GOP Girds for Possible Legal Fight Over Democrats’ Redistricting Designs

WASHINGTON – Even though the General Assembly won’t redraw political districts until the 2002 session, Maryland Republicans are already contemplating a lawsuit over the coming redistricting

Maryland Lyme Disease Cases Have More Than Tripled in 1990s, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Maryland increased more than threefold in the 1990s, giving the state the fifth-highest number of cases in the nation by 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Maryland Drug Treatment Tops National Average, But Many Still Not Served

WASHINGTON – Maryland is better than the national average at providing addiction services, according to a new report, but state health officials said they still have a long way to go

Maryland Delegation Splits on Party Lines to Roll Back Ergonomics Rules

WASHINGTON – Maryland congressional lawmakers split along party lines Wednesday night, as the House voted 223-206 to repeal ergonomic standards imposed by President Clinton during his final days in office

State Health Officials Report “Alarming” Rise in Diabetes for Some Adults

WASHINGTON – Diabetes cases increased more than threefold from 1993 to 1999 among Marylanders in their 30s, according to a survey by the state health department

Hopkins Study Finds Drunken Drivers Behind the Handlebars As Well As the Wheel

WASHINGTON – One in three fatal bicycle accidents in Maryland is linked to alcohol use, according to a Johns Hopkins University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association

Federal Report Gives Maryland Middling Grade for its Anti-Smoking Efforts

WASHINGTON- Maryland’s spending on tobacco prevention and reduction was in the middle of the pack in fiscal 2001, according to a national report on states’ anti-tobacco spending

National Nursing Shortage Felt in Maryland, Where Care Could be at Risk

WASHINGTON- Maryland is on the verge of a nursing crisis that could harm patient care in the near future, state and federal officials said this week