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Are you setting S.M.A.R.T. goals?
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Robin Rudner weighs in on goal-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Treating menopause symptoms
Every woman will experience menopause, some in the normal course of aging and some before. It can bring on a host of symptoms in addition to hot flashes. But there are things that women can do, from improving their diet and exercising to finding the right...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Birth Control, Urinary System
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Emergency preparation for dialysis patients
Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment for those with kidney disorders. But during emergencies, particularly bad weather, sometimes patients don't want to go — or can't get to — their usual dialysis center. There are some steps patients can take...Tags: Radio, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Failure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Dietary Supplements
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Broken ankle fractures life as you know it
Forgive my absence from these pages, but I recently suffered a dislocated fracture of my ankle while saving a kitten from a speeding car.
The bad news is, it required reconstructive surgery and I have to spend the next six weeks on my butt. The good news...Tags: Human Body, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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National Pinball Museum goes full tilt in Baltimore
When it comes to pinball, Washington's loss is Baltimore's gain.
The National Pinball Museum, unexpectedly and unceremoniously kicked out of its Georgetown location last summer, opens Jan. 14 next to Power Plant Live. Soon, in addition to checking out...Tags: Plant Openings, Museums, American Visionary Art Museum, Arts, Arts
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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: Students, Concerts, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning
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Baltimore's downtown public spaces get a face-lift
A vision for the "greening" of downtown Baltimore is taking shape after city leaders proposed ambitious steps to keep and attract businesses and residents by making public areas more inviting.
An open-space plan unveiled last February by the Downtown...Tags: Morgan State University, Jim Brown, Inner Harbor, Martin Luther King Jr., Architecture
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Be prepared for slippery sidewalks this winter
Temperatures are a little too warm for snow, but Maryland rarely goes a season without some of the slippery white stuff. So, it’s best to be prepared.
About 1 million people fall every year and about 20,000 die from their injuries, according to the...Tags: Loyola University Health System, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Resolutions made simple
New Year's resolutions are the kiss of death. We all know this. So instead of drafting some sweeping resolution we know darn well we'll never keep, how about thinking small for 2012. How about trying one thing — maybe two — that just might...Tags: Calcium, Strawberries, Grapes, Running, Groupon, Inc.
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West Howard
Relay for Life Relay for Life of Western Howard County is holding a kickoff meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, to begin planning for the overnight walk-a-thon charity event benefiting the American...Tags: Cancer, Aerobics, Relay for Life, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Yoga
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Exelon boss wants merger badly, and he's paying for it
John Rowe made no secret of the fact that he badly wanted a signature merger to top off his career as the chief executive of Exelon Corp. How badly can be seen in the settlement he just agreed to in Exelon's bid to purchase Baltimore's Constellation...Tags: Energy, Renewable Energy, Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Natural Resources
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Many hope for fresh start at gym
Douglas Bayne joined the Merritt Athletic Club in downtown Baltimore about five years ago, but he hasn't exactly been a gym rat.
"I work out for two weeks and I'll take off for eight months," the 38-year-old social worker said.
So like many other...Tags: Weight, Stress, Overweight, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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