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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Obstetrics, Behavioral Conditions, American Academy of Pediatrics, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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In the list of great Lakers accomplishments, this isn't one of them
addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); Yay? One of the most hyped teams in NBA history fell exhaustedly into the playoffs Wednesday. Appropriately, it happened with only...
Tags: Steve Nash, Basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder, Mike D'Antoni, Utah Jazz
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Pablo Neruda's grave is opened in inquiry into the poet's death
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The body of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda is being exhumed from his tomb in Chile on Monday morning in an attempt to discover whether he was poisoned by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet. A team of forensic scientists will remove Neruda...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Chile, Poetry, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients
A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last year said they were in favor of...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, NPR, General Practitioners, Health and Safety at School, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Kobe Bryant gets stitches removed 17 days after surgery
Kobe Bryant continues his recovery from the Achilles' tear that ended his season on April 12. On Tuesday, before his exit interview for the season with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni, Bryant tweeted the latest update....
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Jodie Meeks, Mike D'Antoni, Antawn Jamison, Kobe Bryant
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Noel Greenwood dies at 75; former L.A. Times senior editor
Noel Greenwood, a former senior editor at the Los Angeles Times who helped shape local and California coverage as the newspaper outgrew its modest local ambitions and transformed itself into one of national stature, died Sunday at his Santa Barbara home....
Tags: George Skelton, Awards and Prizes, Los Angeles Riots (1992), Media Industry, Rodney King
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Engineered T-cell therapy offers hope to adult leukemia patients
A therapy that supercharges the body's immune cells and sends them back in to fight a deadly form of leukemia has shown promise in adult patients who were out of options, according to a new report published Wednesday. Adults who have relapsed after...
Tags: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Leukemia
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Pau Gasol prepared for an uncertain future with or without Lakers
After his exit interview Tuesday, Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol acknowledged that he might not be back next season with the team. "The future is uncertain, there's no doubt about it," Gasol said. "I don't know the exact percentages of it but I'm...
Tags: Jodie Meeks, Mike D'Antoni, Antawn Jamison, Kobe Bryant, David Stern
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Oddsmakers expect Dwight Howard to re-sign with the Lakers
According to the gambling website Bovada, the Lakers are the prohibitive favorite to sign their All-Star center Dwight Howard. Howard will officially become a free agent on July 1. The Lakers are expected to make every overture to keep him on a five-...
Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol
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Dwight Howard: Contract decision centered on 'right to be happy'
Dwight Howard will take some time away from basketball as he contemplates his future. "I'm going to take my time, get away from the game, my phones and everything and just clear my head," Howard said Tuesday after his exit meeting at the Lakers' El...
Tags: Basketball, Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson
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Steve Nash makes Lakers' case: 'This is the place' for Dwight Howard
Steve Nash couldn't finish this season because of injuries, but he knew where to start next season. With Dwight Howard. Nash was "very hopeful" the soon-to-be free-agent center would return to the Lakers. "I think this is the place for him," Nash...
Tags: Steve Nash, Basketball, Jodie Meeks, Mike D'Antoni, Metta World Peace
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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: Biopsy, Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention, Palliative Care
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