medicine
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- The University of Medicine School of Medicine will tonight launch the 12th year of its Mini Med School, a series for free courses that run through Oct. 10.
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- The answer to why some obese people develop diabetes and other health problems may be found not in just a love for junk food, but in the bacteria that thrive deep in the human gut.
- Anne Arundel County saves on prescription drug contract
- Christina R. Prescott, M.D., Ph.D. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center).
- Kathryn Klein, M.D., M.P.H. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Krieger Children's Eye Center at the Wilmer Institute, is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center).
- Anne Arundel County officials said a renegotiated contract will save taxpayers $17.6 million in prescription drug costs over the next three years.
- Baltimore County and the Kevin Liles for a Better Baltimore Foundation are set to host a back-to-school festival Saturday in Woodlawn.
- Six Queen Anne's County residents have been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu that has been infecting people across the country, including many who have been attending state and local agricultural fairs, according to state health officials.
- HeadFirst Gambrills and Annapolis making baseline brain testing mainstream
- Stay on top of new back-to-school health guidelines about everything from germs and vaccines to bullying and concussions.
- An unusually large number of people have come down with the respiratory disease whooping cough this year around the nation, and in Maryland, prompting public health officials to issue warnings about booster shots for adults and children.
- What are the sensory characteristics of a "dumb" wine? The answer to this question and others that we asked in our yearly wine quiz.
- Baltimore County employees will have to cover more of their health insurance costs starting in 2015.
- The federal government is right to try to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs in dementia patients; they are rarely associated with any improvement and pose real dangers.
- Havre de Grace vet finds 14 cases in Route 40 area
- Advance on two things of note related to the derecho in June. Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke is introducing a resolution on the 13th asking BGE and PSC to appear at a council hearing to discuss how the city and BGE can be more proactive in dealing with storm emergencies. Also, BGE will hold a public hearing on the 14th about the storm response.
- Accusations of 'corruption and lawlessness' in Obama Administration are nothing but right wing talking points
- Maryland seniors save $56.5 million in prescription drug charges under a provision under health reform that reduces the Medicare donut hole.
- Fewer Americans than previously thought are controlling their HIV infections and potentially putting the public at higher risk, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University and University of Pennsylvania.
- Drug costs rising as patients get medication directly from the doctor and not the pharmacy, costing companies more in workers compensation cases, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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- Study shows eating egg, other foods can help overcome food allergies
- Sexual promiscuity fueled by alcohol and drug use led one 47-year-old Towson man to contract HIV.
- Monkton, Baldwin, Parkton, Monkton, Freeland, Sparks, Phoenix students named to deans lists, honored with degrees, awards.
- Human Genome, which uses the human DNA sequence to develop targeted drugs, was able to raise its price to $14.25 for sale to London-based GlaxoSmithKline Plc, valuing the company at $3.6 billion. In April, GlaxoSmithKline offered to buy Human Genome for $13 a share, or $2.6 billion.
- Reisterstown, Owings Mills, Pikesville students receive honors and degrees.
- Laurel college students have earned degrees and dean's list recognition.
- Unfortunately, the political discussion in Harford County, and across the U.S. generally fails to acknowledge that these seemingly divergent views on the problem aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. Furthermore, there has been something of a tendency for middle class suburban drug abuse problems to be treated as medical issues, even as urban lower class drug abuse problems are more apt to attract a hard line response.
- Health care reform continues proud tradition of public benefits
- Ruling means state can continue efforts to deliver health services
- Harford County holds symposium on drug prevention at Patterson Mill High School
- Chief Justice John Roberts' ruling that Obamacare is largely constitutional is a model of judicial restraint and a real victory for the American people.
- FDA approves new weight loss drug Belviq which activates receptor in brain that makes people feel full faster
- A 35-year-old Pikesville man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Tuesday for conspiring to deal drugs and to commit a string of armed robberies at fast food chains and a Dollar Tree store, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
- A concerted effort put an end to smallpox last century; the same can now be done for diarrhea and pneumonia
- NFL referee Tony Corrente may not have discovered cancer if not for a scrum involving the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium.
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- Two Hopkins med students are urging doctors to set good examples for their patients regarding nutrition and exercise
- University of Maryland, vaccine maker to fast track non-typhoidal Salmonella vaccine
- Grocery shoppers can use smartphones to download deals, scan bar codes, get personalized offers
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- Hooters case at Inner Harbor restaurant a reminder of TB threat
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