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Breakthrough: Research delves into link between drug use, decision-making
Description: An area of the brain known as the orbitofrontal cortex, already thought to be key in decision-making, is now considered responsible for spur-of-the-moment choices but not for those based on habits, according to recently published research....Tags: Drug Use, Research, Substance Abuse, University of Maryland, College Park, Recreational Substance Use
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Hopkins team explores the dark side of light
Scientists who study sleep understand that light has a dark side, because it can interrupt natural rhythms, causing the mood and learning problems that go with lack of rest. Johns Hopkins University researchers have taken the understanding a step...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, YouTube, Brown University, Howard Hughes, Colleges and Universities
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Legislators to look at drug shortages
The staff at Anne Arundel Medical Center considered canceling some surgeries on a recent weekend because the hospital was running low on a common drug used to help bring people out from under anesthesia. It is the kind of problem hospitals and doctors...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Justice System, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics
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Montpelier/South Laurel: Elizabeth Ness is new School of Nursing Alumni Council president
Woodbridge Crossing resident Elizabeth Ness is the newly elected president of the University of Maryland School of Nursing Alumni Council. She brings more than 30 years of nursing experience to her new position, including six years in management and 18...Tags: Georgetown University, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Elections, Woodbridge, Montpelier
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Study: Food at BWI ranks near bottom of busiest airports
Hungry holiday travelers at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport can find a healthful meal there but may be better off bringing their own food, a study released Monday suggested.
More than 75 percent of the restaurants at BWI...Tags: Food Network (tv network), Healthy Diet, General Practitioners, Burritos, Restaurants
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Telephone call could convince people to take medicine, study finds
A simple automated telephone call may be enough to convice people to take their medicine, a study by Kasier Permanente has found. As part of the study, an automated telephone call was made to patients on cholesteral-reducing drugs who hadn't picked up...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Diabetes leading to blindness in many people
Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults 20 to 74 years old. Dr. Michael Grodin, co-director of retinal services and director of clinical research at Katzen Eye Group, discusses eye problems and the link to diabetes.
Why is...Tags: Glaucoma, Diabetes, Blindness, Diseases and Illnesses, Cataracts
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Christmas parade's Junior Miss Yuletide making Hampden proud
Emily Nelson and Gavin Jacobs were such close friends that the two children considered themselves cousins. That's why it hit Emily so hard when Gavin died of cancer at age 8 in August 2010. But Emily, now 10, has not forgotten Gavin, and Gavin would...
Tags: Hampden, Holidays, Johns Hopkins University, Festive Events
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The high price of health disparities
Why do some people get sicker and die sooner than others? The answer involves more than our genes, behaviors and medical care, according to a new study by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the advocacy group Equity Inc. It turns...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Diabetes, Asthma, Demographics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Dr. John M. Dennis, UM medical school dean
Dr. John M. Dennis, a nationally known radiologist and former dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where his career spanned nearly half a century, died Thursday of respiratory failure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 89....
Tags: Radiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Loyola University Maryland, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Breast cancer by occupation
Update: The American Chemistry Council disputes the study. Here is a statement: “It is concerning that the authors could be over-interpreting their results and unnecessarily alarm workers. This study included no data showing if there was actual...
Tags: Women's Health, Breast Cancer
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Marylanders can help create a cancer-free world
As the American Cancer Society approaches its 100th birthday in 2013, we've embarked on a landmark national study, the Cancer Prevention Study-3, with the goal of creating a cancer-free world. We'd like to congratulate residents of the Baltimore...Tags: Health Organizations, American Cancer Society, Obesity
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