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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Glen Burnie, Lung Cancer, Odenton, Methadone (drug)
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Columbia lung cancer survivor finds voice with 5K fundraiser
When Columbia resident Michael Osborne was diagnosed with Stage III lung cancer in April of 2008, one prevailing thought kept running through his mind. "I was devastated because, to me, lung cancer meant you were dead," Osborne said. "That's what I knew...
Tags: Oncology, Quitting Smoking, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy
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Research looks at how to better fight breast cancer in African-American women
It is well documented that African-American women with breast cancer are more likely to have a more aggressive type of the disease that kills them, but why remains a mystery.
The answers may be found one day soon, as researchers focus more on the genetic...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chemotherapy, Mammogram, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Harford ready to observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there will be plenty of reminders, activities and educational opportunities throughout Harford County. Harford's observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets started this Friday evening,...Tags: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), National Government, Local Government, Cancer
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'Silent Spring' echo still eloquent
Mitt Romney wants to open up more federal lands and waters to drilling for oil and natural gas. His party is pushing, in the name of freedom and economic opportunity, to roll back a variety of environmental protections. Republicans, including U.S. Sen....Tags: University of Oxford, U.S. Senate, Environmental Politics, Mitt Romney, Land Resources
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Baby boomers need hepatitis C testing
All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...Tags: Hepatitis C , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Liver Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Insurance more predictive of death after heart attack than race
Health insurance was a better predictor of survival from health attacks and strokes than race, according to Johns Hopkins researchers who looked at health outcomes in some Maryland hospitals. Specifically, those who did not have coverage were more likely...Tags: Stroke, Internal Medicine, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Attack
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City health data illustrates chasm between rich and poor neighborhoods
Baltimore health officials have been staring at a daunting statistic for years: life expectancy in the richest neighborhoods is 20 years longer than in the poorest ones. But a plan unveiled recently aims to battle the intractable health problems...
Tags: HIV, Healthy Diet, Roland Park, Cancer, Heart Disease
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Doctors grapple with prostate cancer screening guidelines
For years, the PSA test has been the standard method for early detection of prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men.
But recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory panel, said the test that checks for prostate-specific...Tags: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer
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New city data to help improve health in neighborhoods
More than half of the deaths in recent years in a quarter of Baltimore's neighborhoods were avoidable, according to a new set of assessments from city health officials that were released Friday. The data were collected in 55 neighborhoods and showed in...Tags: Healthy Diet, Conservation, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Heart Disease
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Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco
Letter writer Gilbert Ross implies that there is no comparison between eating pizza and smoking ("Eating a slice a pizza is not the same as smoking a cigarette," May 10). As a physician, I disagree. Both tobacco and processed meats increase risk for...Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, General Practitioners, Colon Cancer
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