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Top Doctors 2012
SNEAK PEAK: Feeling under the weather? Here are 378 great physicians in 63 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.
Kanga-roots
An Australian two-step process will keep your hair healthy and hydrated even during the most-brutal seasons.

The heat and humidity is almost unbearable during hot Baltimore summers, but there are other areas in the world that have it a lot worse. Jill Turnbull, above, owner of No Worries Salon & Cosmetics in Towson, recalls the damage the scorching sun of her native Australia would cause. “For us, our winter’s day could be 100 degrees, so the hair integrity is crucial,” says Turnbull, whose salon...

Class Clowns
A new Highlandtown studio teaches circus performance.

With Cirque du Soleil in town this month, you might be wondering, “How in the hell do they do that?” Well, you can find out at local studio Charm City Movement Arts (CCMA), which offers circus classes, for both big-top wannabes and those looking for a unique workout. CCMA director Erica Saben had a background in modern dance and was performing ballet in Philadelphia when a juggling group...

Heads Up
Are there really more youth sports concussions these days, or does it just seem that way?

In an office adorned with brightly-colored athletic jerseys on every wall, Kevin Crutchfield—director of LifeBridge Health’s Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program—practices neurology as if it’s a stand-up act. During this morning’s concussion clinic, Crutchfield reaches into his doctor’s bag (“my toy bag,” he calls it) to produce a small oregano-filled canister to test a patient’s sense of...

Special Advertising: Retirement Housing Resources List
<p>Choices in retirement living</p>

Here’s a partial list of the region’s leading retirement and assisted-living communities, as well as adult housing communities and related senior services. Listings marked CCRC (continuing care retirement communities) are certified by the state and have three levels of care—independent, assisted, and health-care units (nursing care). Information provided by those communities. An asterisk...

Bending The Rules
<p>A local group proves yoga isn’t just for adults.</p>

A room full of yogis roll out their mats. They do a series of asanas before practicing some deep breathing and meditation.

No, this isn’t a crunchy yoga studio—it’s a city school’s gym.

This is a typical scene at classes taught by the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF), a nonprofit that provides after-school programs centered around yoga instruction. HLF was founded 10 years ago by...

Mouth Guards
We went looking for the most highly regarded dentists in Baltimore and found 237 of them.

It’s that time again, when we unveil the results of our annual Top Dentists survey, offering a handy resource to readers who want to do you-know-what: find a talented dentist they actually like. And, no, we didn’t throw dental picks at a dartboard to arrive at our list: We surveyed more than 2,000 dentists in Baltimore and the five surrounding counties over the course of several months to find...

Medical Marvels
Two new hospitals provide a comfortable setting for young patients.

Baltimore already has some of the best hospital facilities in the country, but in the last few months, both Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sinai Hospital opened new buildings that will make local health-care options even better, particularly for children.

The new Hopkins facility consists of two 12-story towers and an eight-story connecting building totaling 1.6-million-square-feet of space...

Mission To Marsden
After leaving WMAR-TV, Mary Beth Marsden chose to take on a new cause—the fight for her daughter and other children with autism.

On December 2, 2009, and after 21 years as anchor at WMAR-TV, Mary Beth Marsden signed off for one final time at the end of the 6 p.m. newscast.

It was a bittersweet moment for the Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, who, after months of stressful negotiations, had taken a buyout from the ABC affiliate.

While her three children (Jack, now 14, George, now 12, and Tess, now 10)...

A History of Recovery
After 40 years, Glenwood Life has become an institution for addicts.

It’s late on a crisp fall afternoon at the Glenwood Life Counseling Center in Govans. This is typically the quietest time of day, but there is still a small crowd chatting by the front door. One by one, individual clients duck inside, check in with the front desk, and go to one of three booths in the medication room where they receive a dose of Methadone, the synthetic opioid used to treat...

The Curious Case of Dr. Q
How a migrant farm worker and illegal immigrant became a Hopkins neurosurgeon

It's almost 8 a.m. and Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa—universally known as Dr. Q—is racing through the tunnels beneath The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

"I usually walk this way, because if I walk upstairs, through the hallways, it takes too long," he says, adding his signature high-pitch laugh. "Everybody wants to stop and talk."

He was in the operating room until 2 a.m. the night...