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    May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapy

    Women who are past menopause and healthy should not use hormone replacement therapy in hopes of warding off dementia, bone fractures or heart disease, says a new analysis by the government task force that weighs the risks and benefits of screening and other therapies aimed at preventing illness.
    Women who are past menopause and healthy should not use hormone replacement therapy in hopes of warding off dementia, bone fractures or heart disease, says a new analysis by the government task force that weighs the risks and benefits of screening and...

    Tags: Chemicals, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Menopause, Symptoms

    2. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Dialysis chain DaVita acquires HealthCare Partners

    Reflecting the growing consolidation wave sparked by healthcare reform, kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc. has agreed to acquire Torrance-based HealthCare Partners, the largest operator of medical groups in the U.S., for $4.42 billion in cash and stock.
    Reflecting the growing consolidation wave sparked by healthcare reform, kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc. has agreed to acquire Torrance-based HealthCare Partners, the largest operator of medical groups in the U.S., for $4.42 billion in cash and stock....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Companies and Corporations, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Insurance

    3. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Davita agrees to pay $4.42 billion for HealthCare Partners

    DaVita Inc., whose biggest shareholder is billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to pay about $4.42 billion in cash and stock to acquire HealthCare Partners, continuing an international spending spree on providers of medical care....

    Tags: Healthcare Industry, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Diabetes, Fresenius Medical Care, Companies and Corporations

    4. May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Biggest Loser' results: Better than weight-loss surgery?

    Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood pressure and improved their metabolic function, the physician who is the show's medical consultant reported Friday to the American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists.
    Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood pressure and improved their metabolic function, the physician who is the show's medical consultant reported Friday...

    Tags: Weight, Univision (tv network), Symptoms, Health, Medical Research

    5. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Prostate cancer and the PSA test: It's hard to understand risk

    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for prostate cancer screening — urging doctors not to use the popular PSA test to detect the disease.
    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for prostate cancer screening — urging doctors not to use the popular PSA test to detect the disease. The new recommendations, which were published in the journal Annals of...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration, Internal Medicine

    6. May 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Will doctors follow new PSA test advice? Signs aren't great

    Is the routine PSA test to screen for <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic">prostate cancer</span> going to fade away now that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against it for men of all ages?
    Is the routine PSA test to screen for prostate cancer going to fade away now that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against it for men of all ages? The signs are maybe not, according to a survey of primary care physicians done by...

    Tags: Malpractice, Johns Hopkins University, Prostate Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Health

    7. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal

    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and clinics.
    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Health and Medical Professionals, DaVita Incorporated, Health, Healthcare Industry

    8. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Patient's broken neck went unnoticed

    Diane Rodrigues sang, prayed and bounced on her bed during the night at Metropolitan State Hospital. A nurse assigned to keep her under constant watch sat by, occasionally dozing.
    Diane Rodrigues sang, prayed and bounced on her bed during the night at Metropolitan State Hospital. A nurse assigned to keep her under constant watch sat by, occasionally dozing. By 7 a.m., the 52-year-old psychiatric patient was lying motionless on the...

    Tags: Schizophrenia, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace

    9. May 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Bill to allow some non-physician abortions is pulled

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    Bill that would allow some non-physicians to perform certain abortions pulled. In the face of opposition, the author of a bill to allow some non-physicians to perform certain abortions announced she was pulling the measure....
    10. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Should Obama ban photo ops with foods like burgers and fries?

    What could be more American than hot dogs and apple pie? Perhaps it&rsquo;s no wonder that politicians spend much of their time on the campaign trail hamming it up with voters at diners, burger shacks and other eating establishments that aren&rsquo;t exactly paragons of healthful fare.
    What could be more American than hot dogs and apple pie? Perhaps it’s no wonder that politicians spend much of their time on the campaign trail hamming it up with voters at diners, burger shacks and other eating establishments that aren’t...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Politics, Weight, Heart Disease, Healthy Diet

    11. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Doctor says he's found the actual G spot

    Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski has long dreamed of finding a piece of elusive territory with a reputation for near-mythic powers.
    Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski has long dreamed of finding a piece of elusive territory with a reputation for near-mythic powers. Ostrzenski's quarry is the G spot, the long-conjectured trigger for enhancing female orgasm. And...

    Tags: Oxytocin (drug), Rutgers University, Science, Science and Technology, Health

    12. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Guidelines limiting prostate cancer screening are widely ignored

    Guidelines limiting PSA screening for prostate cancer detection in older men are widely ignored, researchers said Tuesday, and physicians seem likely to continue to ignore them. Nearly half of all men age 75 and older receive the PSA test from doctors, despite&nbsp;a growing body of evidence that the tests do more harm than good, according to Dr. Scott E. Eggener of the University of Chicago Medical Center. The issue has been in the news lately with the report last week that 81-year-old Warren Buffett, the well-known entrepreneur, was <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-he-buffett-prostate-cancer-20120417,0,2463975.story">diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer</a> and would begin receiving radiation treatment for it. Because stage 1 prostate cancer is very slow-growing, an elderly man is more likely to die of some other cause before the tumor gets large enough to do any damage. Critics thus charged that Buffett should never have had a PSA test in the first place, that he definitely should not have had a biopsy for a slightly elevated PSA level, and that he should not have been treated. All three actions, critics said, are a waste of medical resources.
    Guidelines limiting PSA screening for prostate cancer detection in older men are widely ignored, researchers said Tuesday, and physicians seem likely to continue to ignore them. Nearly half of all men age 75 and older receive the PSA test from doctors,...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Warren Buffett, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Prostate

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