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Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

'Glee' recap: All or Nothing

2013-05-09 17:59:00

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the season finale of "Glee." In the opening scene, we find Brittany at MIT...yes, that MIT, where apparently she's some kind of genius. She wrote a bunch of numbers on the back of her math test. It's some kind of...

Nearly $3M in community impact grants awarded by United Way

2013-04-30 15:09:00

The United Way of Central Maryland will provide nearly $3 million in community grants intended to provide financial stability to families, quality education to children and healthy alternatives to individuals, the organization said this week. In all, 71...

Malaria, a scourge that we can defeat

2013-04-25 03:00:00

Malaria is an enormous and tragic problem — that can be beat. It takes the life of a child every minute in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a million people die from malaria each year. It also stifles economic development, as malaria prevents children from...

Frisky's and fire station will both have yard sales [Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock]

2013-04-22 16:50:00

The upcoming weekend promises to be a big one for yard sale enthusiasts. Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, mark the final days of the annual month-long garage sale fundraiser at Frisky's Wildlife & Primate Sanctuary, at 10790 Old Frederick...

Crop Walk on May 5 part of fight against hunger [Lisbon/Woodbine]

2013-04-22 16:51:00

The Western Howard County Crop Walk will take place on May 5 at 2 p.m. at Larriland Farms. The event is to raise money for people around the world who are suffering from hunger. Money raised can provide a family with bee hives, training and equipment to...

Ayanbadejo says 'Ravens did the right thing, I have no problem with them at all'

2013-04-05 05:00:00

During an hour-long interview with The Baltimore Sun early Friday morning, former Ravens linebacker and special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo emphasized that he doesn't believe he was cut from the Super Bowl champions' roster because of his strong advocacy...

State Senate gives preliminary OK to medical marijuana bill

2013-04-05 18:39:00

The General Assembly is poised to pass legislation that would make Maryland the 19th state to legalize marijuana use for medical reasons — though how quickly the state's cancer patients and others might benefit remains in question. The state...

GLCCB to open new public resource center

2013-03-28 10:58:00

A LGBT community center in Baltimore's Mid-Town Belvedere neighborhood will be opening an information and resources center to the public on April 1. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Maryland (GLCCB) will...

Obama initiative aims to unravel mysteries of human brain

2013-04-02 18:25:17

The White House proposed a sweeping new initiative Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments...

The cost of sexually transmitted disease

2013-04-01 03:00:00

Doctors and patients alike are often uncomfortable talking about sexual health and sexually transmitted disease. But a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that this squeamishness costs society millions of dollars spent trying to...

Controlling tuberculosis in the jet age

2013-04-01 12:00:00

As op-ed commentator Richard E. Chaisson wrote recently, "despite the devastation that TB wreaks, it still is not a global health priority" ("Tuberculosis, the forgotten killer," March 24). Just as it was necessary to eradicate smallpox and combat polio...

Actress Stacy Keibler attends amfAR's 20th annual Cinema Against AIDS.

2013-05-23 19:41:00

Actress Zhang Yuqi.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walks the runway at amfAR's 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2013 in Cap d'Antibes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/French Select via Getty Images)

2013-05-23 00:00:00