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With spring in the air comes time to clean closets, cupboards and … recipe boxes? Freshen up more than your home this season by sorting through your collection of mealtime favorites. Adding new springtime desserts to the recipe rotation is a surefire way to satisfy everyone from the pickiest of eaters to those with...
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Sleeping with a pet may be comforting, but it may also put people at risk for getting a disease. Veterinarian Heather Bair-Brake of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. risk is generally low, but: “The most common risks to pet owners who sleep with their pets include flea and tick...
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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly $200 million in new grant funds are now available to help States develop programs that will make health insurance premiums more transparent. The new funds would also give States the power to stop unreasonable premium increases from taking effect. This funding...
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Some people live to be over 100 with clear minds and active bodies. Healthy living can help people get there, along with good genes. And a researcher says good attitudes seem to make a difference, too. Leonard Poon of the University of Georgia looked at data on 244 people ages 100 years or older....
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ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 23, 2011)–Maryland is one of eight states that will receive federal assistance in the fight to end childhood hunger in America. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced a series of new initiatives aimed at helping communities increase food access by promoting coordination and partnerships between public, private and non-profit...
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Various news agencies are reporting that tests have linked cancer in Frederick to Agent Orange, which was tested at the facility for 24 years since 1944. Nine News Now is reporting that an organization investigating a link between cancer clusters in Frederick and Fort Detrick claims to have found a link between Agent Orange and...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) violated the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HHS has imposed a civil money penalty (CMP)...
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Saying “Studies have shown that businesses and communities which encourage bicycling and other healthy lifestyle alternatives attract top workforce talent building a more robust, enjoyable, and productive place to work and live” the City of Frederick is encouraging businesses to become more bicycle friendly. In a recent newsletter the Frederick Department of Economic Development...
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Frederick’s Gold’s Gym, recently voted by the reader’s of Frederick Magazine as the best fitness center in town, has been sold to Washington D.C. regional gym Sport & Health. This will be Sport & Health’s 25th location in the greater Washington, D.C. location. Employees of Gold’s Gym were formally informed of the change on...
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Abnormal heart rate turbulence is associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in otherwise low-risk older individuals, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. This study appears in the Feb. 15 edition of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology....
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