High Blood Pressure

Ellicott City

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Summer camps Glen Mar United Methodist Church will hold one-week summer camp sessions June 18 through July 27 at the church, 4701 New Cut Road. Sessions are for those who will be 4 years old by June 1 through children now in fifth grade. Registration and...

Mercy to open $41.5 million childbirth and children's center

2012-05-15 04:00:00

Mothers who deliver their babies at Mercy Medical Center will soon do so with an expansive view of the Baltimore skyline. That is one of the features of the hospital's new Family Childbirth and Children's Center that will open in June. The $41.5 million...

Death from marathon running low

2012-05-15 09:20:00

The stories of marathon runners collapsing and dying at the finish line are enough to scare anybody thinking of participating in one of the 26.2 mile races popular around this time of year. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found the...

Wine, dine your mom in HdG Sunday

2012-05-15 16:52:00

Happy �Mother's Day �dear readers, If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mother's Day �is the single most popular day to dine out – how about a Havre de Grace restaurant – or make...

The medical establishment is ill-suited to deal with America's obesity epidemic

2012-05-10 11:15:00

You did a write up on HBO's documentary "The Weight of the Nation" in which you called our obesity epidemic a wake up call for America ("Salad bars take root," May 1). Nothing new here. The alarm bells have been sounding for a while now. I am an...

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...

Pomegranates: The crown jewel of fruits

2012-04-24 18:45:00

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on pomegranates. The pomegranate...

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...

Free screenings at New Life Christian Center's Community Health Fair

2012-04-10 12:44:00

New Life Christian Center, 9800 Mallard Drive, in South Laurel, will hold a free Community Health Fair on Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will offer free screenings for hypertension, glucose and cholesterol; nutrition advice on...

Datebook

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Sunday, April 15 Bridal showcase Historic Oakland's annual Bridal Showcase will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. at 5430 Vantage Point Road in Columbia. More than 50 exhibitors will be on hand to provide a look at products and services. The event also...

Large doses of vitamin C lowers blood pressure, research finds

2012-04-18 13:20:00

Large doses of Vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. But the scientists don't recommend people start taking large amounts of the vitamin. Researchers led by Dr. Edgar "Pete" R. Miller, an associate...

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...

Last year, Detroit was declared America's "Angriest Town" by Men's Health after placing first in a study that gauged aggravated assault levels, high blood pressure counts, average rush hour waits and number of anger-management specialists per capita.

2012-02-22 14:52:00

James A. Eickhoff, O.D., of Eickhoff and Rowe is pictured in his doctor's office. The screen behind him is part of a Fundus camera which takes pictures of the eyes and reveals any changes including leaking of blood or fluid. Dr. Eickhoff is holding a model of a cross-section of the eye.

2012-02-06 00:00:00

Calexico resident Cruz M. Burgos gets her blood pressure checked by medial assistant Gabriela Fregoso.

2012-01-07 02:12:56