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Kids and technology: When to say 'no'
What is the appropriate amount of time for a child or teenager to spend on his or her computer, smart phone or tablet in a day? As such technology becomes more affordable, families have purchased devices for their children and many area schools have...
Tags: Gaming, Apple iPad, Technology, Networking, Science and Technology
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Briefs: Environmental Nutrition
Premium Health News ServiceSPICE THINGS UP THE HEALTHY WAY Tortillas, cilantro, salsa, cheese, and oh, those peppers! The familiar foods of Mexican cuisine can make your mouth water just thinking about them. Yet cooking these foods from scratch can be time consuming. When you're...Tags: Medical Research, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Attack, Placebo
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Genome detectives change the donation game
Premium Health News ServiceAre we being too free with our genetic information? As increasing amounts of genetic information are placed online, many researchers believe that guaranteeing donors' privacy has become an impossible task. The first major genetic data collection began in...Tags: Identification Technology, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Research
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Valerie Harper reveals terminal cancer; famous friends react
Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on TV's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Rhoda," has terminal cancer, the actress revealed Wednesday morning. And through the day, friends and fans expressed their support. Harper has the rare...
Tags: Google Inc., Celebrities, Valerie Harper, Celebrity Surgery, Mary Tyler Moore
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NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors
AP Pro Football WriterNEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease. They then might be told to...Tags: Judges, Medical Research, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Roger Goodell
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Some in Laurel facing sequestration with optimism, others brace for trickle-down effect
When Congress and the White House failed to make a deal on budget cuts March 1, sequestration went into effect, requiring federal agencies to identify $85 billion in required cuts. The looming reductions, which will be spread across agencies —...Tags: Government Debt, Government, Politics, Fiscal Cliff, Budgets and Budgeting
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Reducing utility costs, hospital visits
The first winter after Danielle Smith bought her house in North Baltimore, the 35-year-old schoolteacher wondered if it even had a furnace, it was so cold and drafty. Now, with almost all new windows and several other energy-efficiency retrofits, Smith...
Tags: Lead Poisoning, Allergies, Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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U.S. doctor's 'gutsy' move led to baby's cure from HIV
ReutersJACKSON, Mississippi/CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) - The doctor who cured an HIV infected baby for the first time is happier talking to children than to adults and is finding all the attention since the news came out a little overwhelming. Dr. Hannah Gay...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Allergies, Hospitals and Clinics, Education, AIDS
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Developers express interest in FBI headquarters
General Services Administration officials said Wednesday they had received nearly three dozen responses to a request for ideas about a new FBI headquarters, a potentially lucrative development that Maryland leaders hope to land in Prince George's County....
Tags: Prince George's County, FBI, Steny Hoyer, Police Investigations, Justice System
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Should you be screened for a hearing problem?
Premium Health News Service"What?" How often do you have to ask this question during conversations? If the answer is often, you could have a hearing problem. Nearly a third of adults ages 65 to 74 and almost 50 percent of those age 75 or older have at least some degree of...Tags: Symptoms, Women's Health, Harvard Medical School, Hearing Impairment, Tinnitus
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Junior Seau's family sues NFL over his brain injuries
L.A. NOWThe family of football star Junior Seau is suing the National Football League, asserting that he committed suicide because of the brain injuries suffered during his career.... -
Parents raise awareness about rare diseases
On a bad week, Hallie Munro sees upward of 10 doctors. Often her joints ache so badly that she cannot get out of bed, her lungs wheeze and struggle for air, her stomach pierces so much that she does not want to eat. Noah and Laine VanHoutan were once...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Research
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