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Cancer prevention study signs up participants
The American Cancer Society is launched a major, long-term prevention study across the country and is looking for people in the Baltimore area to participate. The society says 12 million people have survived cancer and many more have avoided it. This...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Cancer, MedStar Health, Genes and Chromosomes
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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: Glen Burnie, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Diabetes, Weather Reports
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, University of Maryland, College Park, National Institutes of Health, Intel Corp.
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Robin Roberts has MDS: What is it?
Good Morning America host Robin Roberts told viewers in an emotional announcement this morning that she has the rare disorder myelodysplastic syndromes. She will soon get a bone marrow transplant from her older sister. It's probably fair to say that...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bone Marrow, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Chemotherapy
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Prognosis good and spirits high for NFL ref who found he had cancer after injury at Ravens game
If he's doing his job, an NFL official will largely go unnoticed. He will make sure the rules are followed, of course, yet blend into the background as much as possible. Tony Corrente is anything but invisible. The longtime NFL referee learned that as...
Tags: National Football League, Football, Tylenol (drug), Michael Oher, Chemotherapy
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Progress in Hepatitis C research
Hepatitis C has long been a problem with a low rate of cure. But new drug therapies are in use and others are on the horizon, according to Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath, chief of gastroenterology at Mercy Medical Center and the medical director of the Institute...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Trials, Emergency Health Procedures
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, National Institutes of Health, High Blood Pressure, Skin
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Week of Father's Day puts spotlight on men's health
It's Men's Health Week, and public health officials are encouraging men to pay more attention to their bodies. Not only should they be paying more attention to little changes that don't seem right, they should be getting annual checkups. Diseases common...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Erectile Dysfunction
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Optimizing nutrition after breast cancer treatment
Many cancer patients end treatment underweight. Post-treatment breast cancer patients, however, often end up overweight. This can sometimes be attributed to medications such as steroids or chemotherapy. Or the patient is overweight to begin with. Losing...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Food Industry, Cancer, Diabetes
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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: Diabetes, Intel Corp., Teaching and Learning, Pancreatic Cancer, Students
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, HIV, DNA
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Robotic technology to treat lung cancer
The da Vinci robotic technology allows doctors to perform more precise surgeries. The technique also enables patients to recover more quickly with fewer complications in many cases. The technique is used to perform many different types of surgeries. Dr....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Saudi Arabia, Cancer, Medical Research
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