Your weekly dose of health news, tips and events for Maryland.
Wednesday, Nov 22 More than four decades ago, a study in rats funded by the sugar industry found evidence linking the sweetener to heart disease and bladder cancer, the paper trail investigation reports. |
| Lorien Health in Columbia has a wing with more than 50 beds that caters to Korean residents. |
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| Scientists are examining use of an existing drug to treat people who suffer from alcoholism and PTSD, acknowledging that mental health and addiction are commonly linked. |
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| A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans may be dying from a slow-killing parasite they got fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. |
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| A Trump administration initiative to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic is showing some early signs of success in Maryland but advocates warn it is unlikely to bring rapid change to a crisis killing 91 Americans each day. |
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| Twins born joined at the head have gone home to North Carolina, four months after surgery in Philadelphia separated them. |
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| Research is finding that short sleeps not only are beneficial to drowsy individuals but are essential to public health, safety and economic productivity. |
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| Women with low vitamin D levels may be less likely to have a baby after assisted reproductive technology (ART) than those with normal vitamin D levels, a new study suggests. |
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