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Hopkins scientists compete to find new solutions to treating cancer
Jason Howard, 32, posed a question to Johns Hopkins University students and doctors on Wednesday. "So how are we doing in the war against cancer?" he asked those gathered for the second annual Rangos Award for Creativity in Cancer Discovery...
Tags: Health Treatments, Vaccines, Catonsville, Johns Hopkins University, Drugs and Medicines
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A sneak peek into Virginia Western's $26-million health science building
reporterWhen crews broke ground on Virginia Western's Center for Science and Health Professions in the summer of 2010, we knew what it would look like on the outside, but many couldn't have imagined the technology it would hold on the inside. Things like the...Tags: Health Treatments, Dentistry and Dental Health, Health and Safety at School
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Flower Power
Experts agree that the very state of your health may well reflect the health of your liver; therefore if you want to be healthy, it is prudent that certain attention be given to this all important “detoxifying organ.” The liver, the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Milk Thistle (dietary supplement), Cirrhosis, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts
Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts...
Tags: Cancer, Heart Disease, Cardiologists, Heart Problems, Medical Specialization
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3-D nipple tattoos a growing business in breast reconstruction
TribuneSheryl, a 49-year-old mother of two, never thought she would get a tattoo, but six months after a bilateral mastectomy to remove both her breasts, she plans to get not one but two tattoos. Sheryl’s family is riddled with breast cancer. When she was...Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Health Treatments, Mastectomy, Fine Artists, Reconstruction
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Gaining confidence about cancer
We introduce you to a local woman who is battling breast cancer and show you a group of local doctors providing an opportunity for her and other cancer patients to learn more about their disease and course of treatment. Jacqueline Rico was diagnosed...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy
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Weather-related closings, cancellations, postponements
The following closings, cancellations and postponements due to Wednesday's snow have been announced. To have an item added to this list, email the information to webupdate@herald-mail.com. Maryland Healthcare Family Federal Credit Union...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, White Oak (Montgomery, Maryland), Maryland State Police, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Internal Medicine
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Gov. Jerry Brown: Some information about early prostate cancer
Gov. Jerry Brown is undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. In it, Brown’s UC San Francisco oncologist was quoted as saying that "fortunately, this is early stage...Tags: Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Politics, Executive Branch, Health Treatments
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Living Well with Cancer Series
Educational Series January through March 2013 Please join us for these free classes designed to improve your cancer journey. We do ask that you pre-register as space is limited--really! To register, call 574.287.4197 and tell us what you would like to...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Cancer, Pathology, Family, Medical Specialization
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The Most Overlooked Resources In The Fight Against Cancer
Nowadays you hear a lot about cancer: scary statistics, the importance of early detection screenings, risk factors, etc. These are important things to know, sure, but you’ve heard all this before. It’s long past time to go over what most...Tags: Rush University Medical Center, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Human Interest, Health Treatments
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Love Notes: In sickness and in health
The 1979 Ramcharger was navy blue, with tinted windows, shag carpeting and a built-in cooler. David Cavin loved that truck, but by the mid-1980s he needed something with more power, so he sold it and figured that was the end of that. Not quite. The...
Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Back Pain, Science and Technology, Biotechnology
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Valley doctor bilks Medicare out of more than $3 million
L.A. NOWMedicare Fraud: A medical doctor who ran a clinic in the San Fernando Valley pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of health care fraud in which he bilked the federal Medicare social insurance program out of more than $3 million, the United States...
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