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Attorney general wants warning about affect of opiates on babies
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has joined 42 other attorneys general asking the FDA to put a warning label on opiod pain killers explaining the health consequences babies face when their mothers take the drugs while pregnant. The states'...
Tags: Symptoms, Douglas F. Gansler, Lawyers, Food and Drug Administration, Justice System
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Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prostate Cancer, Mental Illness, Death and Dying Customs, Howard County General Hospital
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Activities scheduled for May, Older Americans Month
Let's Get Organized — "Organizing for the Season," Wed., May 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, 7120 Contee Road. Judy Tiger, of Just That Simple, shares tips on putting away winter clothes and organizing for spring and...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Salads, Apple iPad, Music, Apple iPhone
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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...
Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Birth Control, Food and Drug Administration, Tylenol (drug), Ibuprofen (drug)
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Methadone (drug), Recreational Substance Use, Substance Abuse, Family, Addiction
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Edgewood man arrested in Ocean City drug bust
A 37-year-old Edgewood man was arrested on gun and drug distribution charges in Ocean City on Tuesday following a two-year investigation by local law enforcement agencies, which have been battling a spike in heroin and prescription drug abuse across the...
Tags: Law Enforcement, OxyContin (drug), Harford County, Police Arrests, Prescription Drugs
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State investigating Baltimore methadone clinic after man's death
The day after her ex-husband's funeral in January, Sabrina Lumpkin started calling every public official she could think of, trying to get someone to pay attention. Warren Lumpkin, 34, had died in a Southwest Baltimore house of heart complications...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OxyContin (drug)
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Law Enforcement, Laws, OxyContin (drug), Harford County
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Hand-Foot-Mouth menace
When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis, Hand, foot and mouth disease, Howard County General Hospital
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater club....Tags: Medicare, Wii, Jams and Jellies, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Music
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Elkridge: Firefighters will serve up Breakfast with Santa
Well, naughty or nice, it's that time of year to make a case for yourself! Don't miss Breakfast with Santa at the Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday, Dec. 16, 7-11 a.m. Tickets for this all-you-can-eat feast are $8 adults; $7 seniors (55+) $7;...Tags: Paula Deen, Holidays, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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Meningitis outbreak brings attention to treatment of back pain
Naomi Morgan reached her limit when her doctor recommended a third surgery for chronic back pain. Tired of being cut open only to have the pain return, Morgan, a 65-year-old nursing assistant, began looking for a less invasive and hopefully more...
Tags: Physical Therapists, General Practitioners, Back Pain, Meningitis, Orthopedic Surgery
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