Fatigue

Preakness 2013 taps 'Top Chef' contestant to spruce up Pimlico's menus

2013-05-14 04:53:00

Company's coming to Pimlico Race Course. For the throngs expected at Saturday's Preakness, the hospitality team at Pimlico Race Course is bringing in 7,000 pounds of crab meat and 3,000 pounds of aged tenderloin. Did someone remember to get ice? Yes:...

Hot Dog: When to Leave Fido at Home

2013-04-20 05:41:00

It’s super nice outside with mild temperatures, low humidity, and trees and blooms bursting to life. It’s tempting to take Fido along for a ride. But it can be surprisingly dangerous to leave your pet in the car, and few of us realize how...

Mayor, fire unions fight over plan to force 24-hour shifts

2013-04-01 08:15:16

The Rawlings-Blake administration and Baltimore's fire unions are battling over the city's proposal to require firefighters to work longer hours — 24 hours straight, every three days. The mayor says the move — which mirrors staffing trends in...

Fatigue not a concern for Mount St. Mary's

2013-03-04 12:57:00

When Mount St. Mary’s travels to Homewood Field for Tuesday evening's showdown with No. 5 Johns Hopkins, the Mountaineers will be playing their fourth game in 11 days. But coach Tom Gravante said he is not worried about fatigue being a factor in the...

Flu 411: What everyone needs to know

2013-01-16 15:25:00

It's flu season in Baltimore. A few days after Christmas, Baltimore resident Kathleen Dudley began experiencing telltale signs of the flu — fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, cough and overall exhaustion. "The worst part — the fever...

Should everyone go gluten free?

2013-01-15 12:15:00

A nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly provides a guest post. This week, Shanti Lewis weighs in on gluten-free diets. Have you walked in the grocery store lately and seen a plethora of products labeled "gluten-free?" Do...

Ravens also must deal with Broncos' secret weapon — high altitude

2013-01-09 16:09:00

Jimmy Smith knew it was real the first time he walked up the big hill to football practice, his 18-year-old lungs unable to find enough air. In the years that followed, the images of husky linemen, gasping on the sidelines, only confirmed the potency of...

Robert B. Reich: Coming soon to Wall Street, the biggest scandal yet

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Just when you thought Wall Street couldn't sink any lower -- when its excesses are still causing hardship to millions of Americans and its myriad abuses of public trust have already spread a miasma of cynicism over the entire economic system -- an even...

In 1926, newspaper wanted clear lines between state's attorney and sheriff

2012-07-21 15:28:00

In July 1926, dissatisfaction between the Carroll County state's attorney and the Carroll County sheriff leaped from whispers in the local lunchrooms to the pages of a local newspaper. The front page of the July 16, 1926, edition of the American Sentinel...

Harford libraries to serve as cooling stations Friday and Saturday

2012-06-28 15:36:00

With heat index values expected to reach nearly 105 degrees on Friday, June 29 and Saturday June 30, Harford County Public Library's 11 branches will serve as cooling stations for Harford County residents in need of relief from the heat. Each Harford...

The biology of the midseason pitching slump

2012-07-09 03:00:00

The All-Star Game brings more than just a midseason shot of excitement to Major League Baseball. It provides much-needed rest for the players, a four-day respite in a 162-game season that often produces fatigue and injury. The players who most need...

As temperatures rise, Harford health officials warn of risks from heat-related illnesses

2012-05-29 13:34:31

As temperatures climbed into the 90s around Harford County Memorial Day weekend, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene activated its state heat emergency website http://dhmh.maryland.gov/extremeheat to provide information about preventing...

Ed Asner was hospitalized for exhaustion Tuesday night in Gary, Ind., after struggling with disorientation during his one-man show, "FDR," which has been touring for 3� years.

2013-03-14 20:10:07

More than a dozen teenagers were treated for heat exhaustion at the end of a week-long JROTC camp out in Davie

2012-06-15 00:00:00

A firefighter suffering from heat exhaustion is taken away on a stretcher after a 3-11 alarm fire which injured 15 at an apartment building on the 6100 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago on Sunday.

2012-05-27 00:00:00