Report: Maryland Falls Down in Providing Smokers Resources to Quit

Smokers in Maryland aren’t provided enough help to quit, according to a new report by the American Lung Association.

Maryland Falls Down in Providing Smokers Resources to Quit, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Smokers in Maryland aren’t provided enough help to quit, according to a new report by the American Lung Association

Silver Diner Chef Looks for Next Challenge on TV’s ‘Chopped’

Ype Von Hengst, executive chef at Silver Diner and a healthy food evangelist, recently auditioned for “Chopped,” a cooking competition show on the Food Network.

Silver Diner Chef Looks for Next Challenge on TV’s ‘Chopped’

ROCKVILLE – When Ype Von Hengst showed up at the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2008, the then-58-year-old wondered what he had gotten himself into: Before the 26-mile race, the longest distance he ever ran was five miles

Report: Maryland Health Insurance Premiums Up 51 Percent

Although Maryland has been a leader in implementing health care reform, family health insurance premiums in the state rose by 51 percent over the last seven years, more than the national average, according to a report released Thursday.

Health insurance premiums keep rising, study says

COLLEGE PARK – Although Maryland has been a leader in implementing health care reform, family health insurance premiums in the state rose by 51 percent over the last seven years, more than the national average, according to a report released Thursday

Journalism Colleges Should Emulate Teaching Hospitals, Study Says

Media companies, struggling in a time of economic uncertainty, are increasingly relying on students to plug information gaps for the public, according to a new report released Friday at Journalism Interactive.

Journalism Colleges Should Emulate Teaching Hospitals, Study Says

COLLEGE PARK – Media companies, struggling in a time of economic uncertainty, are increasingly relying on students to plug information gaps for the public, according to a new report released Friday at Journalism Interactive, an international conference on digital journalism education sponsored by the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park

Politics Clouds HPV Vaccine Facts

Gov. Rick Perry has taken a lot of heat for requiring Texas schoolgirls to be vaccinated against HPV, which causes cervical cancer, but the facts of the issue are of real importance to Maryland, where Baltimore City has 25 percent more cervical cancer deaths than the national average.

Politics Clouds HPV Vaccine Facts

WASHINGTON – Gov