Displaying items 37-48 of 4656
» View latimes.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-388
•
Next >
-
Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: Rabies, Biotechnology Industry, Rubella, Technology, The Philadelphia Inquirer
-
Beverly Hills police net 52 pounds of old prescription drugs
Beverly Hills police and the Drug Enforcement Agency collected 52 pounds of old prescription medication Saturday in an effort to get residents to safely dispose of unwanted pills. The Take Back event, held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, was...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Drug Trafficking, Abusive Behavior
-
Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biology, Eryn Brown, Justice System
-
Free meningitis vaccines offered after West Hollywood man's death
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will offer free meningitis vaccines starting Monday. The move comes just days after a West Hollywood man died from the disease. Anyone who might have been exposed to the disease or might be at risk should to make plans...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Meningitis, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
-
Dozens line up for meningitis vaccine in West Hollywood
Dozens of men lined up Monday morning at an AIDS Healthcare Foundation pharmacy in West Hollywood to get a free meningitis vaccine, days after a local man died from the disease. Allen Smith, a 21-year-old dance student, said he had a weak immune...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, Meningitis, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
-
Drug overdose prevention could be right at our fingertips
What do you think is the leading cause of accidental death in California? If you said car accidents, you were wrong. In 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 3,200 people in the state died in automobile crashes, while 3,561...
Tags: General Practitioners, Food and Drug Administration, Disasters and Accidents, Allergies, Pain
-
AIDS Healthcare Foundation gives hundreds of meningitis vaccines
Reacting to the death of a young West Hollywood lawyer over the weekend and growing concerns about the possible spread of bacterial meningitis, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation gave hundreds of free vaccinations to visitors who showed up Monday at its...
Tags: Health Organizations, Common Cold, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Death
-
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. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...
Tags: General Practitioners, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Politics, Curren D. Price, Jr.
-
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. Worry over a meningitis outbreak...
Tags: Auction Service, Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Meningitis, Disease Prevention
-
At Army base, an aggressive campaign against suicide
FT. BLISS, Texas — Army Pvt. John Jeffery stumbled into Kyle Boswell's barracks room at Ft. Bliss before dawn one day in February, his eyes glassy. "I've done something," Jeffery mumbled to his buddy. "I can't tell anyone. It's going to happen."...
Tags: Acupuncture, U.S. Department of Defense, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Hospitals and Clinics, Health
-
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. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...
Tags: Acupuncture, General Practitioners, Health Treatments, Pain, Physical Therapy
-
Swiss voters say yes to 'Rip-Off Initiative' to control executive pay
Voters in Switzerland, angered by high executive pay, backed a plan to increase the control of shareholders over compensation of corporate leaders. Nearly 70% of voters approved the so-called "Rip-Off Initiative," according to the Swiss television...
Tags: Punishment, Chemical Industry, Television Industry, Elections, Television Stations
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Pharmaceuticals topic gallery.
