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Disability advocates: No more service cuts
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Disability advocates: No more service cuts

"People are angry," Brunswick resident Linda Valentine said. "What happens in a society where they take away from people who have nothing else?"

She did not expect an answer for that rhetorical question as she sat waiting Wednesday night for a town hall meeting to protest state budget cuts to begin.

Story by Marge Neal/Photo by Sam Yu

LIVING FIT
Citizen Blog
LIVING FIT
Help, My Legs Are to Big!


Help, I have been working out for 6 weeks and my legs seem to be getting bigger. more »

  HEADLINES
H1N1 shots to be available for high-risk groups [video]
Published on November 03, 2009
The Frederick County Health Department will open its first H1N1 pandemic flu vaccination clinic Friday. The shots will be given only to people in high-risk groups and only by appointment. more »


Health & Fitness Calendar
Published on November 03, 2009
Classes/seminars more »


SUGAR ADDICTION
Damascus woman finds solution to sugar obsession, lifelong depression
Published on November 03, 2009
DAMASCUS -- Janice Dickson was in her mid-40s, and "was resigned to living a very small life, silent and invisible, lost in my own misery," she said. more »


Swine flu vaccine offered to priority groups [video]
Published on November 02, 2009
The county health department will hold a pandemic H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine clinic 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday for people in priority groups, health officer Dr. Barbara Brookmyer announced this morning. more »


FredCo Health Dept.: 10 employees will be laid off, two programs to be nixed
Published on October 29, 2009
The Frederick County Health Department has announced that two programs will be eliminated and 10 employees laid off, effective Jan. 1. more »


  MORE HEADLINES
  • One boy's wish fulfilled through generosity of others
  • FCC celebrates 40 years of nursing excellence
  • PREVENTING PREEMIES
  • Recovery course offered for mentally ill people
  • Living wills
  • Health & Fitness Calendar
  • Bras donated for a cause
  • Churches practicing safe sermons to limit potential infection


  •   NATIONAL HEADLINES
      IN GOOD HEALTH
    In Good Health — Dry run prepares for real thing
    Originally published on October 27, 2009

    The Frederick County Health Department is getting ready for whatever the flu season throws at it. more »

      A HEALTHY OUTLOOK
    Healthy Outlook — Exercise tips for the toes
    Originally published on November 03, 2009

    TOES ARE IN these days. The Zac Brown Band has a chart-topping country song called "Toes." And there are several products out there geared toward toe health and preventing toe problems -- I don't mean fungus or ingrown toenails, but keeping your toes energized and exercised. more »

      KATE CARTER: REDEFINING HEALTH
    What is a diagnosis? – Part 2
    Originally published on September 24, 2009

    In “What is a Diagnosis – Part 1,” I warned of the dangers of being labeled with a five-digit diagnostic code — as if all people given that code are the same and should all receive the same treatment. more »

      GREEN HOUSE
    GREEN HOUSE PATH project
    Originally published on October 28, 2009

    Russell Frisby Jr. (Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline Education and Awareness Team) and Jan Gardner (president of the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners) will answer questions next Monday night regarding the PATH project in Frederick County. more »

      WHAT'S FOR DINNER
    WHAT'S FOR DINNER Cajun Seafood Balls
    Originally published on November 06, 2009

    Paula Dean knows her way around a seafood market. more »

      HEALTH LINKS TO KNOW
  • Health Central
  • MSNBC Health News
  • Frederick County Health Department
  • WebMd
  • KidsHealth
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Medicine Net
  • Men's Health
  • eDiets
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Revolution Health
  • Family Doctor

  • Daily Poll

    Should the Evangelical Reformed Church of Frederick, Maryland, which owns the building where the Candy Kitchen operates on North Market Street, be forced to permanently place a ramp into the store from the sidewalk?

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