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In-Your-Face Fitness: Keeping your lower back pain-free
On a recent ski trip, my best friend handed me a flask of cinnamon schnapps. He called it "courage in 100-proof form," and I needed it. I was perched at the edge of a cliff, looking at a 20-foot drop into thigh-deep powder.
Nearly a decade ago, when I...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Spine, Chiropractic, Internal Medicine, Lower Back Pain
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Letters: Many views of 'alternative' treatment
![The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New Age Cures Put to the Test," Jan. 23].](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67687605-27172233.jpg "The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [\"New Age Cures Put to the Test,\" Jan. 23].")
The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Acupuncture, Tom Harkin, Chiropractic, Government
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Coliseum officials charged taxpayers thousands for fill-ups
As finance director for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Ronald Lederkramer didn't need to do much driving to keep an eye on the stadium's books. But he has charged taxpayers about $7,600 for gasoline since 2008, even for fill-ups near Las Vegas and in...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Lower Back Pain, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Standing up to Pain
Pain took center stage during season 11 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” when Jennifer Grey almost didn’t perform during the finale due to a severe back injury.
The actress, who shot to fame in the 1987 flick “Dirty...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, ABC (tv network), Health Treatments, Jennifer Grey, Spine
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Autopsies complete on 2 cruise passengers who died aboard ship
Nation NowCruise ship deaths: Autopsies results are back on the deaths of two people aboard an NCL cruise ship. Although no foul play is found, mayhem can and does happen aboard ship, and when deaths do occur, there's a morgue ready and waiting.... -
Alternative medical services growing at U.S. hospitals
Money & CompanyResponding to patient demand, growing numbers of U.S. hospitals are integrating acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative services into their conventional medical care, according to a national survey. Forty-two percent of hospitals in the... -
FDA approves first oral drug to slow multiple sclerosis progression
A failed anti-rejection drug got a new purpose and a new lease on commercial life Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved the medication fingolimod -- to be marketed as Gilenya -- to slow the progression of disability in multiple...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Litigation, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pop Warner to coaches on concussions: If in doubt, sit them out
This weekend and next, pint-sized football players who have risen to the top of their youth leagues are striding heroically onto gridirons across the nation, playing out their own Super Bowl dreams. The scene may look pretty innocent. But growing...Tags: Internists, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Medical Professionals, Concussion, National Football League
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Alternative medicine is becoming mainstream
Leon Wittman tweaked his shoulder in 1994 while attempting to keep his basement from flooding during a thunderstorm by scooping water out of a window well with a bucket.
His left arm began to ache. He realized about a year later that he rarely used it...Tags: Heart Attack, Fatty Acids, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Science and Technology
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Transplantable organs lost to delays, outdated practices [Updated]
With more than 110,000 people awaiting the gift of an organ in the United States, health professionals know they can ill afford to squander the chance that a grieving family will say "yes" to organ donation. And yet, in this season of gift-giving, two new...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, Physical Conditions, Family, Lungs and Airways
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Social support network may add to longevity
The best medicine for a longer, healthier life may be the support of family and friends: That's the conclusion of an exhaustive July report looking at studies over three decades on social relationships and mortality.
People with adequate social...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, Physical Conditions, Philosophy
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Holistic nutrition is weak on science, strong on selling supplements
"Holistic nutrition." You may not know the term, but you've surely heard its claims. Among other things, holistic nutritionists (or HNs, as they call themselves) may teach that fluoride and pesticides are lethal, that most diseases and detrimental...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, PepsiCo Inc., Health and Safety at School, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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