Eggs and nutrition

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs.

Gold card to help treat seniors in emergencies

Baltimore health officials have

Ravens Coach Cam Cameron speaks out against skin cancer

Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron was a young coach at the University of Michigan when his then head coach Bo Schembechler noticed a spot on his back.

60 Minutes: Hopkins doctor operated on al Qaeda suspect

FDA approves new drug for erectile dysfunction

Men now have a new option to treat erectile dysfunction.

Hospitals report fewer central line infections

Hospitals in the state are continuing to reduce the number of preventable infections that result from catheter use in the intensive care units, among the most deadly and costly infections.

Drop off unused prescription drugs this Saturday

Have unwanted prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet? Don’t toss them in the trash or leave them to experimenting hands. Drop them off at a designated site on National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday.

$1.34 billion in rebates because of health care reform

Insurance companies are expected to pay out nearly $1.3 billion in rebates this summer because they haven't complied with a provision under health care reform that they devote more money to health care and less on administrative costs and profit, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Rite-Aid to offer free allergy testing

Sneezing? Think you may be allergic to something? Some Rite Aid stores are planning to hold free allergy screening for the most common allergens on Saturday at selected stores from noon to 4 p.m.

Hopkins to open new emergency room on Sunday

The new John Hopkins Hospital opens this weekend and that means there is a new emergency room for adults and children.

People misreport how many smoke alarms they have

A third of Baltimore households aren’t clear on their smoke alarm coverage, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy.

New web portal provides county by county health data

Want to know how many people have asthma or diabetes in the county where you live?

Bethenny Frankel's Comfort Turkey Meat Loaf

Comfort food makes us all feel good, but it's usually not so good for our health.

Doctors may be transfusing blood too often

Patients may be getting blood transfusion too often during surgery, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

Pomegranates: The crown jewel of fruits

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on pomegranates.

Giant catering to the gluten-free crowd

Giant Food of Landover is using new labels to help shoppers identify gluten-free foods.

Get car seat installation help via Skype

A state program will begin offering instruction on properly installing child safety seats via video chat, potentially reaching parents who can’t get to an inspection event.

Forensic nurses taking the lead on rape cases in Maryland

Health care providers encouraged to learn about forensic examination

Chinplants hottest thing in plastic surgery

Apparently Americans aren't happy with their chins.

Exercise outside for Earth Day

Earth Day has become more than a day where Americans clean parks and plant trees or flowers.

Free seminar to detect Peripheral Vascular Disease

If you suffer from pain in the legs, sores on the feet or burning sensations in the toes you may have a condition called  Peripheral Vascular Disease.

Large doses of vitamin C lowers blood pressure, research finds

Large doses of Vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers have found.

A guide to vasectomy reversal

Sometimes men are the ones to take care of birth control through a surgical procedure. But when those men and their partners have a change of heart about children for any number of reasons, they seek to reverse their vasectomies. And that's usually possible, even long after the original procedure, says Dr. Brad Lerner, co-director of the Vasectomy Reversal Center of America a division of Chesapeake Urology. Lerner answers questions about getting and reversing a vasectomy.

Healthy Recipes: Breakfast Smoothies

Vegging out: Get kids and teens to eat more plants

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a post on nutrition topics for The Baltimore Sun's Picture of Health blog (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Faith Hicks weighs in on encouraging kids to eat their vegetables.