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Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Renal Failure, Health and Safety at School, High Blood Pressure
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Diet, exercise keys to prevention of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is growing at an alarming rate and has tripled in the last 30 years. One in six school-aged children is now overweight. If you're not sure if your child is overweight or obese, your physician can help make that determination using a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure, Obesity, Overweight, Family
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Dr. Otto Roza, 87
Dr. Otto Roza passed away on Oct. 30, 2012, two days prior to his 88th birthday, in Florida. He was the first nephrologist (kidney specialist) in Washington County and the Tri-State area. He introduced outpatient dialysis for patients with advanced...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, World War II (1939-1945), Dialysis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Business People - Oct. 7
ekm Inspirations Norine Dagliano, owner of ekm Inspirations, a local provider of customized career-transition services, recently spoke at the annual conference of the National Capital Area Branch of the American Society for Laboratory Animal Science in...
Tags: Internal Medicine, General Practitioners, Wars and Interventions, First Data Corporation, Business
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Business People - Aug. 5
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. C.H. Mitch Jacques, dean of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center Eastern Division, retired June 30. Jacques worked for more than 19 years as a physician and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Department of State, Internal Medicine, Dialysis, Real Estate
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Summit Endowment awards grants to Franklin County organizations
Several Franklin County, Pa.-area organizations recently received grants from Summit Endowment to aid them in implementing or continuing programs to benefit the community. Grants were awarded to: - Interfaith Housing Alliance to continue its health...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Diabetes, Nursing, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Medical Specialization
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State Line Ruritan Club to host community health screenings Sept. 24
The State Line Ruritan Club in conjunction with Omega Health Care will be sponsoring a community health screening from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at State Line Ruritan Building, 15841 Park Drive, State Line, Pa. The cost is $50. A health...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Prostate Cancer, Diabetes, Health, Liver Disease
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Annapolis Notes - March 12
A kidney success story
Leslie Cochran and Marilee Kerns were saluted in the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday as part of World Kidney Day.
While growing up, Kerns once offered to give her friend Cochran a kidney if she needed it, because of a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, Human Body, Students, Christianity
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Lee E. Jenkins
janeth@herald-mail.comLee Jenkins was a people person. She touched many lives through her love and concern for others. Her two children describe her as a “solver of problems, counselor without a degree and second mom” to many. “You got her opinion whether...Tags: Immune System, Dialysis, Conservation, Emergency Health Procedures, Employment
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Kidney disease is seminar topic at community mini-medical school program
West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on the effects of diseases on the kidneys. The seminar, titled, "Kidney Disease: What Is It?...Tags: West Virginia University, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Social Sciences, Hospitals and Clinics
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Keith W. Maletzky, 50
Keith Wayne Maletzky, of Hagerstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. He was 50 years old. Keith fought a 38-year battle with arthritis, diabetes, kidney and many other health problems. He was given a kidney by his sister in 1990 and had...Tags: Maryland, Florida, Charles Hill, Jr., Pancreas, Washington County (Maryland)
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Peak flu season is coming
marieg@herald-mail.comIt might not be the subject of fundraisers and walk-a-thons. But make no mistake, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Like cancer, AIDS, heart disease and a host of other medical maladies, influenza can be a killer. On average, flu...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Respiratory System, Sneezing, Allergies, Human Body
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