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Frederick Physician is a Leader in Providing a Non-surgical Treatment for Hard, Wrinkled and Uncomfortable Breast Implants

Local Frederick Physician, Donald W. Kress, M.D., FACS

Women choose to have breast implants to enhance their appearance, make clothing fit better, and improve their self image.  But occasionally, a troublesome infection called a biofilm can cause a condition called Capsular Contracture.     “Capsular Contracture can completely ruin the effect of cosmetic surgery by causing one or both breasts to become hard,...
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Loving the Gluten-Free Lunchbox

With school lunches under scrutiny these days, parents often labor over how to pack a nutritious and delicious lunch box for their children. Individually wrapped treats and tasty snacks make the lunchbox experience magical, but when a child suffers from gluten intolerance, the task can become monumental. Parents of these children can rejoice in...
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Frederick Memorial Hospital Named One of the Top Ten Hospitals in DC Region

The City of Frederick’s Department of Economic Development is reporting that Frederick Memorial Hospital, a major employer in the City of Frederick with more than 2,600 employees,  was recently named in the top 10 of all hospitals in the DC Metro area, as named by US News and World Report. This metro area also...
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American Spine Center Opens New Location in Frederick, MD

FREDERICK, Md., July 28, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — American Spine Center has opened a new, state of the art, spine treatment facility in Frederick, MD, at 1050 Key Parkway.  The extensive team of physicians providing care at this facility includes five Board Certified Pain Management physicians; Dr. Sandeep Sherlekar, Dr. Atif Malik, Dr. David...
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Justice Department Filing Casts Doubt on Guilt of Bruce Ivins, Accused in Anthrax Case

Justice Department Filing Casts Doubt on Guilt of Bruce Ivins, Accused in Anthrax Case

by Mike Wiser, PBS FRONTLINE, Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, and Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica July 18, 2011 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has called into question a key pillar of the FBI’s case against Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of mailing the anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and terrorized Congress a decade ago....
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MOSQUITO ALERT: SURVEY REVEALS AMERICANS KNOW MOSQUITOES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO THEIR HEALTH BUT DON’T TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE POPULATION

Frederick, MD –  (July 18 2011) – Knowledge doesn’t necessarily lead to action when it comes to many things, including mosquito control.  According to a new survey, a vast majority of Americans are aware that mosquitoes can carry life threatening diseases, but don’t take steps to eliminate that risk. Fielded in early June by...
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Message Envy Opens In Clemson Corners Near Wegman’s

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week, Massage Envy, the nation’s largest provider of therapeutic massage, announces the opening of two new centers in the Washington D.C. capital region- Frederick, MD and Clarendon, VA. The addition of the new locations brings the Massage Envy DC-MD-NoVA total to 25 centers throughout the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metro area which currently serves...
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MOSQUITOES BEWARE: NATIONAL MOSQUITO CONTROL AWARENESS WEEK AIMS TO EDUCATE, HELP AMERICANS KEEP SAFE AND TAKE BACK YARDS

Frederick, MD (June 21, 2011) – It’s not a good week to be a mosquito June 26 – July 2. Those seven summer days been declared “National Mosquito Control Awareness Week” by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA).  The local experts at Mosquito Squad in Frederick and Washington Counties are offering strategies to help Americans...
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Mrs. Green’s Natural Markets To Acquire Seven Super Fresh Locations

Various news agencies are reporting that Mrs. Green’s, a natural market that owns about 12 stores in the New York and Connecticute area, has acquired seven Super Fresh locations in Maryland and in the District of Columbia.  Super Fresh’s owner, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc., or A&P, which filed for bankruptcy protection...
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SAIC-Frederick, NCI Partner with UC Davis For Research In Personalized Cancer Treatments

About nine out of 10 new cancer drugs successfully clear preclinical development hurdles, but then they fail in human clinical testing. A new partnership facilitated by SAIC-Frederick Inc. aims to help change that outcome. The partnership brings together The UC Davis Cancer Center, The Jackson Laboratory and the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center for...
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