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Smith Island kidney patient waiting on a new 'gift of life'
Joan Corbin's day is governed by the humming box in the alcove off her living room. For nearly an hour in the afternoon and nine hours at night, the Smith Island resident must tether herself to a suitcase-sized dialysis machine to get rid of the waste...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Dialysis, Kidney, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes
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Injection easier than IV in treating deadly epileptic seizures, study shows
Megan Elphage lives in fear of another big epileptic seizure.
The 22-year-old Glen Burnie woman had her first seizure when she was 13. Even though medications largely keep her epilepsy under control, the prospect of seizures means she can't drive,...Tags: Brain, Litigation, Lorazepam (drug), Epilepsy, Pharmaceuticals
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Efforts to save Laurel Art Center in the works
The closing of the Laurel Art Center last week after 35 years of operation on Main Street got lots of people talking in Laurel, but none more than Resa Moran.
The former manager of the center has been having discussions in the last week with local...Tags: Inventories, Arts
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The medical establishment is ill-suited to deal with America's obesity epidemic
You did a write up on HBO's documentary "The Weight of the Nation" in which you called our obesity epidemic a wake up call for America ("Salad bars take root," May 1). Nothing new here. The alarm bells have been sounding for a while now. I am an...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
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Heart-healthy 'Kathy's Cookbook' was labor of love for late cardiac patient
Kathy Brown wasn't always much of a chef — but she was an educator.
When Brown, the former head of Grace Christian School, was diagnosed with amyloidosis of the heart in April 2008, she began experimenting with recipes to suit her new low-fat, low-...Tags: Cardiologists, Garlic, Olives, Heart Transplants, Carrots
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Nutrition and stroke prevention
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center will provide a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Debra Schulze, RD, LDN, weighs in on stroke prevention....Tags: Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Nutrition, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Mediterranean Diet
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CDC to launch anti-smoking campaign
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an ad campaign to show the damage done from smoking to smokers and their families. The ads began March 19 on television, radio, online and billboards, as well as in theaters, magazines and...Tags: Human Rights, Kathleen Sebelius, Online Advertising, Diseases and Illnesses, Elections
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Stanley Harrison, Mencken scholar
Stanley Harrison, a communications and writing teacher who edited a scholarly journal about H.L. Mencken, died of cardiac arrest after a stroke April 5 at the home of a friend in Miami Beach, Fla. He was 81 and lived in Florida and Woodbine.
Born in East...Tags: Miami Beach, H.L. Mencken, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Large doses of vitamin C lowers blood pressure, research finds
Large doses of Vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. But the scientists don't recommend people start taking large amounts of the vitamin. Researchers led by Dr. Edgar "Pete" R. Miller, an associate...
Tags: Vitamin C, Dietary Supplements, Science, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure
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Round-the-world sail raises awareness of CRAB, need for donations
Don Backe and Karl Guerra share more than a love for sailing: After their lives were transformed by tragedy, both men used the sport and the organization they now run to regain their sense of purpose. Backe helped found Chesapeake Region Accessible...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Skin Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autism, Annapolis
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After mild heart attack, Salisbury's Berkman says 'rest of my life should be getting back to normal'
Five days after suffering what his doctor called a mild heart attack Sunday, Salisbury coach Jim Berkman has only the tender area on his leg where a catheter was inserted as physical evidence of that procedure.
“I feel all right,” Berkman,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Salisbury Sea Gulls, Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free cookbook The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health has a new healthful eating kit that features a free cookbook and tips that will help you select foods high in fiber and low in fat and sodium. Recipes are also quick, easy and...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Human Body, Family, Breastfeeding, Disease Prevention
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