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    Apr 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. California state mental hospitals plagued by peril

    When Garth Webb was sent to Napa State Hospital, his parents were relieved. The bellboy and amateur composer from Sebastopol had been in the throes of bipolar disorder when he was charged with threatening the lives of co-workers. His family encouraged...

    Tags: Psychology, Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Department of Justice, Antihistamines

    2. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer

    In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The reason: emerging evidence that the drug does not prolong life and also that it's been linked to serious side effects.
    In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...

    Tags: Medical Research, Biotechnology, Medical Specialization, Genentech Inc., Human Body

    3. Jul 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Braces are for grown-ups too

    Roger Grunwald's acting career has taken him to off-Broadway stages and the set of the soap opera "One Life to Live." He certainly has reason to smile. But in all seven of his professional headshots, his lips are sealed shut.
    Roger Grunwald's acting career has taken him to off-Broadway stages and the set of the soap opera "One Life to Live." He certainly has reason to smile. But in all seven of his professional headshots, his lips are sealed shut. "Being in the performing...

    Tags: Politics, Music Theater, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Dental Braces

    4. Jun 13, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. On 'Men of a Certain Age,' questions arise about colon cancer and chemo

    <b>The premise</b>
    The premise Joe (Ray Romano) and Manfro (Jon Manfrellotti) are good friends who go to a strip club the night before Manfro is scheduled to begin chemotherapy to treat Stage 3 colon cancer. Manfro, whose tumor had spread to his lymph nodes by the time...

    Tags: Biotechnology, Celebrities and Health Issues, Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Diseases and Illnesses

    5. Jul 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The quest for the perfect smile

    The job of an orthodontist has morphed over the years, says Dr. Mark Yanosky, an orthodontist in Birmingham, Ala., and an adjunct assistant professor of orthodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It used to be that people just wanted well-aligned teeth, he says.
    The job of an orthodontist has morphed over the years, says Dr. Mark Yanosky, an orthodontist in Birmingham, Ala., and an adjunct assistant professor of orthodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It used to be that people just wanted well-...

    Tags: Politics, Birmingham , Psychology, Science and Technology, Align Technology, Inc.

    6. Nov 15, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Virginia researcher works to save Atlantic sturgeon

    L.A. Unleashed
    HOPEWELL, Va. — Researcher Matt Balazik wears his passion for saving the Atlantic sturgeon on his right arm -- a tattoo of the ancient fish -- and lives it by counting the bottom-feeding giants in the James River. The 30-year-old......
    7. Nov 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. UCLA basketball: Bruins can't escape New York with a victory

    The Fabulous Forum
    Reeves Nelson got a chance to put all that extra long-range shooting he did in the off-season to the test. But the UCLA power forward couldn't connect on a three-pointer that would have pulled the Bruins into a tie with......
    8. Nov 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. UCLA basketball: Bruins trail Virginia Commonwealth at halftime

    The Fabulous Forum
    UCLA has fallen behind again, and it couldn't get back up. The Bruins spotted Virginia Commonwealth the first eight points of their NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game, just as they had Villanova two nights earlier. And it could have been......
    9. Dec 14, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. John B. Fenn dies at 93; shared Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Chemist John B. Fenn, who shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work that made possible the rapid analysis of the structure of proteins and other biomolecules through mass spectrometry, died Friday in Richmond, Va. He was 93 and died of complications from a fall suffered Oct. 12.
    Chemist John B. Fenn, who shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work that made possible the rapid analysis of the structure of proteins and other biomolecules through mass spectrometry, died Friday in Richmond, Va. He was 93 and died of...

    Tags: Chemistry, Retirement, Companies and Corporations, Nobel Prize Awards, Career and Workplace

    10. Jan 18, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Joe Goode's dance troupe has a puppet who can partner

    It seemed like an ordinary shopping expedition: two gay men wandering the aisles of a San Francisco Baby Gap in search of a neo-preppy look for their tousle-haired tyke. An adorable attention-grabber, the little fella with the thin neck and long arms didn't prove the easiest of fits, however.
    It seemed like an ordinary shopping expedition: two gay men wandering the aisles of a San Francisco Baby Gap in search of a neo-preppy look for their tousle-haired tyke. An adorable attention-grabber, the little fella with the thin neck and long arms...

    Tags: Education, University of California, Sam Shepard, Dance, Entertainment

    11. Aug 22, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Reviews: Stephen Vitiello's installation art at MC

    What more can you ask of a work of art than that it alter your breath -- that it first make you aware of your own breathing and then slow it, shape it, sculpt it?
    Special to The Times
    What more can you ask of a work of art than that it alter your breath -- that it first make you aware of your own breathing and then slow it, shape it, sculpt it? Stephen Vitiello's show at MC is revelatory in that most visceral way. It doesn't just...

    Tags: Education, Arts, Arts and Culture, Doug Henry, Colleges and Universities

    12. Mar 11, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. West capsules

    1. KANSAS LOCATION: Lawrence. ENROLLMENT: 29,624 HOW THEY GOT HERE: Won Big 12 tournament. RECORD: 30-4. RPI: 11th. RECORD VS. FIELD: 5-3. NCAA HISTORY: This is 36th appearance, and 18th in a row. The Jayhawks won it all in 1952 and 1988; they also...

    Tags: Indiana Hoosiers, David Patten, Boston Bruins, Basketball, Awards and Prizes

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