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C-sections may cause breathing problems in preemies
Yale medical researchers have found that C-sections may be causing breathing problems in preemies who are small for their age.
The researcher reviewed eight years of birth certificates and found that babies delivered by a C-section before 34 weeks of...Tags: Diabetes, Cesarean Section, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Obstetrics
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Dava Pharmaceuticals settles accusations it overcharged Medicaid
Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay about $11 million to settle federal claims that it misreported drugs prices so it could charge more of the state-federal Medicaid program, according to U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and others in the U.S....Tags: Government Health Care, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Justice, Drugs and Medicines, Companies and Corporations
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Ricky Williams' retirement casts Ravens' running back situation into uncertainty
The long, circuitous ride that is Ricky Williams' football career again swerved abruptly Tuesday when the Ravens' enigmatic reserve running back announced that he was retiring from the NFL.
Since early last week, Williams, who reached the 10,000-yard...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Baltimore Ravens, Ray Rice, Matt Lawrence, Ryan Grant
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Williams announces surprise retirement, leaving hole in Ravens' offense
The long, circuitous ride that is Ricky Williams' football career again swerved abruptly Tuesday when the Ravens' enigmatic reserve running back announced that he was retiring from the NFL. Since early last week, Williams, who reached the 10,000-yard...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Baltimore Ravens, Matt Lawrence, Ray Rice, Ryan Grant
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UM Medical School program aimed at increasing primary care physicians
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will use a five-year $877,000 grant on a program to increase the number of students who enter primary care fields.
The school said Monday it will create a primary care track that will allow students to...Tags: Internal Medicine, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals
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Engagements: County residents set to tie the knot
Courtney Winn Faudree and Tyler Marion Hurd Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Faudree, of Urbanna, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Winn Faudree, to Tyler Marion Hurd, son of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Hurd Jr., of West Friendship. Faudree, a...Tags: Weddings, Family, Autism, Ellicott City, University of Pittsburgh
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Insurance 'prior authorization' wastes time, money
At a time when physicians and policymakers alike are being asked to reduce health care costs without sacrificing quality care, it's crucial that we unleash the enormous potential for savings that could come from exciting new advances in health information...Tags: Healthcare Provider, General Practitioners, Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Technology
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The power of meditation
To understand the impact meditation can have on the human mind, picture a glass of muddy water. If you stir it, the water stays cloudy and anything that might sink to the bottom is instantly sucked back into motion. But if you allow the glass to become...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Biofeedback, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in children
A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective.
Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. The number of...Tags: Research, Physical Conditions, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Human Body
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Harford collects 3,750 pounds of prescription drugs
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Carl Kotowski, assistant special agent in charge of the DEA Baltimore Office, presented an award to Harford County Executive David R. Craig Jan. 17 in honor of the county's successful role in the nationwide...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Prescription Drugs, Chemicals, Behavioral Conditions, Chemicals
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State considers new pharmacy plan without Walgreens
State employees, retirees and their dependents could no longer fill their prescriptions at Walgreens under a contract being considered by Maryland's Board of Public Works.
The panel agreed Wednesday to defer action on the $2.4 billion five-year...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Companies and Corporations, Martin O'Malley, Employees, Drugs and Medicines
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Genetic mutation shown in some men with prostate cancer
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Michigan have discovered an inherited mutation linked to significantly higher risk of prostate cancer development at a younger age. The discovery, after two decades of looking, provides insight into...Tags: Internal Medicine, Prostate, Diseases and Illnesses, Genes and Chromosomes, Cancer
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