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Hospitals agree to state's breast-feeding standardsMaryland's 32 birthing hospitals have all agreed to adopt new state breast-feeding policies and become certified as "baby-friendly." Proposed screening guidelines could prevent lung cancer deaths, doctors sayAn influential U.S. health care panel's recommendation for lung cancer screening of high-risk patients could fortify Baltimore-area hospitals' efforts to prevent deaths from the disease, which kills more each year than the next four deadliest cancers combined. Aetna pulls health plans from state insurance exchangeAetna Inc. said Friday it canceled plans to sell insurance on Maryland's new health insurance exchange, set to open Oct. 1 as part of the federal health care reform law, after regulators cut the rates it could charge consumers for its plans. Camping may reset your body clock (but leave your flashlight at home)Do you stay up late and wake up groggy? Then consider getting a tent and a sleeping bag. A week of camping may help reset your body's internal clock, a new study suggests. |
Hopkins' doctor's rare treatment thought to contribute to a first in congresswoman's delivery
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler was on to her third set of doctors when she visited the Johns Hopkins Hospital, having been told the fetus...
Scientists cook, eat beef made from cattle stem cells grown in lab
For a $330,000 burger, taste testers thought the flavor fell a little flat.
'Fate,' kidney donation program help Maryland family
Julie Stitt begged her husband for years to let her donate her kidney as he spent nearly a decade in dialysis, through two failed...
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More women in their 40s are having babies
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Insurance for city workers' dependents could be reinstated if city erred
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake defended her plan to drop ineligible individuals from Baltimore's health care insurance, but pledged Friday...
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Intestinal bug traced to salad greens from Mexican company
U.S. health authorities have traced at least one source of an intestinal bug that has sickened more than 400 people in 17 states to salad...
FDA issues new rules for labeling 'gluten-free' foods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Labels declaring foods to be "gluten-free" will need to meet new standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug...
FDA warns of serious rash risk with acetaminophen pain pills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tylenol and other painkillers containing the ingredient acetaminophen can cause a potentially deadly skin rash...
Anemia in older people means higher dementia risk, study says
Low levels of red blood cells can increase the risk of dementia for older people, scientists found in a study published Wednesday.
50,000 pounds of ground beef is recalled, may be tainted by E. coli
More than 50,000 pounds of ground beef packed at a Kansas plant have been recalled over fears of a possible E. coli contamination, the U.S....
Addictive gaming more common with autism and ADHD
Children with an autism spectrum disorder spend about twice as much time playing video games as kids who don't have a developmental...
Nudged by hospitals, more moms are breastfeeding: CDC
More mothers are breastfeeding their babies, a practice that could potentially save billions in health care costs, the Centers for Disease...
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