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    Jul 15, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr., 84; his key study confirmed that exercise boosts longevity

    Times Staff Writer
    Dr. Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr., an epidemiologist whose landmark study substantiated the link between exercise and longevity and helped lay the foundation for the modern fitness movement, has died. He was 84. Paffenbarger, a researcher at the Stanford...

    Tags: Sports, Marathon, Heart and Circulatory System, Medical Services, Heart Disease

    2. Jul 18, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. George W. Comstock, 92; epidemiologist was influential in the treatment of tuberculosis

    Dr. George W. Comstock, a pioneering epidemiologist who almost single-handedly blocked the use of the flawed BCG tuberculosis vaccine in the United States and who played a key role in the development of other prevention strategies against the disease, died Sunday at his home in Smithsburg, Md. He was 92 and had battled prostate cancer for several years.
    Times Staff Writer
    Dr. George W. Comstock, a pioneering epidemiologist who almost single-handedly blocked the use of the flawed BCG tuberculosis vaccine in the United States and who played a key role in the development of other prevention strategies against the disease,...

    Tags: Horace Mann, Cancer, Medical Services, Family, Harvard Medical School

    3. Nov 20, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Oases in Navajo desert contained 'a witch's brew'

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Cameron, Ariz. -- IN ALL HER YEARS of tending sheep in the western reaches of the Navajo range, Lois Neztsosie had never seen anything so odd. New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone,...

    Tags: Infants, Illnesses, Biology, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Supreme Court

    4. Jul 16, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Drug Trials With a Dose of Doubt

    Times Staff Writer
    On Jan. 10, 2001, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. gathered its forces in a hotel conference room here with a clear-cut mission: Win a favorable vote for a new antifungal drug from a federal advisory committee -- a victory that would position the...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Ethics, Children, Medical Services, White House

    5. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. Can college land old landmark on Beacon Hill?

    Seattle Times
    Seattle Central Community College is trying to win state support for a deal to occupy about half of the iconic, but mostly empty, Beacon Hill landmark popularly known as the PacMed Center -- but it's running out of time. Since Amazon.com vacated the art...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Dental Health, Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Rental Service

    6. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. 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: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Malaria, Syphilis, Symptoms, Reisterstown Road

    7. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. 2012 Citizens of the Year: Charlie Hill and Golden Bethune-Hill

    They trip over the ends of each other's sentences as they vie to tout their individual projects and recognize each other's work. They can barely wait to add an encomium or anecdote about their shared passions for health and education.
    They trip over the ends of each other's sentences as they vie to tout their individual projects and recognize each other's work. They can barely wait to add an encomium or anecdote about their shared passions for health and education. They're determined...

    Tags: Old Dominion University, Syphilis, Cardiologists, Prostate Cancer, Demographics

    8. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. 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: Bolton Hill, American Red Cross, Health, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Anglicanism

    9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. 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: Fort McHenry, Cecil County, Arts and Culture, National Parks, Veterans Affairs

    10. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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: Obesity, Breastfeeding, Nursing, Ear Infection, Diseases and Illnesses

    11. Oct 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. 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: X-rays, Dietary Supplements, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), William Donald Schaefer, Polio

    12. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. 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: The Pentagon, Mental Health, Suicide, Health and Medical Professionals, Armed Forces

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