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    Apr 24, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. ‘Smog catcher’

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    Health officials demonstrate electrostatic precipitator, or "smog catcher."...
    2. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Md. author explores fascinating, fatal arsenic

    For such a long time, arsenic was the perfect poison.
    For such a long time, arsenic was the perfect poison. It is odorless, colorless and tasteless, so it's difficult to detect when slipped into a food or beverage. Its effects are gradual and cumulative — deflecting suspicion from the killer. The...

    Tags: Symptoms, Malaria, Murder, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Syphilis

    3. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general

    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of homosexuals for the AIDS virus and a host of other measures that would victimize patients and keep the disease and the diseased hidden from public light.
    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...

    Tags: Tobacco Addiction, Abortion, Elections, Birth Defects, University of Pennsylvania

    4. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Anne G. Karlsen, registered nurse

    Anne G. Karlsen, a registered nurse who had worked for the Baltimore County Health Department, died Jan. 25 of heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 86.
    Anne G. Karlsen, a registered nurse who had worked for the Baltimore County Health Department, died Jan. 25 of heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 86. Anne Bradford Grafflin was born in Baltimore and spent her early years on Wilson Street in...

    Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County, Everyman Theatre

    5. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Aged grist mill awaits scarce federal funds

    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools.
    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools. Though the building is historic — it was listed...

    Tags: Maryland Historical Trust, National Parks, Fort McHenry, Veterans Affairs, Human Interest

    6. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Loyola University Hospital works toward 'Baby Friendly' designation

    Telicia Gardner, of Chicago, plans to breast-feed her son, Josiah Neal, until he is a year old — for several reasons.
    Telicia Gardner, of Chicago, plans to breast-feed her son, Josiah Neal, until he is a year old — for several reasons. "It's healthier for the baby, cheaper than buying formula and it's helping me lose weight," said Gardner, who delivered on June...

    Tags: Ear Infection, Springfield, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Ovarian Cancer

    7. Oct 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. H. Berton McCauley, dentist

    Dr. H. Berton McCauley, former chief of the dental division of the Baltimore Health Department, who led the controversial battle that resulted in the city's water supply being fluoridated nearly 60 years ago, died Oct. 23 of prostate cancer at his Hadley Square home. He was 98.
    Dr. H. Berton McCauley, former chief of the dental division of the Baltimore Health Department, who led the controversial battle that resulted in the city's water supply being fluoridated nearly 60 years ago, died Oct. 23 of prostate cancer at his...

    Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Prostate Cancer, Gingivitis, Dietary Supplements, X-rays

    8. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Army pauses operations for mandatory suicide prevention training

    At Fort Meade, where the suicide rate among service members is six times higher than that of the entire state, a crowd of 75 soldiers offered mostly silence when Mark Fisher asked them to list potential warning signs that a colleague is about to take his or her own life.
    At Fort Meade, where the suicide rate among service members is six times higher than that of the entire state, a crowd of 75 soldiers offered mostly silence when Mark Fisher asked them to list potential warning signs that a colleague is about to take...

    Tags: Psychiatrists, Fort Meade (military base), Military Justice, The Pentagon, Armed Forces

    9. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Ervin M. Milner, founded production house

    Ervin M. Milner, who founded Milner Productions in the basement of his Northwest Baltimore home and turned it into one of the nation's largest producers of educational audiovisuals for physicians and hospitals, died Aug. 17 of complications from diabetes and kidney failure at the Springhouse in Pikesville assisted-living facility.
    Ervin M. Milner, who founded Milner Productions in the basement of his Northwest Baltimore home and turned it into one of the nation's largest producers of educational audiovisuals for physicians and hospitals, died Aug. 17 of complications from...

    Tags: Symptoms, Entertainment Events, Arable Farming, Salt, Economy, Business and Finance

    10. Jul 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Arline K. Howdon, Hopkins cytologist

    Arline Kaye Howdon, who was chief cytologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was known nationally and internationally for her work in the field of cytopathology and education, died July 20 of lung cancer at her Harper House condominium in Cross Keys.
    Arline Kaye Howdon, who was chief cytologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was known nationally and internationally for her work in the field of cytopathology and education, died July 20 of lung cancer at her Harper House condominium in Cross Keys. She...

    Tags: University of Miami, Duke University, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Army

    11. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Richard K.C. Hsieh

    Richard K.C. Hsieh, a public health specialist and former National Library of Medicine official who in retirement traced his family tree back to seventh-century China, died of a heart attack Dec. 31 at his Towson home.
    Richard K.C. Hsieh, a public health specialist and former National Library of Medicine official who in retirement traced his family tree back to seventh-century China, died of a heart attack Dec. 31 at his Towson home. He was 79. Born in 1932 in...

    Tags: Hong Kong, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Libraries, Health

    12. Jan 14, 2012 |Story| Winchester Sun

  12. 50 Years Ago in Clark County

    <strong>Jan. 14, 1962</strong>
    Jan. 14, 1962 NEW¿YORK (AP)¿— The highball sign went up today for merging the giant Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads into a 20,300-mile 5.4 billion assets Goliath. Carrying an “economic necessity” label, the plan dramatized...

    Tags: Jack Wilson, U.S. Navy

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