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GOING GREEN: A closer look at nitrogen oxides
Contributing WriterLast week I began a two-part column about air pollution and discussed three of the six most common air pollutants as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. This week, I’ll take a look at the other three. As a refresher, the most common air...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Asthma, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution
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U.S. to cover cancer treatment for 9/11 responders
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of cancer....Tags: John Howard, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Leukemia, Environmental Issues
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2012 True Grit Award recipients
The True Grit Award is presented to a senior student-athlete from each high school located in Washington County and a second-year student at Hagerstown Community College who has demonstrated the ability to overcome hardship to become or remain a member of...Tags: Basketball, Economy, Business and Finance, Behavioral Conditions, Baseball, Volleyball
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"Bucket List" Baby, Avery Lynn Canahuati, Dies
KTLA NewsBELLAIRE, Texas -- The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said. Avery Lynn Canahuati, who was born in November with spinal muscular...Tags: Human Body, Facebook, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Good Friday, Genetic Condition
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After slow start, flu season ramps up in Maryland
It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family.
Usually, flu season strikes earlier. By this time last year, the flu had been widespread and had already...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Lawyer Says Feds' 9/11 Victim Compensation Offer Is Good Deal
pix11 | @wpixMore than 1,600 people who have filed lawsuits against the government claiming they developed health problems resulting from the toxic cloud from the collapsed World Trade Center have until Monday to decide whether to take advantage of an offer from...Tags: Human Body, Laws, Lungs and Airways, Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses
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Health Groups Sue the EPA Over Smog in L.A.
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Did the Environmental Protection Agency fail to protect residents in Los Angeles from dangerous levels of smog? Some environmental and public health groups say they did and they're suing the E.P.A.. The suit claims the E.P.A. didn't...Tags: Human Body, Regional Authority, Physical Conditions, Environmental Issues, Lungs and Airways
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Vaccines, Swine Flu, Cancer
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L.A. smog: Public health groups file suit against EPA [Updated]
GreenspaceEnvironmental and public health groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday in an effort to spur a crackdown on smog in the Los Angeles region. Under the federal Clean Air Act, Congress established a one-hour standard........ -
Make A Wish arranges for Abby Crews to meet Mickey Mouse
The Winchester SunIf your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do — Disney theme song Abby Crews will soon get her wish — one most little girls only dream of, but that for her will be a dream come true. She has...Tags: Human Body, Mickey Mouse (fictional animal), Amusement and Theme Parks, Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Genetic Condition
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