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A first lady in fighting form
The first family is America's egalitarian version of royalty (if you are too young to remember the sprawling Kennedy clan), and thanks to our People magazine sensibilities, we know as much about their family life and fashion as the Brits do about Kate and...Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Ellen DeGeneres
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Bidding for Rio — and beyond
What figures to be golf's most scrutinized new course could have its architect by the end of the week. The eight finalists for the 2016 Rio Olympics design project — a list that includes Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Annika Sorenstam and Gary...Tags: Natural Resources, Diabetes, Forests, Natural Resources, Bill Clinton
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Baltimore ranks 11th among major U.S. cities in biking and walking, Washington second
Baltimore has the 11th-largest percentage of commuter walkers and bicyclers among major U.S. cities, according to a new report on bicycling and walking in the U.S.
"Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report," released Monday by...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles Times, Petroleum Industry, Inner Harbor, Weight
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The power of sleep
Are you tired, run-down, listless? The answer to your problem is probably not in a little brown bottle. It could be as simple as a good night’s sleep. But for 45 million Americans, that’s an elusive dream. Even worse, sleep deprivation,...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Culture, Family, Diabetes, Howard County
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Fit doctors more likely to talk to patients about weight loss
If you're overweight and trying to lose pounds you may not get help from your doctor if he is overweight too, according to new research.
According to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, physicians with a...Tags: Body Mass Index, Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Horizon Foundation in Columbia hires new president
The Horizon Foundation, Howard County's largest philanthropic organization, has hired a new president and chief executive officer to replace founder Richard Krieg, who is retiring this week after 13 years at its helm. Nicolette Highsmith Vernick,...Tags: Substance Abuse, Corporate Officers, Diabetes, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Healthy Diet
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Hopkins turns study on weight loss into program for sale
On the heels of a Johns Hopkins study that showed telephone and web-based coaching helps patients lose weight and keep it off, medical faculty and staff are now collaborating with a private health care firm to make the system widely available. Healthways...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Private Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Diabetes, Heart Disease
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Connecting to careers
My two teenage granddaughters are high school seniors. They both plan to take next year off before entering college while they try to figure out how to connect to adult roles. How will they fit in the wider community? What are the careers where they...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Barack Obama, Music, Healthy Diet, Teaching and Learning
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Men Making a Difference: Brian Jolles
The first time Brian Jolles was confronted with a family member’s grave health issue was 20 years ago when his oldest son, Matthew, was born with a rare, life-threatening condition.
If Jolles, president of Jolles Insurance, could have looked...Tags: Family, Heart Surgery, Healthy Diet, Heart Problems, Health and Safety at Work
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The Worst Cookbooks, according to one advocacy group
Southern chef Paula Deen makes no apologies for her butter-filled unhealthy recipes.
So it's no surprise that her cookbook tops the list of worst of the year in terms of health in a report by the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine.
The group,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Sausages, Sandwiches, Healthy Diet, Cancer
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BioMedical Allied magnet program prepares students for health care professions
As a ninth-grader, Michelle Blair of Crofton has plenty of time to figure out what career to pursue. Yet, while taking classes in Anne Arundel County's BioMedical Allied Health magnet program at Glen Burnie High School, she's already considering a...Tags: Crofton, Behavioral Conditions, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Teaching and Learning
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A better way to provide health care, threatened by budget cuts
With a potent mix of excitement and idealism, we set out to become physicians serving on the front lines — primary-care doctors who would be the first point of contact for patients we would follow over the course of a lifetime. Yet throughout our...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Finance, Healthcare Policies, Health and Medical Professionals
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