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Md. leaders watching New York's ban of large soda containers
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed this week a first-of-its-kind ban on the sale of large-sized sodas and other sugary beverages at restaurants and other outlets, but don’t look to Baltimore to immediately follow suit. Though studies say...
Tags: Local Government, Health Insurance Cost, Consumer Goods Industries, Dining and Drinking, Family
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Sun-smart kits The Learn to Live program of the Department of Health offers sun-smart kits to county residents. The kit contains a guidebook, ideas for sun accessories and information about skin cancer detection. To order a kit, call the Learn To Live...Tags: Lung Cancer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, High Blood Pressure, Preventative Medicine, Lungs and Airways
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Commentary: One less sugar sweetened drink can make a difference
Growing up in Texas, I played fast pitch softball. After playing in the hot Texas sun, our team, the Sweetpeas, had a snack of oranges and water, in containers brought from home. Today, my husband and I are new Howard County residents and we have...Tags: Obesity, Cancer, Documentary (genre), Howard County, Overweight
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Why did it have to be Beyonce?
The Baltimore SunIn our 24-hour, bloggy, never-stopping, celebrity-saturated culture, which seems obsessed with the "baby bump" hunt, it’s hard to be pregnant without knowing which stars you are pregant "with." My first time around, I was pregnant at the same...Tags: Jessica Alba, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Celebrities, Jessica Simpson, Beyonce
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As temperatures rise, Harford health officials warn of risks from heat-related illnesses
As temperatures climbed into the 90s around Harford County Memorial Day weekend, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene activated its state heat emergency website http://dhmh.maryland.gov/extremeheat to provide information about preventing...Tags: Symptoms, Salt, Physical Conditions, High Blood Pressure, Memorial Day
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Did Terrence Cody lose too much weight last summer?
Ravens nose tackle Terrence Cody showed good progress in his second NFL season, starting every game for the Ravens and upping his tackle total to 34 after making 13 in 2010, his rookie season. But Cody, who is entering his second year as a starter,...
Tags: Terrence Cody, Baltimore Ravens, Superman (fictional character), Football, Haloti Ngata
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'VEEP' recap - Selina gets stuck with President's obesity initiative
The Baltimore Sun"VEEP" keeps getting better week by week. And the last couple of weeks, it feels as if the HBO comedy has really found its feet. Baltimore viewers will be especially interested in the ending of Sunday's episode as it sets the wheels in motion for a...Tags: Jim Palmer, Tommy Hunter, Anna Chlumsky, Viagra (drug), Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Parents must play a role in preventing childhood obesity
As physicians who treat overweight children in Maryland daily, we strongly support the views expressed by Horizon Foundation CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick in her recent commentary on childhood obesity ("A healthier way to snack," May 15). We urge parents to...Tags: Healthy Diet, Obesity, Overweight, Parenting, Family
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For kids, a healthier way to snack
Growing up in Texas, I played softball — fast pitch. After playing in the hot Texas sun, our team, the Sweetpeas, had a snack of oranges and water, in containers brought from home. Today, my husband and I are new Howard County residents, and we...
Tags: Obesity, Cancer, Howard County, Documentary (genre), Overweight
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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: Insurance, Epidemics and Plagues, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea, Stroke
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What are kids to do for fun?
When I was a child growing up in Boston, I remember there was always some place for us to play basketball, baseball and football or to run. The Boy's Club or YMCA was always open, and many of us would go there after school and do our homework, watch TV,...Tags: Basketball, Juvenile Delinquency
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