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Breast-feeding is on the rise in America, CDC says
Good news for babies: The number of mothers breast-feeding is rising across America. So says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new report released Thursday. From 2000 to 2008, the proportion of mothers who breast-fed their infants rose...
Tags: Ear Infection, Pneumonia, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Symptoms
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TEAMING UP: Bluebird Market helps kids at Wilderness Trace
scollins@amnews.comSince opening its doors last April, Blue Bird Market also has opened up hearts and interests for Wilderness Trace Child Development Center, a local preschool for children from birth to age 5 with and without disabilities. Libby Suttles, marketing...Tags: Preschools, Teaching and Learning, Taylor Swift, United Way , Early Learning
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As adopted daughter awaits new heart, family prays for miracle
Nobody believed Liu Fang, born with half a heart and abandoned in a village west of Beijing, would survive long after being adopted by a Baltimore County family. Even the Bartlinskis, deeply religious Catholics, expected the girl's lungs would fail even...
Tags: Annapolis, Belief and Faith, Healthcare Provider, Vatican City, Christianity
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Petoskey students take part in 'Salmon in the Classroom'
The tiny salmon at Sheridan Elementary each have names. There was Larry, the fish fifth grader Sean Redman, 10, released last spring into the Bear River. That same spring, Kaitlyn Smith, also 10 and a fifth grader, released her own fish, named Bob. This...
Tags: Redman
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Buried history in Hanoi
Out beyond the swank poolside bar at Hanoi's Metropole hotel, which I visited last month, a gated entrance opens onto a dark set of stairs. At the bottom is a dank and musty bomb shelter, and, for those who can read Vietnamese, a sign in golden...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hanoi (Vietnam), The New York Times, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Emergency Incidents
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$50-million settlement reached in Rialto Superfund site cleanup
L.A. NOWSettlements worth $50 million combined have been reached over the cleanup of a 160-acre Superfund site in Rialto, where the water supply was contaminated as companies manufactured munitions, fireworks and rocket motors, federal authorities said.... -
Letters: Too much trash, too many people
Re "A toxic battleground," Nov. 25 Residents of Kettleman City, Calif., claim that toxic waste dumped into a nearby landfill is responsible for illnesses, birth defects and even some children's deaths. Consider India, where crowding in parts of the...Tags: Plan B (drug)
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Pre-eclampsia potential worry for mothers-to-be
The Winchester SunOne of the most common pregnancy complications worldwide is high blood pressure, and the numbers of women affected are on the rise. According to peer-reviewed medical website uptodate.com, about 5 percent of pregnancies are affected by high blood...Tags: Obesity, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, High Blood Pressure, Preeclampsia
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Antidepressants don't raise stillbirth risk: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking common antidepressants during pregnancy doesn't increase a woman's risk of having a stillbirth, according to a new study of over one million Nordic women. The drugs, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Organizations, University of Alabama, Research, Medical Research
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We need more information about pesticides
Every day, Marylanders are exposed to pesticides in our drinking water, on our food and through chemicals in our homes, lawns and public spaces. We also encounter pesticides in our rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. While these exposures are often...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Maryland General Assembly, Medical Specialization, Education, Aquaculture
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GOP may hurt rights for the disabled
WASHINGTON -- President-unelect Rick Santorum made his triumphant return to the Capitol on Monday afternoon and took up a brave new cause: He is opposing disabled people. Specifically, Santorum, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared his wish that...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party, John McCain, Tea Party Movement, John Barrasso
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Why not open the floodgates on marriage?
The argument that same sex couples should have an equal right to marry is not to be taken lightly. It appeals to Americans' ingrained sense that everyone should be treated fairly. It is memorialized in the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which guarantees...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Symbols and Symbolism
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