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Dr. John L. Pitts
Dr. John Leake Pitts, a retired pediatrician who during a long career in public health had been the acting Anne Arundel County health officer, died of cancer Wednesday at his Annapolis Roads home. He was 85.
Born in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of John...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Health and Medical Professionals
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St. Joseph Medical Center caring for tiniest Ravens fans
This week St. Joseph Medical Centerin Towson can make the claim of having the "tiniest Ravens fan in the world" — make that exactly 1 pound, 13 ounces, according to Nancy Sumpter, a nurse practitioner at the hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore Ravens, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Local doctor was classmate of Whitney Houston
It wasn't scandalous by tabloid standards, but it was a rebellious act for the young women at the Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a small all-girls Catholic high school in New Jersey. Whitney Houston, class of 1981, sometimes wore mismatched socks and rolled...Tags: Duke University, Hospitals and Clinics, Folklore and Mythology, Dionne Warwick, Barbie (fictional character)
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Families Celebrate Grand Rapids Area Preemies
FOX 17 Assignment EditorA local foundation and area families celebrated premature babies at a Grand Rapids park on Saturday. The Ella Bullis Foundation gathered at John Ball Park for a picnic to celebrate with children who have survived premature birth and honor those who... -
Premature babies have higher psychiatric risk
Reuters* Researchers examined data of 1.3 million Swedes * Link between pre-term births and severe mental illness * Depression 3 times more common in adults born premature By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Babies born prematurely have a much...Tags: Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Psychiatry, Mental Illness, Autism
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March of Dimes In New Britain Brings In More Than $100,000
dstacom@courant.comThe recent March of Dimes walk at Walnut Hill Park raised more than $100,000 for medical research and support for families with premature babies, the organization reported. Stanley Black & Decker was the chief sponsor of the walk, which drew more than...Tags: Glastonbury, Birth Defects, New Britain
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Briefs: New Scientist magazine
Premium Health News ServiceKANGAROOS KNOW BEST As many as 450,000 lives could be saved each year by taking a cue from marsupials. If parents of premature babies in poor countries were to continuously carry infants against the skin in "kangaroo pouches" and increase breastfeeding...Tags: Herbal Medicines, Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Breastfeeding, In Vitro Fertilization
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Patients, prep work crucial in move of Children's Hospital
Moments before sunrise June 9, the first of more than 160 of the city's sickest, tiniest patients will be wheeled to the ambulance loading bay atChildren's Memorial Hospitalin the Lincoln Park neighborhood. There, they will find dozens of doctors, nurses...
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Breads, Bodies of Water, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Preventative Medicine, Constipation
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There's no local tie to recalled lettuce
Staff WriterWhile a company with local ties has had to recall lettuce products because they may be contaminated, the local processing facility did not have a hand in processing it. The state Department of Public Health warned late last week that certain bagged...Tags: Symptoms, Salads, Foods and Beverages, Product Recalls, Facebook
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High calories during pregnancy may be leading many to health dangers
newsalerts@ky3.comRestricting calories during pregnancy apparently benefits both mother and baby, that's according to a study from researchers at the University of London. Experts say more than 40% of women gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy,...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Diabetes
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Three-fourths of premature baby deaths worldwide could be averted
World NowThree out of every four babies who die after being born too early could be saved if more countries used inexpensive, proven techniques such as holding the baby skin-to-skin against the mother, according to a new report from the World Health Organization...
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