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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Letters: Pot's place in medicine

    Re "The marijuana measures," Editorial, May 10 Your editorial supporting Measure D mentions medical marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma patients. In my 25 years as a glaucoma sufferer, I have never been prescribed marijuana. In fact, research...

    Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Glaucoma, Health Treatments

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. California Senate requires larger print for drug labels

    Ever squinted to read the directions on a medicine bottle but couldn’t make out the small print?
    Ever squinted to read the directions on a medicine bottle but couldn’t make out the small print? California lawmakers have the prescription to solve that problem. The state Senate has approved legislation requiring pharmacists to print specific,...

    Tags: Ellen M Corbett

    3. May 16, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Baseball: No. 1 seeds Mater Dei, Bonita and Paraclete all lose

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    There were so many breaking news stories on Thursday regarding the opening round of the Southern Section baseball playoffs that one story hardly is enough. Three No. 1 seeded teams -- Mater Dei in Division 1, Bonita in Division 3......
    4. May 16, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Baseball: The home run that keeps on going [Video]

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    On the second pitch in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday, Jake Bauers of Huntington Beach Marina sent the ball flying over the right-field fence against Norco. It was one of those moon shots seen at a big-league......
    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Doctoring in a family way

    Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options available to her: continuing the pregnancy and preparing to parent another child, offering the baby for adoption or having an abortion. She chose to continue with the pregnancy, and I worked with her over the following months as she struggled with the discomforts of pregnancy, excessive weight gain and the anxiety of having to raise two small children on her own.
    Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Culture, Birth Control, Family Planning, Abortion

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Farmer loses seed patent case

    WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously.
    WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...

    Tags: Vaccines, Agriculture, Elena Kagan, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Invention and Innovation

    7. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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: Diabetes, Erectile Dysfunction, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers, Heart Disease

    8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The right medicine for building muscles and saving time

    Here's a new way to use that medicine ball and challenge your muscles all the way from calves to shoulders.
    Here's a new way to use that medicine ball and challenge your muscles all the way from calves to shoulders. Demonstrated by Long Beach fitness instructor John Garey, who uses it in his "Core Power & Stamina" DVD, it's a great timesaving move to add to...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise

    9. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Generic version of narcotic Opana still for sale despite concerns

    Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...

    Tags: Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business

    Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose.
    Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose. The latest example is PepsiCo and Lil Wayne. Last week, the...

    Tags: Reebok Ltd., Social Media, Politics, Coca-Cola Co., Promethazine (drug)

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. FDA allows sales of generic Opana painkiller to continue

    Federal regulators said Friday that they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...

    Tags: Pain, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)

    12. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses

    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go.
    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Crime, Law and Justice, Internists

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