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50 years ago: Hickory boy, 12, wins first Soap Box Derby
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, June 28, 1962: A Bel Air Elementary School student from Hickory, John Michael Kirk, 12, won the first ever Soap Box Derby in Bel Air. The sixth-grader had to win five heats to claim the championship....Tags: Harford County, Petroleum Industry, Memorial Day, NAACP, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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Vitamin D may be used to treat common fibroids
Surgery is generally the only treatment for uterine fibroids, the most common noncancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. Some 200,000 U.S. women have the procedure every year, at a cost $34 billion a year. But a new study funded by the National...Tags: Vitamin D, Lower Back Pain, Science and Technology, Symptoms, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Symptoms, HIV, Johns Hopkins University
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Howard County's Worley twins are Special Olympics standouts
There was a time when John Worley could keep up with his boys. They'd run together and as Worley slowed with age, his twin boys, Mark and Bruce, kept on running, accelerating out of the back of the pack, striding on to Special Olympics Maryland medals and...Tags: Sports, Special Olympics World Games, Track and Field, World Games, Coppin State University
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Prenatal genetic test offers more information, raises questions
The latest advance in prenatal genetic testing purports to offer parents more detailed information than ever about the child they are expecting. But for some, the new answers could lead to another round of questions. The technology allows doctors to...
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Women spend more time in labor these days
Women spend longer in labor than they did 50 years ago, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health. The study of 140,000 deliveries said the main reason may be due to changes in delivery room practices. The study, published online...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Pain, Oxytocin (drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Obstetrics
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Pro/Con: Is sharing a bed with baby healthful or risky?
If Facebook is any indication, new parents love to take photos of their partners happily dozing with a sleeping baby. But while this moment may be picturesque, how safe is it?
The practice of having infants sleep in the same bed as mom and dad is known...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Nursing, Human Body, Hormones and Metabolism, Health
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L.A. to Host Special Olympics Summer World Games in 2015
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The city of Los Angeles has beaten out South Africa to host the Special Olympics Summer World Games in 2015. The games are expected to draw over 7,000 athletes and more than half-a-million visitors to the Southland. Olympic and...Tags: Staples Center, Antonio Villaraigosa, Special Olympics World Games, Raleigh, World Games
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McClenahan brings home Special Olympics
Wednesday afternoon's Special Olympics press conference happened exactly the way Glendale resident Patrick McClenahan envisioned.
McClenahan, chairman of the Los Angeles Bid Committee, was joined by dignitaries, athletes, politicians and celebrities at a...Tags: The Home Depot Center, Staples Center, Antonio Villaraigosa, Special Olympics World Games, FIFA World Cup
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Patrick Schwarzenegger & Friends Help Raise Awareness Through Fashion
KIAHPatrick Schwarzenegger and his childhood friend Nick Scheinberg along with Kimberly Barth started Project 360. A clothing and accessory line that uses fashion as a vehicle to raise awareness of important global issues such as Alzheimers, Cancer and...Tags: R. Sargent Shriver
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L.A. to host 2015 Special Olympics
L.A. NOWThe 2015 Special Olympics Summer Games will be hosted by Los Angeles, the event's organizers announced Wednesday. Founded more than forty years ago by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics is the world's largest athlectic competition for the mentally... -
Treating even mild cases of diabetes in pregnancy helps both mom, baby
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo improve the health of both mother and baby, even women with mild gestational diabetes should receive treatment, researchers say -- helping resolve a long-standing dilemma in obstetrics. Rates of gestational diabetes have been increasing as more U.S....Tags: Overweight, The Ohio State University, Education, Los Angeles Times, Infants
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