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Jessamine County Health Department offers helping 'HANDS' to new parents
Jessamine County Health DepartmentThe HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services) Program of the Jessamine County Health Department understands that pregnancy and becoming a parent for the first time can be overwhelming and stressful. During pregnancy, a parent may wonder:... -
Chesapeake BMX offers young and old the chance to compete
Coral Shreve held her breath as her 10-year-old son Ethan lost control of his bike and thudded down onto the track's dirt surface during a practice run in early March at the Chesapeake BMX track in Severn. Any mom would be concerned, but Ethan is a...
Tags: Demographics, Glen Burnie
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Breast milk donations accepted in Oak Park
An Oak Park doctor has started accepting donations of breast milk, largely for use by intensive care units in hospitals that treat premature babies whose mothers can't provide the milk on their own. Milk is donated by mothers who pass a screening that...
Tags: Park Ridge, Hospitals and Clinics, Women's Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Human Interest
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Dealing with premature births
In recent weeks, the March of Dimes has held its annual March for Babies walks across the Chicago area. The walks benefit community programs and research aimed at helping pregnant moms reach full-term pregnancy. According to the March of Dimes, 1 in 9...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Personal Service, March of Dimes Foundation, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Sales, Natural Disasters, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Gruesome abortion trial deserves more coverage
A murder trial in Philadelphia has shocked and horrified the nation. Well, perhaps not everyone; the weekslong trial of Dr. Kermit B. Gosnell, charged with seven murders, hasn't seemed to interest the major media, despite the grisly nature of his...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Murder, Abortion, Social Issues
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Steroids, Pain, Blisters, Stress, Canker Sores
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March of Dimes fosters healthy pregnancies
alnotarianni@aol.comTerri Shoemaker had heard of March of Dimes. She knew a little about the organization, she said, but not enough to think about supporting it. Then 20 years ago, her son, Kelton Miller, was born five weeks early. “He was 6 and a half pounds. He...Tags: Vaccines, Pneumonia, March of Dimes Foundation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Harford March for Babies on Sunday raises more than $100,000
More than 600 Harford County residents joined to support the nation's smallest citizens at the 2013 March for Babies on Sunday along Route 23 in Forest Hill, raising in excess of $100,000 to improve and protect the health of infants. Now in its 43rd ...Tags: Kmart, Water Tower, March of Dimes Foundation, Birth Defects, Harford County
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Edgewood family leads March for Babies walk Sunday
The Pennel family of Edgewood, is serving as the 2013 Harford County March for Babies Ambassador Family to help raise awareness about the lifesaving research and support of the March of Dimes and their team, Two Tiny Blessings, will participate in the...Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Birth Defects, Harford County, University of Maryland Medical Center, Asthma
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Review: 'Blancanieves' (Snow White) has a classic look and feel
Following hard upon "The Artist," "Blancanieves" is the second silent black-and-white feature to emerge from Europe in little more than two years. A pair of films don't exactly make a trend, but "Blancanieves" has enough going for it to make you wish it...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Spain, Artists, Arts
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March of Dimes celebrates 75 years
It was all about the babies today in the Roanoke Valley. Hundreds came out to the Salem Civic Center to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes. This year's goal is to raise $120,000. This year, UnitedHealthCare of Roanoke donated 10-...
Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Birth Defects, Arts and Culture, Culture, Ceremonies
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