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'Real Housewives of Orange County': Jeana Keough on why she's leaving and what she really thinks of Vicki
Show TrackerShe provides the oh-so-awesome zingers each episode (sometimes at the expense of the other housewives). But Jeana Keough, one of original Orange County 'Housewives,' says she’s ditching the cameras to focus on work. The 52-year-old Wisconsin native and.... -
Rodent of the Week: Implanted vaccine attacks cancer
Booster ShotsSeveral cancer vaccines that are delivered via injections or intravenous lines are in development. Another approach to a vaccine, however, is to implant a small disk containing cancer-fighting substances under the skin, according to researchers from... -
Frank McCourt dies at 78; late-blooming author of 'Angela's Ashes'
Frank McCourt, the retired New York City schoolteacher who launched his late-in-life literary career by tapping memories of his grim, poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir "Angela's Ashes," died Sunday of cancer....Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), International Military Interventions, Journalism, Korean War (1950-1953), Frank McCourt
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Avoid the sun -- but not a biopsy
I'd always had a vague feeling that my mother needed to be aware of skin cancer. A redhead with creamy-white freckled skin, she was at higher risk than darker-skinned people. Years earlier, Southern California's beaches had represented pure heaven for her...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Attack, Cancer
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PASSINGS: Scott Davis, Ed Moose, Frank Kermode, Ghazi Algosaibi
Scott Davis
Mount SAC track and field announcer
Scott Davis, 66, a longtime track and field announcer and statistician who added to the prestige of the Mount San Antonio College Relays by attracting such stars as Marion Jones, Carl Lewis and Asafa...Tags: University of Southern California, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Restaurants, London Theatre, United Kingdom
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One life lost, another changed
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMany people who don't protect themselves from the sun may never get skin cancer. And certainly, you can roll the dice if you wish. But there are things I now do regularly to protect myself from it. I don't have to remember to do them; they're automatic. I...Tags: Cancer, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Issues
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Frank C. Garland dies at 60; epidemiologist helped show importance of vitamin D
Frank C. Garland, the UC San Diego epidemiologist who, with his brother Cedric, was the first to demonstrate that vitamin D deficiencies play a role in cancer and other diseases, died Aug. 17 at UCSD Thornton Hospital. He was 60 and had been suffering for...Tags: Internists, University of California, San Diego, Science and Technology, Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Cancer
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PASSINGS: Fred Kinne, Tony Huesman, Kenneth H. Bacon
Fred Kinne
Plane crash work helped win Pulitzer
Fred Kinne, 93, a veteran editor who helped a San Diego newspaper win the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of a 1978 plane crash, died Aug. 9 at a nursing center in La Mesa, his family said. He had suffered...Tags: United Nations, Journalism, Refugee, Government, Stanford University
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Do you know how to protect yourself from cancer (and wrinkles) this weekend?
All The RageOver the long Memorial Day weekend, thousands of Southern Californians will be heading into the great outdoors, beckoned by our beautiful beaches, parks, campgrounds, back yards and, of course, gorgeous weather. Nothing to do but kick back and relax,... -
Does Heliocare combat the sun's rays?
Have you ever slathered on sunscreen but somehow managed to miss your nose? Or the back of your hand? Or the tops of your feet? You're not the only one. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, most people apply less than half of the optimal...Tags: Sunburn, Dietary Supplements, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Medical Research, John Murray
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FDA approves immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer on Thursday, the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer ever approved by the agency. The approval opens the door to a whole new approach to cancer therapy, adding...Tags: University of Southern California, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Fever, Crime, Law and Justice
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Do sunscreens give a false sense of security? [Updated]
GreenspaceSomething strange is happening in the sunscreen aisle. Shelves that had been stocked with bottles claiming SPF, or sun protection factor, ratings of 30 now have products that trumpet SPF ratings of 55, 70, even 110+. But a new study......
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