Maryland sees 37 percent drop in SIDS cases
Maryland reports 64 SIDS deaths last year down from 101 in 1993, reflecting a nationwide campaign urging caregivers to place sleeping infants on their backs or sides. Experts credit the public-education effort, funded by NIH and pediatric groups, with encouraging safer sleep practices and a first glimpse of potential declines.
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Robert Meny
Sids Institute
University of Maryland Medical Center
England
Sweden
Australia
Meny
John Kattwinkel
University of Virginia
Kattwinkel
National Institutes of Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
Michaela Richardson
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH
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The
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Maryland slides to third in cancer death rate
Maryland dropped from second to third in the American Cancer Society ranking of cancer death rates by state and District of Columbia for 1987 to 1991. Maryland’s rate was 192 per 100,000, Delaware 196, D C 227, while Louisiana rose and became second. Smoking drives Maryland’s high rates, with 15 to 20 year lag for smoking related cancers.
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American Cancer Society
District of Columbia
Maryland
Louisiana
Delaware
John Southard
Chronic Disease Control
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Southard
Acupuncture Schools Grow in Size in Maryland Capital
In Columbia the Acupuncture Institute expands to 22 treatment rooms and 113 students, nearly doubling enrollment in two years. Co founder Robert Duggan cites rising interest and the program now awards master’s degrees. Maryland’s licensed acupuncturists have surged from seven in 1975 to about 280. The institute, active since 1980, attracts high profile patients such as Senator Barbara Mikulski and supports broader acceptance of acupuncture beyond needles.
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Columbia
Robert M. Duggan
Maryland State Higher Education Commission
Barbara A. Mikulski
Maryland
Acupuncture Institute
Duggan
State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Acupuncture Advisory Council
Dianne M. Connelly
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