U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Norovirus likely caused sickness at Pot Spring Elementary, officials say

2013-05-24 14:56:00

Norovirus was likely the culprit that sickened 200 students and nine staff members at Pot Spring Elementary in Timonium last week, Baltimore County health officials have found. About a third of the school's students were absent May 17 because of...

Howard County pets: What's the hype about raw diets?

2013-05-22 08:46:00

Q: I’ve heard a lot about raw dog food, but it seems pricey. Is it safe? Are the health benefits substantial? A: Raw diets for dogs (including raw meat) have become increasingly popular. Some pet owners -- even some veterinarians -- swear by them,...

It's Lyme season [Editorial]

2013-05-14 13:35:00

With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

2013-05-18 12:11:54

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

Harford County promotes Lyme disease awareness

2013-05-09 12:42:06

As Harford County health and elected officials worked to alert the public to the dangers of Lyme disease during a County Council meeting Tuesday – noting many people close to them who have the chronic, tick-borne ailment – the council...

Howard health council calls for stronger focus on wellness language

2013-05-03 07:50:00

A health advisory group to the Howard County Board of Education is calling for stronger language in policy-making that focuses on the health and wellness of county students — including the policy currently before the board that has drawn criticism...

Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...

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...

Ronald J. Biglin, Loyola business professor

2013-04-10 14:10:54

Ronald J. Biglin, a former business professor and dean of graduate programs at what is now Loyola University Maryland who owned a winery and a distribution company, died Monday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Lutherville resident was 81. "Ron...

Maryland can prevent overdose deaths

2013-02-25 12:49:43

With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...

Bits & Pieces: Baltimore Ravens' Rice continuing anti-bullying campaign in Howard

2013-04-09 12:16:00

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice visited Howard High School in May of last year for an anti-bullying assembly and plans to return to Howard County a couple times over the next few months to continue his campaign against bullying and to help those...

Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]

2013-04-08 19:21:00

As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...

Fewer teens are having babies, according to a new CDC report.

2013-05-23 19:25:00

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical groups are urging doctors to help their patients quit smoking.

2013-05-22 18:33:00

Undated handout photo of Novel coronavirus particles as seen by negative stain electron microscopy in this undated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) photo

2013-05-22 00:00:00