Steroids

Dr. Kenneth B. Kochmann, family physician

2013-03-29 15:20:00

Dr. Kenneth B. Kochmann, a former social worker who became a physician later in life, died March 8 of multiple myeloma at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 63. The son of German immigrant parents — his father was a traveling salesman and his mother a...

Allergen drops can be alternative to shots, drugs, Hopkins report says

2013-03-28 13:24:59

Taking drops of allergens under the tongue can be an effective alternative to allergy shots for preventing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness common this time of year among allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor's review of dozens of...

Unions are not the answer

2013-02-09 05:00:00

I take issue with much of Lane Windham's recent commentary ("If not labor unions, then what?" Jan. 29) beginning with the fundamental premise that it was the unions that provided us with economic redistribution. Like many other academicians, Ms. Windham...

SWATS co-founder responds to Ray Lewis' jabs, sticks to story

2013-01-30 18:50:00

Mitch Ross handled Ray Lewis' public berating the way the Ravens linebacker has said he handles difficult times. "That stuff with Ray?" Ross said Wednesday. "I've put that in God's hands." Ross co-owns SWATS, the company that, according to Sports...

Deer antler spray wouldn't deliver banned substance, according to Hopkins doctor

2013-01-29 17:30:00

Even if Ray Lewis did use deer antler spray his body would have never absorbed the banned substance its manufacturer says gives the product its potency, a Johns Hopkins professor said. Sports Illustrated ran an article online Tuesday that connected the...

Ray Lewis denies using performance-enhancing drugs

2013-01-29 16:37:00

Twelve years after his first appearance in the Super Bowl was marred by questions about his legal problems in Atlanta, Ray Lewis was back on that stage Tuesday, again being asked to defend his integrity and reputation. Just hours after a Sports...

Kate Middleton pregnancy: what is hyperemesis gravidarum?

2012-12-03 15:37:00

The world is abuzz about the pregnancy of the Dutchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, which some publications report likely had to reveal the news after being hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum.� But what exactly is hyperemesis gravidarum? The...

We're not perfect, but there is a way for writers to handle Hall of Fame controversy

2013-01-10 04:15:00

When it was announced that no candidate had received the 75 percent inclusion on ballots needed to be inducted into this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, I can’t say I was surprised. I honestly thought Houston’s Craig Biggio might...

Fallston man died of fungal meningitis

2012-12-12 14:20:00

John C. "Jack" Millhausen, an 84-year-old Fallston resident, is at least the second Marylander to die of fungal meningitis in a national epidemic that experts say is slowing but about which many questions remain. Millhausen died Nov. 15 at Gilchrist...

In meningitis outbreak, fear lingers for patients with few answers

2013-01-06 13:40:00

A national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a tainted steroid killed two Marylanders. Nearly two dozen people living with the disease and hundreds of others who may have been exposed fear they may be next. Sheila Smelkinson began suffering in...

Former Orioles executive Jim Duquette to donate kidney to daughter

2012-06-03 15:31:00

The problems of a 10-year-old sound something like this. "Can I pleeeaaase have an email account?" pleads Lindsey Duquette, jumping up and down in front of her mom, Pam Duquette, in the family kitchen in Sparks. "All my friends have email." It's...

State board says it can regulate compounding pharmacies

2012-11-18 10:31:54

The state board that regulates Maryland pharmacies like the Massachusetts firm under investigation in a national fungal meningitis outbreak said it can adequately oversee so-called compounding pharmacies, despite cries from critics that the federal...

Mission accomplished: Bonds would hit 73 home runs in the 2001 season. We all however would be losers in this one as Bonds, Sosa, McGwire and a slew of others would be directly found to, or very strongly alleged to have taken steroids.

2011-11-10 12:37:15

The former city administrator for Bell, California funneled nearly $293,000 in federal funds to companies without using contracts, competitive bidding or gaining City Council approval, according to an audit by California Controller John Chiang.

2011-01-30 10:43:42

Though he never tested positive for steroids, Brady Anderson has been a poster child for the steroid era after hitting 50 home runs in 1996, despite never before or again totaling more than 24 in a single season. He's 47 today. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

2010-01-18 00:06:12