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Number of children dying in hot cars remains a problem
No parent would ever intentionally leave a child in a steaming car on a hot summer day. But it happens every year to astounded parents. Dr. Melissa Sparrow, clinical director of pediatric inpatient and emergency services at Greater Baltimore Medical...
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Heat wave intensifies in Baltimore
Heat indexes soared above 110 degrees across the region Friday on the hottest day of the young summer, the second of what could be a stretch of days flirting with 100-degree temperatures.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland Science Center, Thurgood Marshall, Lacrosse, Cheryl Miller
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Five added to death toll from heat
State health officials confirmed five more heat-related deaths Monday as a cool-down ended one of the longest heat waves on record for the region. The heat killed a total of 18 people during a 12-day stretch of 90- and 100-degree heat, state health...Tags: Weather Reports, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather Statistics, Baltimore County, Science
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Team effort saves Baltimore half-marathon runner in cardiac arrest
Like many veteran marathoners, Bob Pohl always had an eye on the clock.
"I used to tell my wife that if I drop in a race to stop my watch because I don't want to go to the hereafter with a bad time," he said. "The joke was funnier before."
The 55-...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Heart Failure, Science, Track and Field, High Blood Pressure
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Baltimore releases Code Red Heat Alert Plan
Maryland WeatherAs we enter summer-like conditions this weekend, the city has released its Code Red Heat Alert Plan. When health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot declares a Code Red Heat Alert, the city will open emergency cooling centers, which will provide cool......Tags: Aging, Cherry Hill, Physical Conditions
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Heat death toll rises to 8
Maryland WeatherThe Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced two more heat-related deaths on Wednesday, as the total number of fatalities for the summer rises to 8. From the health department: "The latest reported hyperthermia-related fatalities are...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Adults, Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, Martin O'Malley
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An Uncommon Bond
Sun StaffRare is the person who would wish to leave this life without a trace. Most of us will not merit the attention of future biographers or have our names engraved on something other than a tombstone. Still, we at least expect a fond place in the...Tags: The Happiest News!, Harford County, Children, Illnesses, Social Services
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Animal-rights group files complaint against Yemassee facility in monkey deaths
The Island Packet OnlineAn animal-rights group has filed a complaint and is seeking punitive damages against a Yemassee company for the deaths of monkeys in 2011 and 2012. Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the complaint against Alpha Genesis Inc. on May 6 with the U.S....Tags: Hypothermia, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Civil Rights
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Frye: Party on to live when in trouble
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCollege crowds are by their nature diverse. But this? Hundreds packed the student union at Slippery Rock on Earth Day. Most were young adults, but there wasn't much uniformity beyond that. There were skinny dudes with bandanas barely holding...Tags: Hypothermia, Earth Day, Pittsburgh
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Toxic to pets: Common substances, plants can sicken them
The Jamestown Sun, N.D.Even a seemingly safe home can become a minefield of toxins for pets, and owners need to take precautions if they want to prevent pet poisoning. "Treat your house like you're childproofing it," advised Dr. Dawn Entzminger, who sees about 40 to 50 pet...Tags: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Symptoms, Chemical Industry, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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Indiana child abuse deaths rose in 2011
South Bend Tribune, Ind.The synopses read like plot lines for horror movies, despite their clinical tone. "Three-year-old child died from suffocation due to neck compression during an attempted exorcism performed by the child's mother and the mother's friend. The child was...Tags: Substance Abuse, Punishment, Broken Arm, Prisons, Skull Fracture
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