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Hopkins scientists scrambled to save work after Sandy
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University slogged through thigh-deep water to rescue tissue samples and evacuate lab animals when a flood crippled a cancer research building after Hurricane Sandy last month.
"It was really an extraordinary...Tags: Charles Street, David Koch, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Medical Research
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Hopkins team creates device to screen for anemia
Every year, health organizations spend millions in the developing world attacking the iron-deficiency disorder known as anemia. They pay special attention to pregnant women, a population highly vulnerable to the disease.
Every year, though, 115,000 of...Tags: Technology, Engineering, Mineral Supplements, Anemia, Biotechnology
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Walking — and sharing life details — to fight cancer
Before she joined the sea of pink-clothed people who turned out for a breast cancer walk in Baltimore Sunday morning, Janet Warren filled out a medical history and gave a blood sample. It was a different way to show her commitment to the cause — one...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Superman (fictional character), Pikesville, American Cancer Society, Medical Research
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Timonium: Optimists celebrate past efforts, greet new leaders
The changing of the guard recently took place at the annual installation dinner of the Optimist Club of Timonium. The following members were installed: Skip Sheeler, president, Don Imwold, vice-president (youth programs); Jocelyn Sandy, vice-president...Tags: Timonium, Arable Farming, Charity, Abusive Behavior, American Red Cross
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Maryland Shock Trauma seeks community consent on blood plasma study
Many patients taken to the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore cling to life, barely able to breathe, much less consent to participate in a medical trial, a reality that makes trauma research extremely difficult. With life-saving...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Army, Blood Cells, Health and Safety at School, Litigation
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Breaking the breast cancer code
How many children have you had, and did you wait until after 30 to have the first one? Do you have more than one drink a day? Did you get your period before you were 12? Do you exercise? Have a low-fat, high-fiber diet? Did you breast-feed? Do you work...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, Genetics, Biology
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Embracing vegetables
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post. This week, Debra Schulze, RD, LDN, weighs in on vegetables.
Did you know there are more than 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables? While praised as a "good...Tags: Diabetes, Turnips, Beta-Carotene, Immune System, Dietary Fiber
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Harford County participants sought for landmark cancer study starting in Nov.
As the American Cancer Society plans to recruit 500 people who live or work in the Harford County area, it has scheduled enrollment for Nov. 7-11. What if you could prevent even one family member from hearing the words: "You have cancer?" The American...Tags: American Cancer Society, Havre de Grace, Woodbridge, Christianity, Cancer
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With 'Gold,' Chris Cleave braces for another reversal in fortune
When the British author Chris Cleave published his debut novel, "Incendiary," he fell victim to perhaps the worst historical coincidence ever to afflict an author. The book, about a terrorist attack in a London sports stadium, was released on July 7,...
Tags: Authors, Nicole Kidman, Blood Cells, Immune System, The New York Times
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Catonsville child awaits heart after transplant falls through
Five-year-old Teresa Bartlinski was lying unconscious shortly after 3 a.m. Friday at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia when the doctor told her parents they had called off the heart transplant she was prepped to receive. The girl — whose...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, John Paul II, China, Healthcare Provider, Christianity
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Bel Air woman gets new ear lost to skin cancer
Sherrie Walter will never wear earrings again, but recently started styling her hair in a ponytail the way she used to before she was diagnosed with skin cancer nearly four years ago.
It's a big step for Walter, whose life was turned upside down when...Tags: Skull, Health and Medical Professionals, Skin Cancer, Human Body, Cancer
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ACLU asks Supreme Court to reconsider gene patenting case
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked for a second time that the Supreme Court invalidate Myriad Genetics Inc.'s patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, the latest salvo in a case with broad consequences for...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Washington, DC, Science, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union
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