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China's H7N9 bird flu death toll likely to rise
Chinese health officials are warning that the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu is likely to rise in the weeks and months ahead. In a report on the outbreak that began in China in February, doctors and researchers from from several public health...
Tags: Flu, China, Pneumonia, Wildlife, Bird Flu
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The ex-presidents club
As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...
Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, Government, U.S. Department of State, Ronald Reagan
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College binge drinking raises risk of heart disease
Step away from the beer pong table! College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found that four...
Tags: Physical Therapy, High Blood Pressure, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Education, Medical Research
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L.A. County condom mandate pushes porn producers into Ventura County
Here is a political object lesson from the seamier, steamier end of the entertainment business: The new law in Los Angeles County requiring actors in pornographic films to wear condoms seems merely to have pushed the smutty movie industry into the quiet...
Tags: Pornography, Methamphetamine (drug), Clint Eastwood, Michael Bloomberg, Star Wars (movie)
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Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for prostate cancer
A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn. In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and...
Tags: Death, Disease Prevention, Prostate Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Palliative Care
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Planning a home birth? Here's some advice from pediatricians
The nation’s pediatricians have some advice for expectant parents who are considering giving birth to their child at home: Don’t. Home birth is not very common in the United States – fewer than 1% of babies are born outside of a...
Tags: Hepatitis B , Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, American Academy of Pediatrics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Gender differences in autoimmune diseases: Blame them on bacteria?
Why are women more prone to autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis? A new study in mice points to a possible contributor: different types of bacteria that populate our guts. It goes like this: Different mixes of...
Tags: Lupus, Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Science and Technology, Obesity
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Young superhero has a team behind him
Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...
Tags: Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Human Interest, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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TED 2013: Larry Brilliant reflects on impact of his TED Prize
Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the TED Prize. The TED Prize was one...
Tags: Larry Page, Kate Winslet, Smallpox , Bill Clinton, Entertainment
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In poll, 61% of doctors say mammograms should be less frequent
It’s been three years since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force launched the mammography wars with its controversial recommendation that most women get fewer of the breast cancer screening exams -- one every other year between the ages of 50 and...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Symptoms, Elections, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics
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Alleged phony doctor promising 'miracle cures' is charged
L.A. NOWA La Mesa man who allegedly advertised himself as "Dr. Barton" and promised cures for AIDS and cancer has been charged with practicing medicine without a license and other felonies. Keith Allen Barton, 50, was arraigned Wednesday in San Diego...... -
Flu-related deaths total 43 in San Diego County, a near-record
L.A. NOWThree more influenza-related deaths in San Diego County have pushed the seasonal total to 43, the second highest on record, county health officials reported Wednesday. But "on a positive note," new lab-confirmed flu cases declined for the fourth...
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