Stroke

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-06-20 00:00:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

Catonsville girl receives transplant, but is rejecting heart

2013-06-19 07:10:54

Ann Bartlinski placed the Eucharist and a pearl-beaded rosary blessed by the hands of the late Pope John Paul II on the chest of her 6-year-old daughter, Teresa, who lay Tuesday in a hospital bed, her tiny body rejecting a donor's heart. Teresa...

Howard County health briefs

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Look good, feel better This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and suggestions...

School is out for veteran teachers in Carroll County

2013-06-11 07:28:00

When the school year ends on June 12, Lois Meticus, a math teacher at South Carroll High School, will return her overhead projector to the school's media center. She doesn't think anyone else will ever check it out. "I'm probably the only one using...

Arbutus volunteers among units responding to train derailment in Lansdowne

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Among the 81 calls for medical and fire-rescue service the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department received during the period June 2-9 were the following: Hammonds Ferry Road at Railway Avenue, 7:58 p.m. June 7. Crews from the Lansdowne, Arbutus, English...

Forward strides for stroke survivors

2013-06-02 00:00:00

One night in 1999, a rash of frightening sensations hit Paul Titus all at once. His left arm went numb. His left eye began twitching. He couldn't speak without slurring. Unaware what the symptoms meant, he was slow to call for help. When his...

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,...

Harford rallies around 8-year-old Ashton as he faces another hurdle

2013-05-30 13:27:32

As doctors at Johns Hopkins prepared to take ice packing off 8-year-old Ashton Dean's face Wednesday morning, nearly 150 friends, family and even strangers gathered Tuesday night in Rockfield Park to pray the bleeding had stopped. But it wasn't good news...

Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease

2013-05-17 20:20:00

It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...

High school graduates encouraged to pursue occupational therapy [letter]

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Editor: As summer approaches, many high school students are getting ready to graduate and head off to colleges across the nation. As a soon to graduate college student, who attended our own Fallston High School, I would like to suggest a major that is...

Mom uses her dogs to bring joy to the lives of others [Commentary]

2013-05-03 06:03:00

To say that my mom is into dogs, boxers specifically, would be an understatement. And while she's been successful in breeding her dogs and promoting the breed, it's her non-boxer work that makes me most proud of her. For the last 12 years, my mom has...

New vice president to focus on improvements at Laurel Regional Hospital

2013-03-27 06:34:00

As part of its continuing efforts to upgrade services, Laurel Regional Hospital has added Dr. Trudy Hall to its senior leadership team as the hospital's vice president of medical affairs. Among other duties, Hall will focus on aligning services and...

The Spot, which stands for Speech Physical Occupational Therapy, is used as a rehabilitation device at West View Rehabilitation Center for patients who have had major surgery or a stroke.

2013-01-19 00:00:00

The official caption here: "John Fox reacts to a call." Our caption here: "John Fox is about to have a stroke."

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Mark Catalina, an acclaimed artist who had a stroke in 2006, is still at work on in his New Britain studio.

2012-08-29 00:00:00