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    Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Letter: Lung cancer awareness urged

    Editor: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. This year, approximately 160,340 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer deaths. That is why there is an entire month dedicated to this disease, raising...

    Tags: American Lung Association, Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer

    2. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Tuberculosis case at UMBC

    Officials at the University of Maryland Baltimore County have a sent a letter to students and faculty confirming that someone on campus has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The letter did not say if it was a student or faculty member who was infected...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Tuberculosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Chills, University of Maryland Baltimore County

    3. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| AM News

  3. A look at lung cancer: Facts that deserve your attention

    Last month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was observed locally and nationally with appropriate fanfare and enthusiasm. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I would venture that few of us, even in the healthcare professions, know of any recent or upcoming lung cancer awareness events. Yet lung cancer is, if anything, an even more virulent foe, and deserves our most focused attention as a public health scourge.
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    Last month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was observed locally and nationally with appropriate fanfare and enthusiasm. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I would venture that few of us, even in the healthcare professions, know of any recent...

    Tags: Research, Chemotherapy, Oncology, Cancer, Death

    4. Jun 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. How to be a better swimmer

    Want to swim like Mike — as in Michael Phelps? The upcoming Summer Games and the popularity of triathlon have some adults wishing for more than the ability to keep their heads above water. Swim instructor Derrick Milligan says the freestyle can become second nature. Here are a few of his tips:
    Want to swim like Mike — as in Michael Phelps? The upcoming Summer Games and the popularity of triathlon have some adults wishing for more than the ability to keep their heads above water. Swim instructor Derrick Milligan says the freestyle can...

    Tags: Sports, Swimming, Michael Phelps

    5. Jun 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Planning for the worst

    It's every parent's worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night or interrupts a workday. It's the police or hospital calling to say that your child is in critical condition. As an emergency medicine physician, sometimes I have been the one to break such news, and it never gets easier.
    It's every parent's worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night or interrupts a workday. It's the police or hospital calling to say that your child is in critical condition. As an emergency medicine physician, sometimes I have been the...

    Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland General Assembly, Values, Religion and Belief, Ethics

    6. Jul 13, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Florida Hospital kicks off lung transplant program

    Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    Florida Hospital has received the green light to perform lung transplants, the hospital announced Friday. The designation from the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national organization that oversees transplant programs nationwide, establishes the...
    7. Aug 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Yosemite hantavirus outbreak "unprecedented,"officials say

    L.A. NOW
    Yosemite officials are scrambling to understand what caused the hantavirus that has killed two people and sickened at least one other in an outbreak of the rare rodent-borne disease described as "unprecedented."...
    8. Aug 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite considered 'unprecedented'

    L.A. NOW
    Health officials described the outbreak of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park as rare as the park took steps to warm the public. Jana McCabe, a Yosemite park ranger, called the hantavirus outbreak "unprecedented." "We take this extremely seriously," she...
    9. Aug 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Yosemite hantavirus warning could be expanded to other countries

    L.A. NOW
    National park service officials and public health authorities are considering notifying other countries about a recent outbreak of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park that has killed two people and sickened at least one other....
    10. Aug 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Hantavirus cases linked to Yosemite rise to six, officials say

    L.A. NOW
    The number of hantavirus cases linked to Yosemite National Park rose Thursday as public health authorities announced that three more cases of the rare, rodent-borne disease have been confirmed. The California Department of Public Health announced two...
    11. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Baby panda autopsy: Liver and lung damage found in cub

    WASHINGTON -- Washington, D.C.’s, baby giant panda died of lung and liver damage, the National Zoo said Thursday, citing the high mortality rate for cubs. 
    WASHINGTON -- Washington, D.C.’s, baby giant panda died of lung and liver damage, the National Zoo said Thursday, citing the high mortality rate for cubs.  The lungs of the 6-day-old cub were "poorly developed and likely caused her to have...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Rick Scott, China, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Demographics

    12. Aug 31, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. More cases of hantavirus at Yosemite; some camp cabins closed

    L.A. NOW
    The number of hantavirus cases linked to Yosemite National Park rose Thursday as authorities said three more cases of the rare, rodent-borne disease have been confirmed. The California Department of Public Health announced two new cases and confirmed...
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