High Blood Pressure

Two stores try to close the health gap in Baltimore

2013-06-17 16:15:00

The pause is familiar to anyone who has been in a supermarket: The grocery checkout suddenly stops as a customer, perhaps quietly embarrassed, decides which items can be purchased and which will have to wait. One day in Apples & Oranges, the grocery...

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...

Ellicott City

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Around town Blood pressure screenings Stop in from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Ellicott City Senior Center, 9401 Frederick Road, for free blood pressure readings by a registered nurse. Information: 410-313-1425. English conversation The Miller branch...

The Arc honors Howard High for inclusion policies [Elkridge]

2013-05-28 06:30:00

Each year, The Arc of Howard County recognizes individuals and groups who put its mission statement into practice, which is: "Achieving full community life for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities — one person at a...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Summer health, safety tips The Department of Health offers sun and water safety tips, Lyme disease information for prevention and detection, as well as food safety recommendations designed to reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses at picnics,...

New Kaiser facility to host Family Fun and Fit Day

2013-06-06 07:37:00

Food, games, free medical screenings, a chance to meet Ravens running back Ray Rice and more will be available to community members from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kaiser Permanente's Family Fun and Fit Day. "Our goal is to introduce ourselves to the...

Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation

2013-05-15 12:39:44

"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...

HdG lost out on Preakness when The Graw closed [Havre de Grace]

2013-05-15 11:15:00

It's Armed Forces weekend, dear readers, May 18 is Armed Forces Day, a tribute to those who have served or are serving in any of our military branches. We salute them for their courage and dedication. Saturday is also the running of the 138th...

Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow

2013-05-07 13:47:00

Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness

2013-05-18 17:31:00

Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly 8...

After Gosnell, Maryland should reconsider late-term abortion

2013-05-07 10:37:00

To those who support "choice" at all costs: Read the grand jury report on Kermit Gosnell. He is the Philadelphia abortion doctor awaiting a verdict in his trial, where he is accused of murdering four babies allegedly born alive and killing 41-year-old...

After rare heart condition, South River's Scott Mitchell 'glad to be here'

2013-05-07 16:11:00

After more than 100 pitches, the fastball had lost some steam and the breaking ball that baffled batters earlier in the game didn't have the same snap. South River senior pitcher Scott Mitchell, his dirty jersey showing the effects of an already...

Plainfield resident Whitney Gaspar's pulmonary hypertension was originally misdiagnosed as asthma. A new University of Chicago study shows that pulmonary hypertension is often diagnosed incorrectly.

2013-05-06 15:18:03

West Coast University's Gary Melkonyan takes Wadhu Bhojwani's blood pressure before the "Go Red For Women Heels For Hearts" event at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Dozens of people participated in the walk around inside the mall.

2013-02-14 19:18:00

Have your blood pressure monitored on a regular basis if it's high.

2013-01-30 18:15:50