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    Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Dr. Paul Lietman

    Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79.
    Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...

    Tags: Timonium, Family, Pharmacology, Viral Diseases and Infections, Highlandtown

    2. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Hand-Foot-Mouth menace

    When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did.
    When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....

    Tags: Skin Rash, Diseases and Illnesses, Acetaminophen (drug), Pain, Vaccines

    3. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Pediatricians applaud Obama effort to reduce gun violence

    Maryland's pediatricians applaud President Barack Obama for his leadership in the wake of the gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17).
    Maryland's pediatricians applaud President Barack Obama for his leadership in the wake of the gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17). The president's federal policy recommendations...

    Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Franklin Square Medical Center, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Barack Obama

    4. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. The dreaded snow day

    Most parents know it well. The day when school is closed, children are home and the walls begin to close in around you by the hour.
    Most parents know it well. The day when school is closed, children are home and the walls begin to close in around you by the hour. Throughout the winter, snow, cold temperatures and rain can leave children aimlessly searching for things to do inside...

    Tags: Restaurants, Medical Specialization, Severna Park, American Academy of Pediatrics, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    5. Dec 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. We need more information about pesticides

    Every day, Marylanders are exposed to pesticides in our drinking water, on our food and through chemicals in our homes, lawns and public spaces. We also encounter pesticides in our rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. While these exposures are often in small doses, growing evidence suggests they can add up to great harm. Unfortunately, the very public health officials responsible for protecting us are denied basic information about when and where dangerous pesticides are used.
    Every day, Marylanders are exposed to pesticides in our drinking water, on our food and through chemicals in our homes, lawns and public spaces. We also encounter pesticides in our rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. While these exposures are often...

    Tags: ADHD, Asthma, Diseases and Illnesses, Learning Disability, Family

    6. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Pediatrics study shows more teen, tween boys using steroids

    <strong>From Liz Atwood:</strong> For years we&rsquo;ve heard about the teen and tween girls who have a negative body image. Trying to emulate the unnaturally thin models they see on TV or in magazines, they can starve themselves to death.
    From Liz Atwood: For years we’ve heard about the teen and tween girls who have a negative body image. Trying to emulate the unnaturally thin models they see on TV or in magazines, they can starve themselves to death. But a new study shows that not...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    7. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. With focus on children's health, achievement gap, Siddiqui runs for reelection

    <em>Latest in a series of school board candidate profiles.</em>
    Latest in a series of school board candidate profiles. The next four years are going to be critical for Howard County schools, said Board of Education incumbent Janet Siddiqui. A new superintendent is at the helm, the federal Common Core Standards...

    Tags: Students, Minority Groups, Ken Ulman, Parties and Movements, Academic Progress

    8. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Smoking while pregnant could mean child reading problems later

    Pregnant women who smoke run into the risk of their children have reading problems later in life, <a title="Yale School of Medicine" href="http://medicine.yale.edu/index.aspx" target="_blank">a Yale School of Medicine </a>study has found.
    Pregnant women who smoke run into the risk of their children have reading problems later in life, a Yale School of Medicine study has found. The reserachers looked at the reading tests of 5,000 students and found that many whose mothers smoked while...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Drugs and Medicines, Yale School of Medicine

    9. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director

    Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home.
    Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home. The former Catonsville and...

    Tags: Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Pancreatic Cancer

    10. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Academy of Pediatrics finds no evidence organic food is better for kids' health

    Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think.
    Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think. There is no evidence eating organic foods cuts back on the risk of disease over the long-run, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report this...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dining and Drinking, Organic Foods

    11. Oct 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. The basics of newborn skin care

    First-time parents may not always know how to care for their newborn's skin or recognize common conditions. Most problems resolve themselves, and the basic rule of thumb for washing and choosing products is to go with what's simple, says Dr. Kate B. Puttgen, assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine departments of dermatology and pediatrics and assistant director of the division of pediatric dermatology and cutaneous laser center.
    First-time parents may not always know how to care for their newborn's skin or recognize common conditions. Most problems resolve themselves, and the basic rule of thumb for washing and choosing products is to go with what's simple, says Dr. Kate B....

    Tags: Skin Rash, Johns Hopkins University, Skin Conditions, Dermatology, Allergies

    12. Sep 29, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  12. Key to the White House is reward for Taneytown teen's good works

    When she was 13 years old and created a charitable foundation, Josie's Smiles for Pediatrics, Josie Grant of Taneytown couldn't imagine that her flair for philanthropy would carry her to the Nation's Capital.
    When she was 13 years old and created a charitable foundation, Josie's Smiles for Pediatrics, Josie Grant of Taneytown couldn't imagine that her flair for philanthropy would carry her to the Nation's Capital. But there she was last week, touring the...

    Tags: White House, Medical Specialization, Barack Obama, Charity, Birth Defects

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