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Hand-Foot-Mouth menace
When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Rash, Pediatrics, Hospitals and Clinics, Acetaminophen (drug)
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Clara Mae Boender, teacher
Clara Mae Boender, a retired reading specialist and elementary school teacher who taught for 54 years, died of multisystem organ failure Jan. 12 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 86.
Born Clara Mae Crouch in Baltimore...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Ellicott City
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Little miracles: Columbia's The Little Things for Cancer supports patients and their caregivers
As a caregiver, Richard DeCaro knows that a little kindness goes a long way. And now he has a local nonprofit organization to thank for making his life a little easier. The Dorsey’s Search resident began taking care of his wife, Ellen, in 2008...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Liver Cancer, Human Interest, Ellicott City
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Howard County inmate attempts suicide, is put on 24-hour watch
A 22-year-old man who attempted suicide at the Howard County Detention Center in Jessup over the weekend is back at the facility and under 24-hour watch, officials said Sunday. Demetrius Hunt, 22, who was serving an 18-month sentence for second-degree...Tags: Local Government, Suicide, Prisons
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Wellness blog serves as voice of hospital, library wellness partnership
Jean Pfefferkorn, a Howard County Public Library staff member, posted an online item about a week ago on seasonal affective disorder, which carries symptoms ranging from increased appetite to suicidal thoughts. Dr. George Groman, a cardiologist at Johns...
Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Libraries, Conservation, Health and Safety at School
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Howard County Briefs
Holiday lights The 19th annual "Symphony of Lights," a 20-minute drive-through spectacle of more than 70 larger-than-life holiday light displays, is open through Jan. 6 at Symphony Woods in Columbia. Hours are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Admission is $20...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Howard Community College, Colleges and Universities, Alzheimer's Association
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Robert A. Makofski, scientist
Robert A. Makofski, a retired Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory scientist and administrator who headed Howard County General Hospital's board, died of cancer Dec. 25 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine. The former Columbia resident was 81....Tags: University of Virginia, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Catonsville, Ellicott City
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Maryland breast cancer resources
A selection of resources for breast cancer patients and families:
Nonprofits, charities and support groups
Active Survivors Network Helps people affected by illness, disease and accidents to maintain an active lifestyle. activesurvivor.org or 410-823-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Anne Arundel Medical Center, Conservation, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Harry D. Grunwell, retired Army warrant officer and linguist, dies at 66
Harry Dutton Grunwell, a retired Army warrant officer with a talent for linguistics and computers, died Dec. 5 at Howard County General Hospital from complications of multiple sclerosis. The Marriottsville resident was 66. Mr. Grunwell was born in Ogden,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Language, Multiple Sclerosis, Fort Meade (military base), U.S. Army
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Columbia Foundation bestows new Philanthropist of the Year awards
For a foundation whose business it is to support charities, it’s only natural that the Columbia Foundation would know a few good philanthropists. And so the foundation plans to honor those doing great things in the Howard County community through...
Tags: Charity, Howard Community College, Clarksville, Habitat for Humanity International
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Datebook
Sunday, Nov. 4 'Rent' Silhouette Stages presents Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical/rock opera at 3 p.m. at Slayton House Theater, 10400 Cross Fox Lane in Columbia. Tickets are $18; $15 for seniors, students, and military....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Colleges and Universities, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Ellicott City, Healthy Diet
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Howard County health briefs
Look good, feel better The free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive a bag of cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Ellicott City, Cancer, American Cancer Society
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