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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Cancer drug may double as fat-busting treatment for obesity

    Way back in 2002, Dr. Judah Folkman hit upon a tantalizing weight-loss strategy for obese mice. When given daily injections of a drug designed to fight cancer, their fat melted away. The higer the dose they got, the more fat they lost. Some of the obese mice shed so much weight that they wound up at &ldquo;near normal body weights,&rdquo; Folkman and his colleagues reported <a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/99/16/10730.full.pdf">in this article</a> in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    Way back in 2002, Dr. Judah Folkman hit upon a tantalizing weight-loss strategy for obese mice. When given daily injections of a drug designed to fight cancer, their fat melted away. The higer the dose they got, the more fat they lost. Some of the obese...

    Tags: Obesity, Medical Research, Weight, Research, Bevacizumab (drug)

    2. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. The DEA's pot defense [Blowback]

    Reacting to a federal appellate court decision upholding the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's denial of reclassification of marijuana, The Times states in its <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-marijuana-dea-medical-research-20130125,0,5887628.story">Jan. 25 editorial</a> that whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law to permit its prescription as a medicine should be based on science and an evaluation of the facts, rather than on myths. I fully agree.&nbsp;
    Reacting to a federal appellate court decision upholding the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's denial of reclassification of marijuana, The Times states in its Jan. 25 editorial that whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law to...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Politics, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Lifestyle and Leisure

    3. Nov 28, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Era of the dumb jock is slowly ending in college football

    There is one word you've been hearing a lot lately to describe the best college football teams in the country. It is a strange word for a sport of violence. It is an odd way to describe our modern gladiators.
    There is one word you've been hearing a lot lately to describe the best college football teams in the country. It is a strange word for a sport of violence. It is an odd way to describe our modern gladiators. That word is "smart." After Notre Dame's...

    Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Oregon Ducks, Andrew Luck, Pacific-12 Conference, Brian Kelly

    4. Sep 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Newsweek 'Muslim Rage' cover sets off social media. How about sales?

    Newsweek is at it again: The magazine&rsquo;s newest controversial cover, blaring the headline &ldquo;Muslim Rage,&rdquo; has readers in an uproar and social media in a tizzy.
    Newsweek is at it again: The magazine’s newest controversial cover, blaring the headline “Muslim Rage,” has readers in an uproar and social media in a tizzy. Whether any of it will boost the publication’s sales remains to be seen....

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Religion and Belief, Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, Time (magazine)

    5. Aug 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Karl Fleming dies at 84; Newsweek reporter chronicled civil rights struggle

    Karl Fleming, a former Newsweek reporter who helped draw national attention to the civil rights movement in the 1960s &mdash; and risked his life covering it with perceptive stories about its major figures and the inequalities that fueled it &mdash; died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84.
    Karl Fleming, a former Newsweek reporter who helped draw national attention to the civil rights movement in the 1960s — and risked his life covering it with perceptive stories about its major figures and the inequalities that fueled it —...

    Tags: Vernon Jordan, Career and Workplace, World War II (1939-1945), Civil Rights, Newspapers

    6. May 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Nicholas Katzenbach dies at 90; attorney general under Johnson

    WASHINGTON &#8212; Nicholas Katzenbach, the Kennedy administration lawyer who faced down Gov. George Wallace to enroll the first black students at the University of Alabama and who helped write the landmark civil rights and voting rights acts of the 1960s, has died. He was 90.
    WASHINGTON — Nicholas Katzenbach, the Kennedy administration lawyer who faced down Gov. George Wallace to enroll the first black students at the University of Alabama and who helped write the landmark civil rights and voting rights acts of the...

    Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, FBI, Regional Authority, Civil Rights, Voting

    7. Dec 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Virginia Tech shooting: 2007 massacre led to changes nationwide

    Nation Now
    After the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, colleges and universities around the country improved their emergency notification systems and worked to speed up the reaction time of campus police to a potential shooter on campus....
    8. May 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Edgy's football recruiting notes | Wisconsin enters mix for ND's James

    Notre Dame junior running back <strong>Chris James</strong> last week narrowed his list of favorite schools to Iowa, Pitt and Michigan State.
    Notre Dame junior running back Chris James last week narrowed his list of favorite schools to Iowa, Pitt and Michigan State. But that was before Wisconsin offered a scholarship Monday afternoon. "I'm still looking hard at my top three," James said....

    Tags: Football, LSU Tigers, Florida Gators, College Football, Southeastern Conference

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. New college graduates struggle to find work

    Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
    Perrin Crews recently graduated from the University of Mississippi with degrees in political science and Spanish. Despite academic accomplishments that included enrollment in the Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, he is not immediately headed into...

    Tags: Unemployment Rate, Career and Workplace, Mississippi State University , Labor Markets, CareerBuilder

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Several highlights at Lott Trophy luncheon

    Huntington Beach Independent, Calif.
    A special moment took place at The Pacific Club Thursday during the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list luncheon. Lott opened an envelope that revealed the recipient of a $5,000 check that put the IMPACT Foundation over the $1 million barrier for money...

    Tags: St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, NFC Championship Game, Florida State University, Steven Johnson

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. Gophers basketball: FIU guard Malik Smith says he's coming to Minnesota

    St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Florida International guard Malik Smith will follow former FIU coach Richard Pitino to the University of Minnesota, Smith said Wednesday on Twitter. "My decision is final. I'm a Minnesota Gopher baby!!!!! BIG10 here I come!" Smith tweeted from his...

    Tags: Big Ten Conference, Minnesota Golden Gophers, College Basketball, Florida International University, Ole Miss Rebels

    12. May 15, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Edgewater slugger has big numbers, but where are offers?

    Baseball practice ended at Edgewater on Monday, and senior first baseman <strong>Zach Vandergrift</strong> headed to strength coach <strong>Lee Prince</strong>'s house for another workout.
    Baseball practice ended at Edgewater on Monday, and senior first baseman Zach Vandergrift headed to strength coach Lee Prince's house for another workout. Three days a week of weight training and pushups since the start of summer, combined with hours in...

    Tags: JetBlue Airways, Broward County, Financial Aid, Baseball, Sports

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