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My Turn: PSA scare prompts reflection and education
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWhen my family doctor called five years ago with the news that my PSA levels had spiked, I hung up the phone and did what all of us do. I panicked. I thought, "So this is how I'm going to die." Then came the delayed second reaction: This can't be right!...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Blood, Health Organizations, Concerts, Breast Cancer
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It's about time that FDA took action against Lap-Band billboards
It has taken almost two years, but government regulators finally woke up to the idea that those 1-800-GET-THIN billboards plastered all over Southland freeways may be dangerous to your health.
That's the underlying meaning of the action announced Tuesday...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Health Organizations
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Severe Beijing smog -- or fog? -- leads to long airport delays
World NowHeavy smog, which the Chinese government insists is fog, has coated the city of Beijing for days, causes long delays and cancellations at the one of the busiest airports in the world.... -
Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11
Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...Tags: Religious Education, The Ohio State University, Diabetes, Relief and Aid Organizations, Teachers
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FDA's 1-800-GET-THIN warning follows L.A. County official's complaint
Money & CompanyThe Food and Drug Administration has ordered 1-800-GET-THIN, the company behind the advertising campaign for Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, to take better steps to warn consumers about risks of such procedures. The move comes one year after Los Angeles... -
The latest advance in smartphone technology -- a corded handset?
TechnologyRetro headsets for smart phones may reduce cell phone radiation.... -
Steve Jobs profiteering takes off on Etsy, EBay [Updated]
TechnologyMerchants sell Steve Jobs memorial items after his death.... -
The BlackBerry solution
Opinion L.A.Two big stories out of Europe this week. First, geneticists announced that they had reconstructed the genome of the bug that caused the so-called Black Death, the plague that killed about 30 million people in Europe from 1347 to 1351....... -
California farmers call Colorado cantaloupe sickness 'isolated'
Money & CompanyDeadly listeria outbreak in Colorado cantaloupes was an isolated case of unsanitary practices, California farmers say.... -
Simpler nutrition labels urged for grocery products
Money & CompanyInstitute of Medicine proposes grocery labeling system like Energy Star...
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