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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Robert Fogel dies at 86; economic historian won Nobel Prize

    Robert Fogel, the University of Chicago economic historian awarded a Nobel Prize for his data-driven reconsiderations of how railways and slavery influenced U.S. economic history, has died. He was 86.
    Robert Fogel, the University of Chicago economic historian awarded a Nobel Prize for his data-driven reconsiderations of how railways and slavery influenced U.S. economic history, has died. He was 86. Fogel died Tuesday at Manor Care Health Services...

    Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Travel, Columbia University, Health and Safety at School, Harvard University

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

  2. Smoke? Fat? Sedentary? Watch out for heart disease, study says

    It’s no surprise that someone who has never smoked, who eats a Mediterranean diet and keeps a normal weight and who exercises regularly is healthy. How healthy? Chances of death from all causes is reduced by 80% over eight years. Pretty healthy.
    It’s no surprise that someone who has never smoked, who eats a Mediterranean diet and keeps a normal weight and who exercises regularly is healthy. How healthy? Chances of death from all causes is reduced by 80% over eight years. Pretty healthy....

    Tags: Internal Medicine, Dietary Supplements, Science and Technology, Symptoms, Internists

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Posting calories: 'So yesterday' already?

    At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional choices when they're out and about.
    At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional...

    Tags: Obesity, Weight, Dining and Drinking, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Restaurants

    4. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Stephen J. Ryan dies at 73; longtime dean of USC medical school

    While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years.
    While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Providence College, Science and Technology, Macular Degeneration, Education

    5. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said Friday.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...

    Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Al-Qaeda, Government, Afghanistan, Taliban

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells

    For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning.
    For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Nobel Prize Awards, Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School, Genetic Condition

    7. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Uncovered: Ritual public drunkenness and sex in ancient Egypt

    I'll bet you that archaeologist Betsy Bryan's perspective on reality-show behavior is a little longer than most. Since 2001, Bryan has led the excavation of the temple complex of the Egyptian goddess Mut in modern-day Luxor, the site of the city of Thebes in ancient Egypt. And the ritual she has uncovered, which centers on binge drinking, thumping music and orgiastic public sex, probably makes "Jersey Shore" look pretty tame.
    I'll bet you that archaeologist Betsy Bryan's perspective on reality-show behavior is a little longer than most. Since 2001, Bryan has led the excavation of the temple complex of the Egyptian goddess Mut in modern-day Luxor, the site of the city of Thebes...

    Tags: Entertainment, Medical Specialization, Wetlands, Festive Events, Health and Safety at School

    8. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bionic eye maker has vision of the future

    Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn't possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind.
    Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn't possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind. "A lot of the folks straight out of school didn't know any better, so I hired them instead,"...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hearing Impairment, University of California, Los Angeles, Technology, Science and Technology

    9. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Justice Department accuses U.S. citizen of being Cuban spy

    WASHINGTON — Almost 30 years ago, two young women allegedly obtained fake passports in Europe for a clandestine trip to Cuba. Today, one is in prison serving a 25-year sentence for espionage; the other has taken shelter in Sweden. On Thursday, the...

    Tags: Sweden, Espionage and Intelligence, Cuba, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  10. Kurt Braunohler's kind of comedy hits streets, heights

    Comedian Kurt Braunohler has promised, within a matter of minutes, to rearrange the downtown Los Angeles sky.
    Comedian Kurt Braunohler has promised, within a matter of minutes, to rearrange the downtown Los Angeles sky. It's 2:23 p.m. and half a dozen people on a recent Saturday crane their necks and squint into the sun as they wait outside a Hill Street high-...

    Tags: Entertainment, Twitter, Inc., IFC (tv network), Elliott Smith, Cirque du Soleil

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

  11. Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 9 civilians

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead. The bus was driving from the...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, John Kerry, U.S. Embassy, Motorvehicle Accidents, Afghanistan

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

  12. What FDR said about Jews in private

    In May 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the White House. It was 17 months after Pearl Harbor and a little more than a year before D-Day. The two Allied leaders reviewed the war effort to date and exchanged thoughts on their plans for the postwar era. At one point in the discussion, FDR offered what he called "the best way to settle the Jewish question."
    In May 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the White House. It was 17 months after Pearl Harbor and a little more than a year before D-Day. The two Allied leaders reviewed the war effort to date and...

    Tags: White House, World War II (1939-1945), Richard Nixon, Government, Judaism

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