...Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Health Insurance Cost, Murder, Prosecution, Rentals
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Hopkins surgeon performs 2,000th Whipple
Early Friday in a small, brightly lit operating room in Johns Hopkins Hospital, a half-dozen doctors and nurses huddled over the gut of a cancer patient, quietly passing metal instruments and surgical sutures.
After more than four hours of cutting and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Gallbladder, College Sports, Chemotherapy, Carrollton
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Letter: GOP Women have successful outreach
Editor: The Richlin Ballroom was packed recently as the Harford County Republican Women held its annual outreach and fundraising event. Candidates for local and state offices joined elected officials, including Congressman Andy Harris, Senator Nancy...Tags: Republican Party, American Red Cross, Cancer, Elections, Harford County
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