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Elevators and the elderly don't always go together, researchers say
Booster ShotsAn elevator can be a dangerous place for the elderly, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine. An estimated 120 billion riders enter about 750,000 elevators in the United States every year, and by and large the...... -
Californian denied out-of-state liver transplant by Anthem Blue Cross to save money, lawyer says
L.A. NOWAnthem Blue Cross refused to pay for one of its California members to get a liver transplant at an Indiana University hospital to save money, a lawyer for the patient told jurors Monday in a high-profile trial expected to shed...... -
You say 'reckless drinking' like it's a bad thing
Booster ShotsLet this be a lesson to creators of well-intentioned, if not well-thought-out, public service ads: Messages meant to induce shame and guilt about alcohol abuse might not do what they're supposed to do. Researchers at Northwestern University and Indiana... -
Hey, what happened to that referral?
Booster ShotsAs many as one in three older Americans who are referred to a specialist never receive that appointment, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. The study is a stunning...... -
What do you mean you 'had sex'?
Booster ShotsHad sex. Those two little words can sure elicit a reaction depending on when and where they're uttered. But what does "had sex" mean, anyway? It seems that no one knows. In a new study from the Kinsey Institute at...... -
Archaeologists get a glimpse life in a Sahara Eden
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe tiny skeletal hand jutted from the sand as if beckoning the living to the long dead. For thousands of years, it had waved unheeded in the most desolate section of the Sahara, surrounded by the bones of hippos, giraffes and other creatures typically...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Animals, Metal and Mineral, North Africa, Death
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Science of the orgasm
Special to The TimesAS they seek to document and demystify one of life's great thrills, scientists have run across some real head-scratchers. How, for example, can they explain the fact that some men and women who are paralyzed and numb below the waist are able to have...Tags: Placebo, Amputation, Heart and Circulatory System, Back, Sex
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New atom-smasher generates hope, fear
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMichelangelo L. Mangano, a respected particle physicist who helped discover the top quark in 1995, now spends most days trying to convince people that his new machine won't destroy the world. "If it were just crackpots, we could wave them away," the...Tags: Weather, Sumo Wrestling, Science, Weather Reports, Charles Darwin
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Dr. John Visher dies at 88; psychiatrist co-founded stepfamilies group
Dr. John Visher, a California psychiatrist whose struggle with remarriage issues led him to co-found a national organization to advocate for stepfamilies, died April 17 at his home in the Bay Area city of Walnut Creek. He was 88. Visher had pancreatic...Tags: The Brady Bunch (tv program), Happiness (state of mind), Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana), University of Minnesota, Family
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From supporting actor to star, Richard Jenkins steps up in 'The Visitor'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHERE is no such thing as a Richard Jenkins movie, though he's been in more than 70 of them. Even in his best-known role -- as the mortuary paterfamilias, Nathaniel Fisher, on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" -- Jenkins was dead, haunting the characters...Tags: East Village (Manhattan, New York), Career and Workplace, HBO (tv network), Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana)
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Woman Implicated Armstrong
Times Staff WriterNearly 10 years ago, in an Indiana hospital, a few days after he had cancer surgery, his life at stake and his racing future suddenly very secondary, cyclist Lance Armstrong was allegedly asked by doctors if he had ever taken performance-enhancing...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Road Race Cycling, Oncology, Eddy Merckx, Surgery
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Prepare for North Korean instability
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il finally emerged late last month after reportedly suffering a major stroke six months ago. Although dispelling one rumor -- he didn't die -- his appearance did nothing to stop speculation about his health and who will...Tags: South Korea, Japan, Armed Forces, North Korea, Death
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