Flu

Don't let the sun catch you tanning

2013-06-17 03:00:00

I am a member of the baby oil generation. Half a century ago, we spent our summers at the pool, slick with a kind of fluid magnifying glass that turned our skin red, then brown. You wouldn't have been caught dead without a suntan back in the day. And...

Jibri Victorian proud to represent Coppin State for third time at NCAA track championships

2013-06-05 22:24:00

Jibri Victorian fields a lot of questions about his school. “Where is Coppin State?” is one. “Is Coppin State even a D-I school?” is another. But more recently, there has been this: “How can I get involved in Coppin State'...

Giant Food introduces prescription savings card

2013-06-06 04:30:00

Giant Food has launched a prescription card that’s good for discounts on prescriptions and other health-related products. The grocer’s Prescription Savings Card is not an insurance plan. But customers who pay a $10 enrollment fee to sign...

Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program

2013-05-01 14:24:00

President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...

Aboard Twill Do, James Stierhoff seeks third Maryland Hunt Cup win

2013-04-26 12:28:00

To co-workers, he's known as The Racing Guy. His neckties have little horses on them, and James Stierhoff has a different one for each day of the week. The walls of his office cubicle at the investment firm Brown Advisory are peppered with news...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Vision, hearing tests The Department of Health offers vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and also for students new to Anne Arundel county schools. Student in the following...

'Dancing With the Stars' recap, Jacoby charms and Andy Dick brings the tears

2013-04-09 09:04:00

Last week was "Prom Night" and mercifully Wynonna went home. Tonight is "The Best Year of Your Life," and I'm already prepared to feel decrepit and ancient when Aly and Zendaya pick from their limited number of years. During the staircase introductions,...

Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career

2013-04-15 16:56:00

The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...

'Glee' recap: 'Guilty Pleasures'

2013-03-21 19:09:00

After last week's heavy (relatively speaking) "Feud" episode, we get a dose of "Glee" fluff in this week's "Guilty Pleasures" show. It all starts when Blaine spies Sam pilfering bags of pasta from the school cafeteria. He assumes it's to feed his family,...

Health care reform is cutting costs, improving care

2013-03-20 15:27:27

This week marks the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For Marylanders, that means a health care system that is stronger than it was three years ago, and a future that looks even brighter. Marylanders who have health insurance now have more...

New Laurel KinderMender designed intentionally for fun

2013-03-18 14:45:00

From its name to a play area filled with children's books, games and other toys, Route 1's KinderMender, looks more like a day-care center instead of a pediatric medical facility. KinderMender's play area has a white picket fence, flat-screen television...

Rihanna's Tuesday concert at 1st Mariner Arena postponed

2013-03-12 07:58:00

Rihanna postponed her 1st Mariner Arena concert scheduled for Tuesday night due to the flu and laryngitis, Live Nation announced today. Baltimore fans are instructed to keep their tickets, as a rescheduled date will be announced at a later date....

Director of PrimerDesign Ltd Jim Wicks prepares a sample as the company works against the clock to produce the world's first DNA test for the Mexican strain f swine flu, officially known as influenza A, at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009.

2013-06-16 08:34:00

Occupation: Registered Nurses 2010 Total Jobs: 2737.4 2020 Projected Jobs: 3,449.3 Percent Change: +26.0 Median Wage, 2010: $64,690 Carlene Bartolotta takes the temperature of Kisha Franceschi inside the Malta House of Care on Monday, March 5, 2007.

2013-06-13 13:06:37

A man, wearing a surgical mask as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, helps a friend who has the common flu near a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam May 23, 2013. Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region.

2013-05-29 04:31:39