Asthma

Report: Clinical trials of new medications help create jobs in Maryland

2012-05-18 15:53:17

Maryland has hosted 1,775 clinical trials for new medicines targeting six major chronic diseases since 1999, including 369 that are still in the early stages of recruiting patients, according to a study by two pharmaceutical industry groups released...

U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says

2012-05-15 12:32:00

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EPA keeps heat on to reduce summer smog

2012-05-02 06:15:00

Just in time for the start of ozone season, the Environmental Protection Agency officially reminds us that Baltimoreans are still breathing unhealthful levels of pollution in their air in late spring and summer. The city and its suburbs were among 45...

A new dress, and set of lungs, for prom

2012-04-26 16:18:00

For the first time in the six years since Victoria Chakwin was diagnosed with a deadly lung disease, the gown she wears won't be hospital issue. The 18-year-old from Martinsburg, W.Va., will go to her senior prom Saturday night in a red-and-black...

Health Enterprise Zone legislation passes

2012-04-09 10:50:00

A program to improve healthcare in minority areas and reduce health disparities was approved by the General Assembly over the weekend. The pilot program, which now goes to Gov. Martin O’Malley for his signature, would offer tax breaks and other...

Commuter Appreciation Days for Harford

2012-04-16 09:17:00

Those who travel by MARC train to get to work are in for a treat as Harford Commuter Assistance, elected officials and special guests will be on hand from 5:30 to 9 a.m. at the Edgewood MARC Train Station May 2, and the Aberdeen MARC Train Station May 8...

Report: Baltimore's air cleaner, but still among most polluted

2012-04-25 06:50:00

Baltimore's air is healthier to breathe than it used to be, but the region still has some of the nation's worst smog and soot pollution, according to the American Lung Association. In its annual report on the state of the nation's air, the advocacy group...

New web portal provides county by county health data

2012-04-26 04:00:00

Want to know how many people have asthma or diabetes in the county where you live? A new state web portal was recently launched that provides this and other health data for every county in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...

Loyola fans don't need to look far for inspiration for Greyhounds' game

2012-03-14 13:51:00

Loyola fans, you're hoping for a miracle in Pittsburgh Thursday night, aren't you? Your Greyhounds, the No. 15 seed in the East Regional, take on mighty No. 2 seed Ohio State in the secondround of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. On paper, of...

Hereford senior honored for athletic and academic prowess

2012-03-16 05:32:00

Hereford High School senior Josh Kufera seems almost too good to be true. He's a three-year varsity soccer and baseball player who has a 4.0 GPA, is ranked second in his class, is in several honor societies, plays the French horn and volunteers at his...

Patty Rouse, widow of Columbia founder, dies

2012-03-06 09:09:00

Patricia "Patty" Traugott Rouse, the wife of Columbia's founder and herself a beloved fixture in the community, has died, according to officials at Enterprise Community Partners, the organization she and James Rouse started three decades ago. Rouse...

Health impacts of intermodal train facility to be studied

2012-03-07 09:28:00

How the health of local residents will be impacted by the intermodal train facility being proposed for the Baltimore region by the CSX Corp.and the Maryland Department of Transportation will be the focus of a new study announced Tuesday by the Columbia-...

Even athletes, such as British golfer Ian Poulter, can suffer from asthma and must use inhalers to control symptoms.

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Asthma inhaler

2012-05-01 17:45:00

Ernesto Corona, 14, designs a graph during an Asthma Awareness Team meeting Thursday afternoon in Brawley.

2012-04-27 00:18:00