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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Some could have gaps in medical coverage under new law

    When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job.
    When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job. As their family incomes change,...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Poverty, Personal Income, Health Insurance Cost, Pharmaceuticals

  2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. How to avoid a return to the hospital

    The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often.
    The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Environmental Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals

  4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-income children and kids of color have been hit hardest by untreated cavities.
    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, American Cancer Society, Tooth Decay, Crime, Law and Justice

  6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'

    As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in.
    As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...

    Tags: Obesity, Biology, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis, Entertainment

  8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Study casts doubt on some findings about sodium

    Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded.
    Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded. The Institute of Medicine panel...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Kidney Disease, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure

  10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist

    Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said.
    Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...

    Tags: Internists, Game Shows, Health and Medical Professionals, Columbia University, The Washington Post

  12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Restaurant meals overloaded with salt, fat, calories, study says

    Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal.
    Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal. After an exhaustive analysis of 3,507 possible ways to order 685 meals at 19 restaurants chains in Canada, researchers found that the...

    Tags: Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, Research, Heart Failure, Burger King

  14. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation

    Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war.
    Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...

    Tags: Veterans Affairs, Behavioral Conditions, Harvard University, Iraq, Diseases and Illnesses

  16. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. 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, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Entertainment Events, Johns Hopkins University

  18. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction.
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products -- SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...

    Tags: Prescription Drugs, Product Recalls, Drugs and Medicines, Consumers, Health Treatments

  20. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama&rsquo;s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health.
    WASHINGTON — As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama’s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health....

    Tags: Health Insurance, Medical Research, Personal Income, Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama

  22. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?

    An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them.
    An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...

    Tags: Medical Research, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Surgery, Obesity, Chris Christie

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