Drugs and Medicines

Baltimore heroin dealers sentenced in conspiracy

2012-05-18 14:03:00

Two 44-year-old city men were sentenced to federal prison Friday for taking part in a heroin conspiracy that spread into Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office announced. William Larry Diggs Jr. was sentenced 14...

Editorial: A shot in the arm

2012-05-10 13:55:00

It's very easy to be critical of government, to break out the cliches like "doing badly that which need not be done at all," and "I'm from the government; I'm here to help," but there are a number of necessary things that government does, does well and...

Singer Judy Collins to speak at Father Martin's Ashley

2012-05-10 15:30:00

Legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Women in Recovery Luncheon May 22 at Father Martin's Ashley, a non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center near Havre de Grace. The luncheon celebrates...

Abortion protesters deserve a taste of their own medicine

2012-05-14 06:00:00

Thank you for writing the article shining a light on anti-choice people who harass and humiliate people and their families who are not breaking any laws ("Abortion fight widens," May 11). To think that these people would go to a man's middle-school aged...

Doctors group says no junk food for the Obamas

2012-05-07 09:31:00

First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to get our kids to eat healthy, but every now and then she is known to indulge on a cheeseburger or other food that is not so good for the body. A few years ago she made a lunch run with staff to a Five Guys...

Getting high on the high seas?

2012-05-08 10:50:00

For the few who want to get high on the high seas, watch out for customs. U.S. Customs officers said they've had a busy week at the South Baltimore terminal -- issuing what it called seven $500 "zero-tolerance" citations to passengers trying to board a...

INDULGE: The 6 most decadent spa treatments in Howard County

2012-05-01 12:47:00

What do mud, pure oxygen, lava shells and chocolate have in common? Each one is used by an area spa to deliver a unique relaxation and rejuvenation treatment. While pedicures, facials and Swedish massage will always be staples at spas and salons,...

Local biotech firm wins grant to develop vaccines for two viruses

2012-05-09 16:10:11

Profectus BioSciences Inc., a Baltimore-based biotechnology company, said Wednesday that it won a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the development of a vaccine for a pair of contagious and deadly viruses that the U.S....

Lisbon/Woodbine: Poplar Springs United Methodist Church selling spaces for Historic National Road Yard Sale

2012-05-09 00:00:00

The Historic National Road Yard Sale will be held on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the locations for the sale will be at the Poplar Springs United Methodist Church. The church is located on East Watersville Road in Howard County. The church will be...

Agreement reached on plan to increase taxes

2012-05-09 18:27:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders announced Wednesday an agreement to raise taxes on 16 percent of the state's earners and reverse a series of so-called "Doomsday" cuts the General Assembly enacted last month when a budget deal collapsed....

Mossburg understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives

2012-04-29 11:00:00

I take exception to the illogic displayed in columnist Marta H. Mossburg's recent commentary ("Biology really is destiny," April 25). She clearly understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives. Some of us think a prescription...

FDA approves new drug for erectile dysfunction

2012-04-30 09:24:00

Men now have a new option to treat erectile dysfunction. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the new drug Stendra to treat the illness that causes problems in the sex lives of 30 million men. It is the first erectile dysfunction drug in a...

LaVille sophomore Rex Budzielek tosses the medicine ball during Saturday's combine, which was sponsored by the U.S. Army.

2012-05-12 00:00:00

An FDA panel on Thursday recommended that Gilead's Truvada be approved as the first pill to block HIV infections.

2012-05-10 16:15:00

Louisiana teenager Brittany Hill receives a vaccine booster shot.

2012-05-07 11:08:00