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Head of Library Systems at Johns Hopkins

The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University are recruiting a Head of Library Systems.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Science, Computer Science

Sat Nov 21, 2009

OfficialWire

New Method Cuts Emergency Airway Surgery

U.S. researchers say keeping a cart of supplies and medicines handy reduces the need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients.

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Related Topix: Anesthesiology, Medicine

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Science Blog

Sweet -- sugared polymer a new weapon against allergies and asthma

Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks.

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Related Topix: Immunology, Biology

The Baltimore Sun

Co-existing with Lowe's

At Ace Hardware in Waverly, customers have been Johns Hopkins University students who need paint to touch up a room or Greenmount Avenue rehabbers who need to replace a broken drill.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Waverly (Baltimore, MD), Ace Hardware, Retail, Household Products, Home, Home Remodeling, Small Business, Personal Finance

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Health Scout

Study: Migraine Raises Risk of Stroke

Migraine headaches more than double the chances of the most common kind of stroke, which occurs when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by a blood clot or plaque buildup.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, Migraine, Migraine Headache, Headache

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Niacin adds no benefit for statin patients: study

Taking the B vitamin niacin offers no additional benefit to seniors with coronary artery disease who are already prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, U.S. researchers say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Niacin (generic), Niaspan, Niacor, Medication, Cholesterol, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Orlando Metro

The Baltimore Sun

Hidden Gem: Ashburton offers 'a lot more house' in city

Beautiful single-family homes - some brick - and lots of mature trees. An old-money feel without the price tag.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Metro, Morgan State University

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Calgary Herald

A broken heart can be terminal

Studies prove what women have always believed to be true - you can die of a broken heart.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

HealthDay

Migraine Increases Likelihood of Stroke

People who suffer migraines have more than double the risk of ischemic stroke, and the risk is especially high in women, a new study has found.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Migraine, Health, Orlando Metro

EMaxHealth

Dual testing for heart defects in young athletes recommended

Young athletes can have serious heart defects that could lead to sudden death. A new study from Johns Hopkins recommends performing EKG and echocardiogram rather than just electrocardiogram to increase the chances of finding hidden heart defects - a cause of 3,000 deaths a year in young adults that can occur from heart rhythm disturbance .

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Newswise

Young Athletes Need Dual Screening Tests for Heart Defects, Study Suggests

To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

WJZ-TV Baltimore

911 Call Before Student's Death Raises Questions

Share + Nov 13, 2009 7:35 pm US/Eastern Reporting Weijia Jiang BALTIMORE It's a crash that infuriated the Johns Hopkins Community.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Metro

Edmonton Sun

Radiation poses a danger

How careful do patients have to be following nuclear diagnostic tests, or after radiation for the treatment of cancer? How long do these nuclear materials remain in the body? And how long will this radiation remain detectable and transmissible to others? A report from Johns Hopkins University says that patients, following radiation, must be made ...

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Newswise

Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure in Kids with Kidney Disease

Many children with chronic kidney disease who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctora s office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hypertension, Health, Family, Kids, Texas, University of Missouri Kansas City

The Baltimore Sun

Did Baltimore police mishandle call on truck?

Nicholas F. Walters saw a white pickup truck weaving between lanes. He tried to follow the erratic vehicle but later told a Baltimore police operator, "I couldn't keep up with it." He noticed a company decal on the back of the Ford F250 and called the number, but a representative denied it was theirs.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Metro

Medical News Today

CEL-SCI To Conduct First Clinical Study Of Investigational...

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 07 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST CEL-SCI Corporation , a developer of vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and a late-stage oncology company, announced today that an Institutional Review Board of The ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Oncology, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration

Thu Nov 12, 2009

NPR

On Asia Tour, Obama Faces A Stronger China

President Obama waves from Air Force One prior to departing Thursday from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

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Related Topix: US Military, Andrews Air Force Base, US Air Force

Wed Nov 11, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Baltimore Mayor Faces Trial On Corruption Charges

Opening statements are slated to begin Thursday in the first of two corruption trials for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, the first African-American woman to lead the city.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

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Lack of exercise may not explain teen obesity epidemic

Students at Mother Cabrini High School exercise during a weekly session of a health and fitness program.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Newswise

Johns Hopkins Nursing Research - Fall 2009

Newswise - Mom's Mood Matters in Child's Asthma Care - Depression is significant among mothers of chronically ill children.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing

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