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Teaching compassion
Margie Huff, a second-year medical student at Northwestern University, picked up a drawing pencil and carefully sketched the upper border of an eye socket. Huff then peered at her own reflection in a small cosmetics mirror and made a couple of small...
Tags: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Religion and Belief
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Dr. William R. Law, physician
Dr. William R. Law, a retired Baltimore internist whose career at Bon Secours Hospital spanned more than three decades, died Feb. 20 of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime West Towson resident was 77.
The son of an electrical engineer and a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Timonium, St. Joseph Medical Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Specialization
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Senate’s $74.3 billion budget differs over education issues
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate's released its $74.3 billion budget, and it looks a lot like the House's $74.4 billion spending plan in a lot of places — with the exception of education funding where the Senate takes an approach closer to Gov. Rick... -
Weather-related closings, cancellations, postponements
The following closings, cancellations and postponements due to Wednesday's snow have been announced. To have an item added to this list, email the information to webupdate@herald-mail.com. Maryland Healthcare Family Federal Credit Union...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, White Oak (Montgomery, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Maryland State Police
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Cash for pounds makes cents in greenback diet
What's a pound of flesh worth? Dieters at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota apparently think it's worth at least five bucks. A yearlong study of incentives in dieting found that the majority of 100 obese participants met a goal of losing four pounds per...Tags: Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Weight Loss, American Medical Association
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Condition improves for Lutherville doctor struck by car
Dr. Theodore Houk's condition after being struck by a car on North Charles Street on Thursday was upgraded from critical to serious over the weekend, according to a Maryland Shock Trauma Center spokeswoman. Houk, 50, is well-known for jogging 5.5...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics, Charles Street, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
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Lutherville doctor known for running habits critically injured in Towson accident
Shirtless, hair flowing, legs pumping, Dr. Theodore Houk is a familiar sight running along North Charles Street on his twice-daily, 5.5-mile trek between his Lutherville home and his job at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. "You always see him out...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health and Medical Professionals, Baltimore County, Internal Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics
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Does a low-fat diet increase triglycerides?
It’s easy to assume that a low-fat diet is the healthy way to go, especially since a diet low in saturated and trans fat was recommended by government agencies back in the 1980s. But in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune story, which looked at the...
Tags: Low Fat Diet, Heart Disease, Cardiologists, Health and Medical Professionals, Chicago Tribune
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The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare
"In Scotland, death is considered imminent; in Canada, it's considered inevitable. In California, death is considered optional." Ian Morrison, a Scottish-born futurist and healthcare consultant, was joking when he said those words. But not entirely....
Tags: Conservation, Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Starbucks Corp., Medical Specialization
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Best wishes to one of our most dedicated letter writers, Ted Houk
Loyal readers of The Sun's opinion section may have felt a twinge of name recognition at the news of a 50-year-old Lutherville physician accidentally struck and seriously injured by an SUV on northbound North Charles Street Thursday morning. That might be...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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O's doctor becomes defense target in Angelos asbestos case
The Orioles' team doctor, William H. Goldiner, tended to orange-clad ballplayers at the same time as he diagnosed thousands of blue-collar workers with asbestos-related illnesses whose cases were taken up by prominent lawyer and team owner Peter G....
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), General Practitioners, Harvard Medical School
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Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests. According to the study's lead author, the known dangers...Tags: Medical Research, Insomnia, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Sleep Disorders
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