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Halloween safety tips from Maryland Fire Marshal
The Baltimore SunAs Halloween approaches, you might be more concerned about your child's costume than safety, but the season does bring up some important issues to keep in mind. Here are some Halloween fire safety tips from the Maryland State Fire Marshal: • ...Tags: Holidays, Safety of Citizens, Halloween, Government
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Columbia Wegmans starting in-store speaker series on health
The new Wegmans in Columbia has joined forces with Saint Agnes Hospital to present a free monthly health-related speaker series in the Wegmans Market Cafe. "Wellness at Wegmans," featuring physicians and other health care experts from the hospital,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Injuries and Wounds, Cancer
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IAAM, Towson Sports Medicine form partnership
The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland has formed a partnership with Towson Orthopaedic Associates and Towson Sports Medicine to provide injury prevention services and education to the girls who play sports in the IAAM. “We try to...Tags: Towson, Injuries and Wounds, Drugs and Medicines
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Video tells dangers of distracted driving
Distracted driving such as texting can results in thousands of lost lives each year.
To prove that point the Shock Trauma Center for Injury Prevention and Policy at the University of Maryland in partnership with the Maryland Motor Vehicle...Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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Humvee accidents cause of one-third of military fatalities, Hopkins analysis finds
Crashes of military vehicles account for nearly one-third of annual soldier fatalities and are among the top five causes of hospitalization, according to new Hopkins research. Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy...
Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Injuries and Wounds, Armed Forces
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Harford council addresses increasing number of fatal crashes
A new Harford County task force is set to take on the thorny issue of traffic safety and how to prevent what safety officials have called a disturbingly high number of traffic fatalities. At its meeting Tuesday, the Harford County Council unanimously...Tags: Local Government, Aberdeen, Maryland State Police, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Labor Legislation
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies, patchy fog in the morning and a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high temperature near 80 degrees. Wednesday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature around 66 degrees....Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), St. Mary's County, Sex Crimes, Brian Matusz, Abusive Behavior
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Injury prevention laws save lives, report shows
Tens of thousands of lives have been saved over the years because Americans more routinely wear seat belts and don't drive drunk.
But there are other public health threats from those who text while driving or overdose on prescription drugs.
That's why a...Tags: Criminals, Lobbying, Abusive Behavior, Family, University of Maryland, College Park
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Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Prosecution, Fort Meade (military base), Trials, U.S. Army
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Understanding of ACL injuries is still evolving
Concussions may have recently taken the spotlight in lacrosse sports medicine, but anterior cruciate ligament injuries are still a major unanswered issue for the sport. ACL tears are the leading cause of missed game and practice time at both the high...Tags: Hands, Football, Lacrosse, Legs, College Sports
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People misreport how many smoke alarms they have
A third of Baltimore households aren’t clear on their smoke alarm coverage, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. Most of those misreporting their coverage overestimate the working alarms. They think...
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