Health and Safety at School

There's no substitute for good health [Editorial]

2013-06-18 11:20:00

The Harford County Council's vote last week to establish a "healthy community planning board" makes a lot of practical sense, political prejudices about government involvement in health care notwithstanding. Under the Harford County Charter, the...

Rx for electronic records

2013-06-17 03:00:00

A critical opportunity to improve U.S. health care finally lies within reach. In 2004, then-President George Bush announced the goal to have a national electronic health records (EHR) system in place in 10 years. Tragically, EHR development had become...

Democrat Conti launches executive campaign in Anne Arundel

2013-06-17 09:45:00

Joanna Conti is taking a second shot at becoming Anne Arundel's county executive. The Democrat, who formally announced her candidacy last week, said she'll focus on boosting job creation, improving schools, cleaning up waterways and increasing public...

Labor group complains about Dundalk High asbestos contractor

2013-06-17 17:10:42

A labor group is alleging that a supervisor with an asbestos abatement contractor at Dundalk High School pressured workers to drink alcohol on the job and violated safety standards. The company's attorney called the accusation "totally false" and said it...

Navy football players facing charges in alleged rape

2013-06-17 14:51:00

The superintendent of the Naval Academy has decided to bring charges in the alleged sexual assault of a female midshipman last year by three members of the football team, academy officials said Monday. The woman has told Naval investigators she...

Concussion guidelines for high school athletes and coaches updated

2013-06-13 10:54:01

Harford County and the State of Maryland are concerned about the effects of head injuries on young athletes and they have implemented new guidelines for dealing with cases of concussions suffered by high school athletes. The Maryland State Department of...

Boy, 13, alleges sex assault by fellow students at SEED school

2013-06-10 16:22:27

A 13-year-old boy is alleging he was sexually assaulted by other students at the SEED School of Maryland, a public boarding school for at-risk children in Southwest Baltimore. Police confirmed that they were investigating the incident, which is alleged...

Long-banned chemicals found in pregnant mothers' blood

2013-06-12 07:15:00

As a reminder of just how persistent some toxic chemicals can be, a Johns Hopkins-led research team reports finding traces of long-banned DDT and PCBs along with other contaminants in the blood of 50 pregnant women checked from Baltimore and its suburbs.�...

Howard school bus accident closes Cedar Lane

2013-06-11 14:20:00

Two 12-year-old Wilde Lake Middle School students sustained minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after the school bus they were riding in collided with a van on Cedar Lane between Little Patuxent Parkway and Hickory Ridge Road in Columbia, Howard County...

Federal workers get health and fitness programs

2013-06-14 00:00:00

For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walks laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce. Rice, 76, a retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as...

2013 Guide to Harford Business

2013-06-07 14:00:00

Harford County has a civilian labor force of approximately 140,000 people with a population of about 249,000. The private sector accounts for the largest share of jobs held by county residents, 62,000 in all. According to the Harford County Office of...

Dr. Martin Helrich

2013-06-07 10:55:00

Dr. Martin Helrich, a pioneering anesthesiologist who had headed the department of anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, died Sunday of complications from heart disease at his Pikesville home. He was 91. "Martin was so...

In Texas, Christina McCann, 39, was charged with allegedly having sex with an 18-year-old student whom she was chaperoning during a conference for future business leaders. Police say, McCann was drinking with the students she was supposed to be watching on the trip.

2013-06-13 07:30:00

Bernardo "Bernie" Fernandez, M.D., is the president of Cleveland Clinic Florida, a world-renowned academic medical center with locations in Weston and West Palm Beach, Florida.

2013-06-12 00:00:00

In his essay for the Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team scholarship application, Neil Sheth criticized Albert Einstein's decision to endorse the atomic bomb. Sheth believes scientists should focus on technology that benefits humankind, he later explained.

2013-05-02 00:00:00