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    May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist

    Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said.
    Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...

    Tags: Columbia University, Game Shows, Radio, Philosophy, Psychologists

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

  2. Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster

    Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach.
    Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach. So says a new JAMA Internal Medicine study from two members of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, where researchers...

    Tags: Internal Medicine, Groceries, Cornell University, Services and Shopping, Health and Medical Professionals

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

  3. A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession

    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette.
    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Alzheimer's Disease, Genetic Engineering, Pharmaceuticals

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test

    Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS.
    Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Retroviruses, U.S. Congress

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

  5. Saying no to surgery

    Thom McDaniels is no stranger to surgery. As a longtime athlete and high school football coach, he's spent years putting his knees through the wringer. After injuring his right knee again during football practice, he was told by an orthopedic surgeon that it was time for reconstructive surgery.
    Thom McDaniels is no stranger to surgery. As a longtime athlete and high school football coach, he's spent years putting his knees through the wringer. After injuring his right knee again during football practice, he was told by an orthopedic surgeon that...

    Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Health Treatments, Internal Medicine, Medical Specialization, Insurance

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

  6. Antidepressants: A help or hindrance to those facing surgery?

    About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the two patient populations -- those on antidepressants and those facing surgery -- is a certainty.
    About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Depression, Heart Disease, Lexapro (drug)

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

  7. 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: Multiple Sclerosis, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Lorazepam (drug), Alprazolam (drug)

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

  8. After hospital care, the test begins

    In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and rehabilitation would be long and difficult. We didn't know that his transition to post-hospital medical care would be just as challenging.
    In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Pharmaceuticals

    9. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Letters: Doctors and nurses -- who will take care of us?

    Re "Can't a nurse do that?," Editorial, April 21 To combat the impending physician shortage all across California, and the crisis already facing rural areas, state law absolutely must change to allow greater independence for non-physician medical...

    Tags: Internal Medicine, Health Care Reform (2009), Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Nursing

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. For Muslims, bad memories and new worries

    There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children.
    There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children. In a region where Amish and Mennonite women cover themselves, Karen and her 20-year-old daughter, Amanda, find the...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Philosophy

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath

    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital in Boston. <div style="padding: 18px 0px 8px 8px; float: right;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/lanow/la-me-robin-abcarian-perspective-20130402,0,101211.storygallery"><img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-51673417/turbine/la-me-robin-abcarian-20130323/600" /></a></div>
    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Internal Medicine, Jihad, Hospitals and Clinics

    12. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Watch it live: The science of a healthful diet explained

    As a student at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, <a href="http://tulane.edu/som/departments/medicine/gimger/people/timothy-harlan.cfm">Timothy Harlan</a> was often struck by how little the medical professionals around him seemed to know about healthful eating. Doctors would tell their patients what foods to avoid, but rarely did they advise them on the foods they should embrace.
    As a student at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Timothy Harlan was often struck by how little the medical professionals around him seemed to know about healthful eating. Doctors would tell their patients what foods to avoid, but rarely did...

    Tags: GERD, Drugs and Medicines, Coumadin (drug), Tulane University, Lifestyle and Leisure

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