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Remember sun protection at outdoor festivalsOutdoor festivals like the Preakness can mean hours in the harsh rays. Most people know that the sun can be damaging yet still don't... |
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Self-described sufferers of Morgellons disease say their skin is infested with mysterious parasites, and they demanded a government study. The Mayo Clinic concludes the symptoms are often delusional. Putting a price on blood tests can save moneyLetting doctors know how much money they spend ordering blood tests may help rein in unnecessary healthcare spending and save thousands of... Some ob-gyns now turn away overweight womenSome of the doctors said the main reason was their exam tables or other equipment can't handle people over a certain weight. But at least... |
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Rangers forward had suffered a season-ending concussion Dec. 9, at least his fourth, but autopsy reports aren't expected for several weeks. His brain was donated for research. Today's Consider This is a Los Angeles Times column. |
Shorter treatment found for latent tuberculosis
A cocktail of antibiotics taken for three months works as well as the standard nine-month TB treatment, researchers say. That increases...
'Revolution is at hand' for breakthroughs in medicine
Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away.
Seniors' sex lives are up — and so are STD cases around the country
Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an...
There are limits to how much a doctor or hospital may charge for medical records
In California, the cost cannot exceed 25 cents per page for photocopies and 50 cents per page for microfilm.
A vaccine for allergies could reduce symptoms
An immunologist in Canada is working on vaccines that might reduce allergies more quickly and safely than such current therapies as...
Marc Siegel: Tracking down sperm-donor dads
What are the rules for anonymity and donation frequency? What traits are inherited, and what emerges from environment? A new documentary...
More Maryland health news
Dean and CEO of Hopkins Medicine to retireDr. Edward Miller, who has overseen a vast expansion of Johns Hopkins Medicine — on Baltimore's east side and in countries around... |
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City mental health clinic in default on bank loansOne of Baltimore's largest providers of drug treatment services is in default on loans of up to $2.5 million, its bank says, raising... |
Dr. Love builds an anti-cancer armyFor years, Dr. Susan Love was an "army of one," urging medical science to focus on the cause of breast... |
Six months in, area students complete a gradual marathonFor six months, fourth-grader Meghan Junis jogged a half-mile here, a quarter-mile there as she gradually put together the pieces of a... |
Annapolis Public Housing may restrict air conditionersThe Annapolis Public Housing Authority's board will vote Thursday on a plan to ban some window air conditioning units in three of the city's... |
Alternative autism treatments can be appealing to desperate parentsAfter her daughter Jodie was diagnosed with autism, Alison Singer went online, searching desperately for anything that looked like it... |
Healthy Howard program wins over some former opponentsHoward County's unusual health access program for the uninsured is winning a much warmer reception for the coming budget year, after its... |
Running down cancer at Maryland Half MarathonRoad racing can be therapeutic for patients, family and friends |
Baltimore launches effort to improve worst health problemsFaced with an array of intractable health problems that are prematurely killing Baltimore's residents, city leaders plan to unveil Tuesday... |
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