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Drug may be near for cancer's companion condition cachexia
Bonnie Addario didn't even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren't bad enough, the 54-year-old had lost 30 pounds off her normally 130-pound frame. Her life was limited to her husband's Barcalounger, where she had to...Tags: Placebo, Weight Loss, Chemotherapy, Digestive System, Harvard Medical School
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Pauline H. "June" Brannan, artist
Pauline H. "June" Brannan, an artist and former owner of a Mount Washington frame shop, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure and kidney disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The longtime Ruxton resident was 85. The daughter of farmers, Pauline...
Tags: Fine Artists, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Crofton, University of Maryland, College Park, Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia)
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Renal Failure, General Practitioners, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ephraim McDowell Health recognized for diabetes education program
Ephraim McDowell Health recently was awarded the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for its quality diabetes self-management education program. The ADA believes this program offers high-quality education that is an essential...
Tags: Diabetes, American Diabetes Association, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses
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Maryland Zoo polar bear 'Alaska' dies
!["Alaska," a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from kidney failure, zoo officials said.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2013-01/74034968-15115510.jpg ""Alaska,\" a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from kidney failure, zoo officials said.")
"Alaska," a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from kidney failure, zoo officials said.
The female bear had been confiscated in Puerto Rico by U.S. Fish and Wildlife...Tags: Renal Failure, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Bear (animal), Symptoms
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Polar bear dies at Maryland Zoo
Alaska, a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering kidney failure, zoo officials said. The bear had been confiscated in Puerto Rico by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents...Tags: Renal Failure, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Bear (animal), Symptoms
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Homeless encampment an issue at City Hall
Homeless advocates and a city councilwoman sharply criticized Monday a Rawlings-Blake administration plan to remove an encampment of about a dozen homeless people this week from under the Interstate 83 overpass in central Baltimore. But administration...
Tags: Social Issues, Homelessness, Rochelle Spector, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Tony Simmons
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Child's tiredness could signal underlying problem
Q: My 8-year-old is tired all the time even though she gets 11 to 12 hours of sleep a night. Is this part of growing up, or should I address it with her pediatrician? I wondered if she might be anemic, but I have read this is rare in children. A: It's...
Tags: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diabetes, Viral Diseases and Infections, Fatigue, Physical Conditions
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Gary S. Hill, former Hopkins chief of pathology
Dr. Gary S. Hill, an internationally renowned renal pathologist and the former chief of pathology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, died Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 74. Dr. Hill pioneered a new technique for biopsies of tissue, in addition...
Tags: Lupus, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, University of Cambridge, Lung Cancer
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How common is eclampsia today?
A popular "Downton Abbey" character died in childbirth from eclampsia in a storyline that shocked audiences. But what exactly is eclampsia, and does it kill modern-day moms? Barbara Deller, a nurse-midwife and senior maternal and newborn health adviser...
Tags: Nutrition, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Calcium
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Healthy Monday Tip #1 — Be smart about getting healthy
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelThe Healthy Monday Campaign has designated Monday as the day to start and sustain healthy habits. Why Mondays? It’s the January of the week, the perfect time for a fresh start. By setting a day (Monday) every week for people to think about and focus... -
McDaniel prof's latest book probes the big questions of fourth grade
Lisa Graff, an author who teaches children's literature at McDaniel College, can't read a map to save her life. She's terrible at crossword puzzles, has trouble telling her left hand from her right and uses far too many exclamation points. While she was...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Book, Recipes, Literature, Miss America Pageant
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