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Chronology of 2001 anthrax events
Sun-SentinelSept. 18: Envelopes containing letters and granular substances are sent to NBC News in New York and the New York Post. Both are mailed from Trenton, N.J. Sept. 22: Editorial page assistant at New York Post who opens letters to the editor notices...Tags: Police Investigations, Career and Workplace, Medical Services, Russell Feingold, Terrorism
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Children's Medical Association
South Florida Parenting8430 W. Broward Blvd., Suite 300, Plantation 954-473-1101 Children’s Medical Association has three offices in Plantation, Tamarac and Heron Bay. Multiple doctors on staff at each location are able to treat a variety of ailments. Many of the...Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Clubs and Associations, Plantation, Health
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My Turn: PSA scare prompts reflection and education
![When my family doctor called five years ago with the news that my PSA levels had spiked, I hung up the phone and did what all of us do. I panicked. I thought, "So this is how I'm going to die."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66871392-19112219.jpg "When my family doctor called five years ago with the news that my PSA levels had spiked, I hung up the phone and did what all of us do. I panicked. I thought, "So this is how I'm going to die.\"")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWhen my family doctor called five years ago with the news that my PSA levels had spiked, I hung up the phone and did what all of us do. I panicked. I thought, "So this is how I'm going to die." Then came the delayed second reaction: This can't be right!...Tags: Blood, Human Body, Concerts, Cancer, Prostate
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Making the case for smart meters
Utilities are installing smart meters and moving toward a smarter grid. Modernizing our electrical and water infrastructure by integrating new technologies helps bring our system into the 21st century in order for us to meet future needs of our...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, California, Media Industry, Homes, Radio
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The Interview: Barry Bogage
The Maryland/Israel Development Center sees itself as a matchmaker — not of a romantic kind but an economic one.
For the past 19 years, the nonprofit group in Baltimore has been connecting Maryland companies with Israeli partners to promote trade...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Alvarion Limited, NASA, Europe, Finance
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That unhealthy glow
Tanning was as much a part of Lindsay Walsh's teenage social life as talking on the phone.
Two or three times a week — more for special occasions — she and her friends would hit the salons, beckoned by their posters of bronzed, beautiful...Tags: Lymphatic System, Medical Services, Dermatology, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses
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Breaking down fats
Quick, name the good fats (and their sources) from the following: monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, trans.
If you can't answer right away, don't worry. You have a lot of company.
According to recent polls, many Americans are dropping low-...Tags: Omega-3 Fatty Acid, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity, Margarine, Vitamin E
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Kick the habit
For most people, a morning cup of java isn't harmful. But if you rely on coffee to get you out of bed, to stave off midmorning headaches and to avoid the 3 p.m. crash, you may be hooked on one of the most popular drugs in the world.
Nearly 90 percent...Tags: Cornell University, Diabetes, Julie Deardorff, National Institutes of Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mountain for some, molehill for others
Despite several decades of urging from doctors and government officials to cut back on salt, a culprit in high blood pressure, most Americans aren't paying much attention.
Americans consume, depending on which study you look at, an average of 3,000 to 4,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Hormones and Metabolism, Healthy Diet, Obesity, Heart Disease
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Study finds no cancer link with kids, cellphones
WASHINGTON (AP) — A European study concludes a few years of cellphone use did not raise children's risks of brain cancer. Repeated studies in adults have been reassuring, too, although an arm of the World Health Organization said this spring that...Tags: Medical Research, Human Body, Cancer, Brain, Family
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A pregnant woman with HIV, and the cost of U.S. foreign aid cuts
![When I met a woman I'll call "Mary" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been supervising care for pregnant women living with HIV.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66178545-18122558.jpg "When I met a woman I'll call "Mary\" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been supervising care for pregnant women living with HIV.")
When I met a woman I'll call "Mary" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been...Tags: Barack Obama, Viral Diseases and Infections, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Anxious Marylanders wait to see if Congress will act
Failure of the congressional "supercommittee" to strike a deal on deficit reduction has left lawmakers scrambling to address a half-dozen bills of major importance to Marylanders, from extending tax breaks to paying Medicare doctors to securing federal...Tags: Anirban Basu, Government Health Care, Career and Workplace, Elections, Unemployment
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