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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. FDA panel backs a new sleep drug

    An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug,  called suvorexant, lower  than that proposed by the medication's maker, Merck. In doing so, members of the FDA's advisory committee on peripheral and central nervous system drugs appeared to agree with concerns raised by FDA staff scientists that, at higher doses, the sleep medication may cause dangerous next-day drowsiness in some patients.
    An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug,  called suvorexant, lower  than that proposed by...

    Tags: Insomnia, Trials, Elections, Merck & Company Incorporated, Politics

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A birth control double standard

    In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box stores — and buy condoms. If you want to remain anonymous, you can pay cash; no ID is required. If you're too embarrassed to face the checkout clerk, use the self-check aisle or, for $17.97, get a box of 100 — flavored or with "added sensations," even — delivered to your door in a plain brown box.
    In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box...

    Tags: Standards, Plan B (drug), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Finance, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Four insights to your health from L.A.'s public MD

    You think your doctor is too busy? Dr. Jonathan Fielding has about 9 million patients – which is to say, almost everyone in Los Angeles County. He heads the county’s public health department, a department bigger than that of some states. His...

    Tags: Dietary Supplements, Hospitals and Clinics, Georgetown, Mineral Supplements, Vitamin Therapy

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

  5. Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs

    SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs.
    SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...

    Tags: Jerry Hill, Viral Diseases and Infections, Amgen Inc., Exports, Roche Holding AG

    6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Resources for celiac disease

    A by-no-means exhaustive list of resources follows. Please send us your favorites.
    A by-no-means exhaustive list of resources follows. Please send us your favorites. Celiac Disease Foundation, based in Studio City. Information, seminars and product shows, children's summer camp. Mayo Clinic. Information on health and gluten-free...

    Tags: Recipes, Restaurants, Celiac Disease, Breads, Diseases and Illnesses

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

  7. The specter of human cloning

    A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur efforts to regenerate healthy tissue for the injured and the ailing. Although it's reasonable to worry about where such a discovery may lead, those concerns shouldn't stop researchers from exploring the restorative properties of stem cells.
    A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur...

    Tags: Medical Research, Science, Research, Science and Technology

    8. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. FDA studies caffeine's effects on children, teens

    WASHINGTON — The presence of caffeine in gum, jelly beans, waffles and other foods has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the stimulant's potential effects on children and adolescents.
    WASHINGTON — The presence of caffeine in gum, jelly beans, waffles and other foods has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the stimulant's potential effects on children and adolescents. The FDA's announcement comes a few weeks...

    Tags: Waffles, Mars, Inc., American Academy of Pediatrics

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

  9. Lipstick's allure may come with heavy metal price

    The quest for lusher, ruby-red lips may be exposing women to dangerous metals, including cadmium, a highly toxic element linked with renal failure, a UC Berkeley study suggests.
    The quest for lusher, ruby-red lips may be exposing women to dangerous metals, including cadmium, a highly toxic element linked with renal failure, a UC Berkeley study suggests. Researchers found trace amounts of nine metals, some benign, some...

    Tags: Metal, Metal and Mineral

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

  10. S.F. city attorney, Monster in legal fight over energy drinks

    San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is lashing back at Monster Beverage Corp. with his own lawsuit a week after being sued by the Corona energy drink maker.
    San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is lashing back at Monster Beverage Corp. with his own lawsuit a week after being sued by the Corona energy drink maker. The root of the legal barbs: Herrera’s attempts to curb caffeine content in Monster...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Heart Failure

    11. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Government will appeal Plan B emergency birth control ruling

    The U.S. attorney's office announced late Wednesday that it would appeal a federal judge's decision to make Plan B One-Step and related emergency birth control pills available to consumers of all ages without a prescription.
    The U.S. attorney's office announced late Wednesday that it would appeal a federal judge's decision to make Plan B One-Step and related emergency birth control pills available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. In papers filed with the U....

    Tags: Consumers, Lawyers, Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

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

  12. FDA warns pregnant migraine sufferers against anti-seizure drugs

    The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing those taking the drugs during pregnancy have children with lower IQ scores than women who do not take them.
    The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing...

    Tags: Migraine, Bipolar Disorder, Physical Conditions, Autism, Behavioral Conditions

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