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Ask the pet expert: seasonal allergies
What's the best way to deal with seasonal allergies? Pets react to airborne allergies just like humans do. But when they inhale these potential allergens, instead of just sneezing and sniffling, they get very inflamed and itchy skin that can become...
Tags: Physical Conditions
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Local event raises food allergy awareness
Brandy Dopkin gave her then-11/2-year-old daughter Jordana a snack — a small piece of multigrain bread topped with peanut butter — just before they headed to Jordana's music class. At the time, the child showed no indications of a food...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Peanuts, Physical Conditions, Children's Memorial Hospital, Ellicott City
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O's notes: Strop says his struggles have nothing to do with fatigue
The Baltimore SunSEATTLE — Orioles set-up man Pedro Strop, who was supremely effective for most of this season, has struggled with his command for a few weeks, leading to speculation that he's getting worn down by the grind and spotlight of a major league season....Tags: Brian Matusz, Taylor Teagarden, Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter
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Getting educated on GMOs
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is printed here. This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Maryland Medical Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Genes and Chromosomes, Environmental Politics
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Facts and opinions from the campaign
Fact: Photo identification is a necessary element of life in America today. Opinion: Don't believe it? Try cashing an out-of-town check; visiting just about any office building in the country; getting on a commercial airplane; or, buying some types of...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Automotive Equipment, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Racism
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Sun readers share their worst job stories
Cookouts aside, Labor Day is meant to celebrate the American workforce, and its achievements. But these days, even though people are more thankful than ever for their jobs, there's still room to gripe about the absurd, the mundane and the nearly...
Tags: New York City, Medical Specialization, Pathology, Pickles, Labor Day
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Tattoos can be bad for your health
You may make a fashion statement with that tattoo, but the FDA warns you could also put your health at risk. The regulatory agency issued a warning Wednesday about getting inked after a recent outbreak linked to the family of bacteria called...
Tags: Respiratory Disease, Food and Drug Administration
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The new school (health) rules
Back to school can also mean back to germs, breaks, sprains and concussions. While most of us know kids need a good night's sleep and a good breakfast, just what exactly do experts define as "good"? And what other basics should parents put on their...
Tags: Polio, Medical Research, Injuries and Wounds, Preventative Medicine, Students
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Kids can overcome allergies by gradually eating foods that cause reactions, study says
Kids who are allergic to foods can overcome their reactions through therapy that involves giving them increasing doses of the specific foods, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and other hospitals. The research adds to...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Family, Mount Sinai, Research, Duke University
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'Ultimate sleepover party' for patients and siblings
The scene at Hashawha Environmental Center in Westminster Friday evening was filled with the friendly chaos typical of the start of summer camp. Parents unloaded gear and gave last-minute instructions. Ubiquitous counselors welcomed visitors and ushered...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Kennedy Krieger Institute, Genes and Chromosomes, Down Syndrome, Cancer
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People, not politicians, killed gun control
Politicians haven't always been allergic to gun control, not even Republicans. In 1968, after the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr., Congress — on a bipartisan vote — outlawed gun sales to felons and...
Tags: Al Gore, Assault, Interior Policy, James Holmes, Weaponry
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RFID tags help University of Maryland Medical Center track emergency drugs
An average of twice a day, a patient at the University of Maryland Medical Center has a heart attack, dangerous allergic reaction or other emergency that requires supplies from a crash cart.
The carts are the wheeled emergency stations that contain...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, University of Maryland Medical Center, Consumer Goods Industries
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