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    Jul 16, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Rethinking addiction: Expanding treatment isn't enough

    A report last week that the University of Maryland Medical Center is one of 10 hospitals across the country this year that will begin offering new residency programs in addiction medicine is welcome news for Baltimore, which for decades has suffered from epidemic levels of drug and alcohol abuse and a violent drug trade that claims hundreds of lives every year. Estimates of the size of Baltimore's substance abuse problem range anywhere from one in 10 to one in six city residents. No city can make progress when such a substantial portion of its residents are mentally and physically disabled by substance abuse problems.
    A report last week that the University of Maryland Medical Center is one of 10 hospitals across the country this year that will begin offering new residency programs in addiction medicine is welcome news for Baltimore, which for decades has suffered...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Betty Ford, Alcohol Addiction, Celebrities and Health Issues, Heroin

    2. Oct 21, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  2. St. Francis Health lauded by Indy Black Nurses group for public health outreach

    Franciscan St. Francis Health has been awarded the 2011 Distinguished Community Service Award by the Black Nurses Association of Indianapolis, Inc (BNA).
    Press Release
    Franciscan St. Francis Health has been awarded the 2011 Distinguished Community Service Award by the Black Nurses Association of Indianapolis, Inc (BNA). That honor was presented Friday at the group's 7th Annual Luncheon at The Ritz Charles on the city&...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Medical Specialization, Nursing

    3. Feb 11, 2010 |Story| WGN-TV

  3. Single Black Female: Why are single black females less likely to get married?

    According to the US census bureau, 46 percent of African American women have never married and may not ever *be* married. that's compared to 23 percent of their white peers.
    WGN News
    According to the US census bureau, 46 percent of African American women have never married and may not ever *be* married. that's compared to 23 percent of their white peers. the "man shortage" is not a myth. there are 1.7 million black men in this...

    Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Conservation, Education, Nature, WGN

    4. Jan 10, 2000 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 'We die lying to ourselves'

    Tribune foreign correspondent
    Thandiwe Mwandla can't give her sugar cane away these days, much less sell it. The same goes for her sweet bananas and corn and the hard little peaches that grow in her garden. The fruit has AIDS, people say. Switching from farmer to tailor, Mwandla, 45,...

    Tags: Communicable Diseases, Teen-agers, Children, Medical Services, Politics

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