More than 1,000 people, including U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and state and local leaders, rallied Saturday outside the National ...

Sugary beverages are rapidly digested, causing a spike in blood sugar levels with little nutritional value. Regular consumption over time leads to weight gain, insulin resistance, and a host of ...

A bill in the Maryland General Assembly aimed it improving health may have the opposite effect by impairing access to ...

Many adolescents risk developing and spiking cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on account of their addiction to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). On the surface, some of the adolescents, who ...

For two hours, members of the Ways and Means committee debated a proposal to raise $500 million for the state. Taxing drinks ...

Maryland lawmakers may impose the nation’s first dedicated statewide tax on soda and other sugary beverages — joining cities ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a new tax on sugary drinks as a potential solution to the state's significant budget ...

In an effort to address Maryland’s growing budget deficit, two Democratic lawmakers want to tax distributors of sugary ...

Supporters of a bill to tax sugary drinks told a House committee that the bill would raise $500 million a year for healthy ...

WBFF- Baltimore — From a potential spike in property taxes to a tax on sugary drinks and salty snacks, cannabis, sports betting even ending tax free shopping week over to summer and now there's talk ...

Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for over 70% of global deaths annually.In South Africa, non-communicable diseases cause more than half of ...