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Death, drug reactions spur concern about Botox safety
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterConcerns about the widely used anti-wrinkle treatment Botox and a similar drug arose Friday as federal regulators said they were reviewing reports of at least one death and other serious reactions among some patients. Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Dermatology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Personal Service, Facial Wrinkles, Health
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Earl Ubell, 80; journalist covered significant science and health breakthroughs
Washington PostEarl Ubell, a journalist who covered the leading health and science breakthroughs of the postwar age with a lively and effective style, died Wednesday at a nursing facility in Englewood, N.J. He was 80 and had Parkinson's disease and dementia. Ubell, who...Tags: Heart Attack, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)
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In gambling's grip
Special to The TimesThe day that Marilyn Lancelot won the biggest jackpot of her life, she left the casino in Yuma, Ariz., with every penny of the $4,000 that had poured out of the slot machines. This time she knew that she would never gamble again. She was right,...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Sciences, Casino and Gambling Industry, University of California, Los Angeles
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Dance Class
Anne Lamott , a contributing writer to West, is the author of 10 books.One night recently, my friend Neshama and I agreed to be helpers at my friend Karen's special-ed dance class. Neshama wanted to go because she is a lifelong dancer—modern, ballet, Bolinas tribal stomp. Also, perhaps some of you caught her act during...Tags: Dance, Fingers, Entertainment, Safeway Inc., Sports
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Read this over coffee
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCoffee drinkers, rejoice! The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis and...Tags: Colon, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health, Cirrhosis
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Howard Zieff dies at 81; directed 'Private Benjamin' and other comedies
Howard Zieff, a top advertising print photographer and TV commercial director in the 1960s and early '70s before tapping his flair for comedy as the director of movies including "Private Benjamin," "Hearts of the West" and "My Girl," has died. He was 81....Tags: Richard Benjamin, Meatballs, Richard Dreyfuss, Film Festivals, Entertainment
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Christopher Nolan dies at 43; Irish poet and novelist
Associated PressChristopher Nolan, an Irish poet and novelist who refused to let cerebral palsy get in the way of his writing, has died. He was 43. Nolan choked on a piece of food Friday at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, according to a statement from his family in the...Tags: Margaret Drabble, Entertainment, Christopher Nolan, Republic of Ireland, Health
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Robert Iacono, 55; surgeon performed radical procedure on Parkinson's patients
Times Staff WriterDr. Robert Iacono, the troubled neurosurgeon who was one of the first practitioners of a radical form of surgery for Parkinson's disease but whose personal behavior derailed his career, has died in a plane crash. He was 55. Iacono was flying alone from...Tags: Duke University, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health
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Octuplets -- why?
The birth of octuplets in a Bellflower hospital this week was greeted by celebratory headlines around the world. "Miracle Mum Gives Birth to Eight Babies," announced the Belfast Telegraph. But, in truth, it's hard to celebrate a situation in which eight...Tags: Abortion, Des Moines Register, Health, Infants, Death
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James H. Warsaw dies at 61; entrepreneur helped advance sports as a business
James H. Warsaw, a Newport Beach entrepreneur who helped change the perception of sports from games with bats and balls to a business of dollars and cents, has died. He was 61. Warsaw died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of...Tags: Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, Diseases and Illnesses
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Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Dies
Times Staff WriterYasser Arafat, guerrilla chieftain turned statesman who juggled armed resistance and political diplomacy, yet failed to achieve his lifelong dream of creating a Palestinian state, died today. He was 75. Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a top Arafat aide, confirmed...Tags: Ariel Sharon, Judaism, Diseases and Illnesses, Wars and Interventions, Nobel Prize Awards
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A desperate injection of stem cells and hope
Times Staff WriterAlone at his computer, drool sliding down his chin, Tom Hill searched the Internet for anything that could save him. His 55-year-old body was gradually shutting down. His muscles twitched uncontrollably. He could no longer talk, so he scribbled notes...Tags: Church and State Relations, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research, File Sharing
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