Strep Throat

Kimberly McBroom's Blog

Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...

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Thunder advance past Rockets

HOUSTON -- While the challenge proved far greater than anyone could have imagined following the opening three games of this series, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally found the gumption to finish the upstart Houston Rockets, claiming a 103-94 victory in...

Tags: Kevin McHale, Francisco Garcia, Kevin Martin, Basketball, National Basketball Association

Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

Tags: Values, Sweet Potatoes, Fainting, Environmental Issues, Tamiflu (drug)

Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight

Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction. The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...

Tags: Laws, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Towson, Plastic Surgery Centers

What's Going Around: Strep throat

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Last week we talked about an increase in the number of people coming in to doctor's offices with sore throats. Now, offices are not only seeing sore throats and congestion associated with allergies, but some of the cases are strep...

Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Headaches, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms, Allergies

Biblioracle: Playing hooky in a booky

Tags: I Love Lucy (tv program), Penicillin (drug), Authors, Epidemics and Plagues, Viral Diseases and Infections

Kesha MTV reality show reveals “My Crazy Beautiful Life”

Bill to increase oversight of cosmetic surgery centers making late push in Assembly

A bill to give health regulators more oversight of facilities like the now-closed Monarch Medspa in Timonium is making a late surge in the General Assembly after weeks of discussions among state and industry officials. The House of Delegates...

Tags: Laws, Hospitals and Clinics, Plastic Surgeons, Howard County, Cosmetic Procedures

North Hagerstown High athlete beats the odds and overcomes cancer

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Aaron Miller has three cherished possessions from his junior year at North Hagerstown High School, including a varsity letter for football. He never played a down or snapped on a helmet as the Hubs rolled to a 9-2 record, including a berth in the...

Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections, Football

'Robot Chicken' is an absurdist play toy

Seth Green slumps on a bench seat in a 1970s Winnebago that's parked inside of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios in Burbank. A nasty case of strep throat has him feeling low. But the fact that "Robot Chicken," the off-color stop-motion animated series Green created...

Tags: Celebrities, Seth Green, Ashton Kutcher, G.I. Joe (fictional character), Entertainment

Blizzard threatens NYC, New England; 2 feet feared

BOSTON (AP) — A blizzard of potentially mammoth proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and...

Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New York City, Dartmouth College, Hurricane Sandy (2012)

How did Mary Ingalls REALLY go blind?

CHICAGO -- Any fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved "Little House" books knows how the author's sister Mary went blind: scarlet fever. But turns out that probably wasn't the cause, medical experts say, upending one of the more dramatic elements in the...

Tags: Authors, Health and Safety at School, Education, Medical Research, Arts and Culture