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Kennedy Krieger program trains parents to foster children with special needsFor Jason and Hollie Costa, falling in love with feisty 5-year-old Daeonna Smith was the easy part. Deciding whether to parent a child... |
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Spending a few minutes before a test to write down their anxieties could help students perform better, researchers report in the journal Science. FDA to limit amount of acetaminophen in common prescription drugsRequirement hopes to reduce liver damage associated with acetaminophen overdose. Study: Drug firms fund health advocacy groupsMany health advocacy organizations rely on financial support from drug companies. But few disclose the extent of that funding or make... |
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Gabrielle Giffords communicating with family, doctors say
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wounded in the Arizona shooting rampage, has 'used her hand to communicate' and is yawning and rubbing her...
Genetic tests: No anxiety, no gain?
Ever since the 2007 introduction of direct-to-consumer genome-wide tests — assays that scan a patient’s DNA and report his...
Antibiotics help ear infections in youngest children, studies show
The treatment is only modestly effective and reduces the period of infection only a small amount, but it helps relapses and progression of...
Nicole Brochu: Autism-vaccine link debunked — too little, too late
To angst-ridden parents confronted with their child's disturbing diagnosis, Andrew Wakefield put the stamp of scientific validation on their...
CDC report sees first real increase in reported asthma in several years
Asthma seems to be increasing a little, and nearly one in 12 Americans now say they have the respiratory disease, federal health officials...
EPA encourages regular testing for heavy metal in water
Cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, which garnered attention from the movie 'Erin Brockovich,' was found in tap water from Chicago and...
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State releases plan to implement health care reformAs Republicans in Congress consider a vote to repeal federal health care reform, Maryland officials are poised to begin taking specific... |
Sharfstein to head state's health departmentFormer Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein is returning to Maryland after nearly two years in the Obama administration to... |
Got gluten? Not this crab cakeThe world's first mass-produced, certified gluten-free crab cake? At least a Maryland company is making it. |
New UMB president pushes collaboration in his pediatric clinicThe seven people seated around the conference table want to know why Maia Brittingham isn't growing. |
U.S. says too much fluoride in water— Fluoride in drinking water — credited with cutting cavities and tooth decay — might now be too much of a good thing.... |
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First hospice facility opens in Harford CountyThe Sen. Bob Hooper House in Harford County aims to live up to its motto: "almost home." |
Hopkins receives $30 million giftJohns Hopkins University officials said Monday that they will use a $30 million gift from a former student to build a home for a center... |
Suburban Hospital employee arrested in killingMontgomery County police have arrested a Suburban Hospital employee in the killing of a colleague at the facility. |
Baltimoreans trying to start new year off in a healthier wayAs usual, the new year brings promises to lose weight and eat healthy. That's on the minds of many local residents as they begin 2011 with... |
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