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Activists grill producers of modified corn
As the Midwest crunches into sweet corn season, a new type will be appearing on grocery store shelves — even though shoppers have no way to recognize it. It's genetically modified sweet corn from the biotech giant Monsanto, engineered to resist a...
Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Health Organizations, General Mills Incorporated, Groceries
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Blame shooter, not NRA, for Colorado deaths
Blaming the National Rifle Association when guns are used in criminal deaths as Dan Rodricks did in his recent column ("Adapting to the newest form of gun insanity," July 24) is like blaming the Alcohol Beverage Industry Association when a drunk driver...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Havre de Grace
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Health care reform moves ahead in Maryland, nationally
States including Maryland can move with more certainty to insure their poor, and the federal government can require others to buy health coverage after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's landmark health care law Thursday.
The highly...Tags: Insurance, Jeffrey Kahn, Government Health Care, Sickle Cell Disease, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kernels of Truth: Has your sweet corn's DNA been messed with?
We're now cruising into Connecticut's sweet corn season, and few things taste better on a summer's day than a brilliant, golden corn-on-the-cob slathered in butter. The question is, would those juicy kernels taste a little less sweet if you knew they were...
Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Biotechnology, Health, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration
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Hot dog! Speed eaters ready for NY contest
NEW YORK (AP) — There's more than 100 pounds difference between the two defending champions who will try to eat the most hot dogs today in the 97th edition of The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island....
Tags: Nathan's Famous, Michael Bloomberg, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Rizalito Amarillo M.D.
Dr. Rizalito "Joe" Amarillo was born Oct. 9, 1925 in Alimodian, Iloilo, Philippines to Angel Amarillo and Cristita Ampalayohan. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol Amarillo; son, Stephen Amarillo of Newport News, Va.; daughter, Janet Moffett...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health, General Practitioners, Philippines, Hospitals and Clinics
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California voters to take up costly
California voters heading to the polls this fall will be asked to determine if some foods made from plants or animals derived with biotechnology should be labeled at a cost of hundreds of dollars per family, per year. The California secretary of state...Tags: Biotechnology, Health, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Health Organizations
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Cigar smoking taking off among children -- American Medical Association reacts
The American Medical Association, the largest group of physicians in the country, took aim at cigar-smoking among youth at its annual meeting last month. In a press release, it noted "Cigars are being marketed to youth in a range of attractive flavors...
Tags: Health, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations
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Dr. Edward Suarez-Murias, psychiatrist
Dr. Edward Lawrence Suarez-Murias, a retired psychiatrist and World War II veteran, died of pneumonia July 2 at his Roland Park home. He was 96.
Named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he practiced in Baltimore for more...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Psychiatrists, Pneumonia, Religion and Belief, U.S. Army
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Letter: Public subsidies are not to blame for health issues
Regarding the June 14, letter commenting on New York's proposed ban on sodas ("New York Mayor Bloomberg's ban on sodas should be backed") my interest soon changed to destain when the author listed "public subsidies" a culprit to the obesity epidemic,...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Health, Human Rights, Obesity, Michael Bloomberg
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Universal health care on the horizon
U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.and the Supreme Court have not only upheld the Affordable Care Act, they struck down a barrier to universal health care for Americans. Looking forward from the Supreme Court's decision, by defining the cost of...
Tags: Insurance, Justice System, Government Health Care, Internists, Crime, Law and Justice
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Getting doctors to practice what they preach
It's ironic that the year we, both new medical students, moved across the street from the nation's best hospital and began learning how to manage the health of others is the same year we stopped taking care of our own. It was a year of ups and downs....Tags: General Practitioners, Nobel Prize Awards, Healthy Diet, Diabetes, Entertainment Events
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