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UCMC Names Medical Director for the Kaufman Cancer Center - The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal – the institution's largest campaign ever.
- Acetaminophen is most commonly used pain reliever in the United States because it is safe.
- Johns Hopkins on Saturday announced a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — for the university and health system at a dinner attended by roughly 500 alumni, donors, staff and students.
- Clarksville Middle School sixth-grader Karen Feng is an accomplished young artist. Karen won Outstanding Interpretation of Theme in Visual Arts for Maryland in the PTA Reflections Competition.
- Society should not bear the burden of poor decision-making.
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- The 17th annual Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and the Arts is held outdoors on the grounds of the mansion, and is scheduled this year for Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Baltimore County Department of Health holds a rabies vaccination clinic,.
- John Hopkins University alum and best-selling author Wes Moore will replace Dr. Ben Carson as speaker at the university's School of Education commencement after the world-renowned neurosurgeon came under fire for his political views on same-sex marriage, officials said Wednesday.
- Medstar Harbor Primary Care director says constipation is easily treatable, but patients should be careful it is not a sign of other health care problems.
- What are the symptoms of feline leukemia? How can I protect my cat against it if I have to board her with other cats?
- Dr. Ben Carson has the right to express whatever political views he wants, and the graduating students at the Johns Hopkins Medical School have the right to say they don't want him as their speaker because of it.
- Owner Susan Weis-Bohlen says all the food will have at least one of five features: gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, raw or Ayurvedic.
- A global nonprofit that battles the spread of viruses has moved into the University of Maryland BioPark after sprouting from the university's Institute of Human Virology.
- Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has stepped down as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine after complaints from students over controversial comments about same-sex marriage, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.
- Catonsville resident Jason Howard has been selected as one of five finalists for the Rangos Award at Johns Hopkins University.
- The CEO and dean of Johns Hopkins Medicine issued a letter to faculty and students Friday that said recent remarks made by famed neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson were inconsistent with the culture of the institution.
- Five finalists from Johns Hopkins presented their ideas for treating metastatic cancer at Wednesday's award ceremony for the Rangos Award for Creativity in Cancer Discovery. The winner received $25,000.
- Does eliminating specific foods from the diet, such as sugar or wheat, provide health benefits?
- The White House unveiled a sweeping new initiative Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments for injuries and diseases of the brain.
- CDC study shows no link between number of vaccines and autism
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- Dr. Benjamin Carson, the famed Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, apologized Friday for his "choice of words" and use of examples in discussing gay marriage on Fox News earlier in the week.
- Taking drops of allergens under the tongue can an effective alternative to allergy shots for preventing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness common this time of year among allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor's review of dozens of published studies.
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- In response to a 2010 Youth Commission Survey, in which 49 percent of youth in grades six to 12 indicated they feel strongly that alcohol and drug abuse educational program and initiatives are needed, the Harford County Department of Community Services launched the new prevention program, Above the Influence Alcohol and Drug Education Program, in January
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- Johns Hopkins University's medical school fell one spot to No. 3 in the nation, while its education school rose to No. 2, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings.
- A Marylander has died of rabies for the first time since 1976, state health officials said Tuesday. It is not yet known how the person contracted the virus.
- A Michigan man was sentenced to nine months in jail in Howard County Circuit Court last week in connection with the operation of a methamphetamine lab out of an Elkridge hotel room last June, according to State's attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan.
- Legislation under consideration in Annapolis would limit Md. health insurers' 'fail first' policies.
- Two years after Dr. Mark Geier came under fire and lost his Maryland medical license for using a controversial treatment on autistic patients, the state Board of Physicians has suspended the medical license of his business partner, alleging he began writing the same dangerous prescriptions for Geier's patients.
- My aversion to all things computerized stems from my earliest encounters with word processors, dot-matrix printers and mobile phones the size of a breadbox.
- We're still in Paris, where Yolanda, Lisa and Ken discuss their worries that Kim's hooked on her prescription drugs
- Researcher Charles Limb tracked the areas of the brain that light up and shut off when jazz pianists are improvising
- The Tai Sophia Institute, a Howard County holistic health training center, has received state accreditation and will be renamed the Maryland University of Integrative Health, school officials announced Monday.
- Many business owners interviewed along Bel Air's Main Street this week said they had no problem with the U.S. Postal Service's plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery to homes and businesses, some going so far to say the move makes sense for the postal service. Similar sentiments were expressed by people in downtown Havre de Grace, with most saying they won't mourn the passage of Saturday mail.
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- The co-founder of the company that reportedly provided Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis with deer antler spray, responded to Lewis' criticism Wednesday and stuck to his story.
- Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle's life was chronicled in book, movie
- Also, Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame to induct four new members
- University of Maryland School of Public Health scientists are studying how flu is spread
- Dr. Lynda McGinnis receives 2012 Podiatrist of the Year award, World of Pets Expo takes place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds
- Worries over the fiscal cliff, growing competition have tempered researchers' enthusiasm over the Supreme Court's refusal to hear a stem cell research case.
- Johns Hopkins researchers may have found narrowed in on nerve cells in mice that signal when something feels itchy, but not when it causes pain.
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