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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Government shuts down HIV/AIDS vaccine trial

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    In another major setback for efforts to develop a vaccine to boost immunity to the human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, a key clinical trial was ordered shut down this week after an independent panel of safety experts found that participants...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Genetic Engineering, Medical Research, Vaccines, AIDS

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/27/168150886/americans-support-physician-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill">-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll</a> last&nbsp; year said they were in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A BBC<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/677/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx"> World News America/Harris Poll</a> from the year before found that 58% believed that physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for patients who request it.
    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

    Tags: Palliative Care, Healthcare Provider, NPR, Medical Research, Euthanasia

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Abuse-resistant OxyContin will be only version available: FDA

    Three years after it approved a version of the opioid analgesic OxyContin designed to discourage the painkiller's abuse, the Food and Drug Administration has effectively barred the original form of the drug from ever reaching the legal U.S. market. The agency says it will approve no new applications from generic drug manufacturers to produce cheaper versions of OxyContin in its original form.
    Three years after it approved a version of the opioid analgesic OxyContin designed to discourage the painkiller's abuse, the Food and Drug Administration has effectively barred the original form of the drug from ever reaching the legal U.S. market. The...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, OxyContin (drug), Science and Technology, Pain

    4. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses

    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go.
    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...

    Tags: Security, Lorazepam (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Healthy Diet, Cephalon Incorporated

    5. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse

    A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday.
    A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...

    Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Chemical Industry, Politics, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs

    When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it.
    When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...

    Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Career and Workplace, Insurance, Ovarian Cancer, Plavix (drug)

    7. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Death of son of Clippers owner is ruled accidental

    The death earlier this year of Scott Sterling, 32-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, was caused by a pulmonary embolism and "intravenous narcotic medication intake," the Los Angeles County coroner said Monday. The death was ruled accidental.
    The death earlier this year of Scott Sterling, 32-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, was caused by a pulmonary embolism and "intravenous narcotic medication intake," the Los Angeles County coroner said Monday. The death was...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Donald Sterling, Prescription Drugs, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Food and Drug Administration

    8. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Novelists Straight, Simpson, Hruska dissect fictional parents

    What it means to be a loving parent, and what that requires, are perplexing questions that get at the heart of some of the more trenchant issues of modern life: how to raise children, who is a good mother, over-medication to make children fit in, how much of the work of raising a child actually requires the parent.
    What it means to be a loving parent, and what that requires, are perplexing questions that get at the heart of some of the more trenchant issues of modern life: how to raise children, who is a good mother, over-medication to make children fit in, how much...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Culture, Authors, Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    9. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Death of Scott Sterling, son of Clippers owner, ruled accidental

    Scott Sterling, the 32-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, died as a result of a pulmonary embolism and&nbsp; "narcotic medication intake" in what Los Angeles County coroner's officials classified as an accidental death, authorities said Monday.
    Scott Sterling, the 32-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, died as a result of a pulmonary embolism and  "narcotic medication intake" in what Los Angeles County coroner's officials classified as an accidental death, authorities...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Donald Sterling, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, OxyContin (drug)

    10. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. As meningitis fears rise, foundation to offer free vaccine

    Responding to fears of a deadly meningitis outbreak among gay men, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Sunday that it will begin offering free vaccines to help counter a spread of the potentially deadly disease.
    Responding to fears of a deadly meningitis outbreak among gay men, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Sunday that it will begin offering free vaccines to help counter a spread of the potentially deadly disease. Worry over a meningitis outbreak...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Disease Prevention, Auction Service, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Sofia Vergara talks thyroid conditions, freezing her eggs

    Sofia Vergara appeared on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday to discuss her bout with thyroid cancer, freezing her eggs and her wedding plans.
    Sofia Vergara appeared on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday to discuss her bout with thyroid cancer, freezing her eggs and her wedding plans. The "Modern Family" actress, who is a spokeswoman for the hypothyroidism campaign Follow the Script, revealed...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Sofia Vergara, Mayo Clinic, Weather, Celebrities

    12. Apr 12, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse

    An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death.
    An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...

    Tags: Pain, Health Treatments, Morphine (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Vicodin (drug)

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