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    Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The DEA's marijuana mistake

    For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all but impossible to develop a robust body of research on the medical uses of marijuana.
    For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Science, Behavioral Conditions, Drugs and Medicines

    2. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant: Royal baby time!

    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant, expecting a first baby with husband Prince William! 
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant, expecting a first baby with husband Prince William!  The news came via St. James' Palace on Monday, with a caveat that Catherine, 30, has been hospitalized with a severe form of...

    Tags: Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (2011), Charles, Prince of Wales, Cornwall, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Social Media

    3. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Hope amid frustration as World AIDS Day approaches

    Thirty-four million people live with HIV today, and 1.7 million became newly infected in 2011.  But on the eve of World AIDS Day, many experts see room for some optimism.
    Thirty-four million people live with HIV today, and 1.7 million became newly infected in 2011.  But on the eve of World AIDS Day, many experts see room for some optimism. Studies now show that identifying -- and effectively treating -- people who are...

    Tags: Genetic Engineering, Chemical Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hillary Clinton, HIV Treatment

    4. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve

    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything, people and governments can do to address the issue. In the brief essays that follow, Malcolm Potts from UC Berkeley sets up the situation we are facing, and population experts from around the globe explain some of the approaches they've seen work &mdash; and the reasons others have not. The series, by Times staff writer Kenneth R. Weiss and staff photographer Rick Loomis, can be found at <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/population/%20">latimes.com/populationrising</a>.
    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...

    Tags: Human Interest, Islam, Aquaculture, Population and Census, Demographics

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Frankie Muniz 'still trying to make sense' of his mini-stroke

    <iframe id="kaltura_player_1354742923" height="337" width="600" style="border: 0px solid #ffffff;" src="http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_ztfeid4r/uiconf_id/3775332/st_cache/12910?referer=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/frankie-muniz-stroke-malcolm-middle-star-suffers-mini-17883365&autoPlay=false&addThis.playerSize=392x221&freeWheel.siteSectionId=nws_offsite&closedCaptionActive=true&">Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.</iframe>
    Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Frankie Muniz isn't sure why he suffered a mini-stroke last Friday, but he knows one thing: It's good to be alive. "I'm still trying to make sense of it," the "Malcolm in the Middle" actor-turned-...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, High Blood Pressure, Social Media

    6. Jan 23, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Junior Seau's family sues NFL over his brain injuries

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    The family of football star Junior Seau is suing the National Football League, asserting that he committed suicide because of the brain injuries suffered during his career....
    7. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gun lobby has squelched injury prevention research, doctors charge

    One week after 20-year-old Adam Lanza used guns to kill 20 first-graders and seven adults before shooting himself, two physicians published <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1487470">a Viewpoint article</a> in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. asking what the medical and public health community can do to prevent massacres like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., from being repeated.
    One week after 20-year-old Adam Lanza used guns to kill 20 first-graders and seven adults before shooting himself, two physicians published a Viewpoint article in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. asking what the medical and public health...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Justice System, Research

    8. Jan 10, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Junior Seau had brain disease at time of suicide, tests show

    L.A. NOW
    Advanced tests done at the National Institutes of Health on the brain of football star Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, showed he had signs of a degenerative brain disease, the Associated Press reported. The examination of Seau's brain......
    9. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Letters: How to rein in Medicare costs

    Re "The beloved budget buster," Editorial, Dec. 9 Your editorial on Medicare correctly identified novel procedures as one of the drivers of rising medical costs. It prescribed better comparisons of the cost-effectiveness of treatments as an essential...

    Tags: Antonin Scalia, Medicare, Private Health Care, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost

    10. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Increase in vision problems could be linked to diabetes rise

    An increase in vision problems that cannot be corrected with lenses may be related to an <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6145a4.htm?s_cid=mm6145a4_w" target="_blank">uptick in diabetes rates</a> over the same period, researchers said Tuesday.
    An increase in vision problems that cannot be corrected with lenses may be related to an uptick in diabetes rates over the same period, researchers said Tuesday. The team, led by Dr. David S. Friedman of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...

    Tags: Medical Research, American Medical Association, Diabetes, Science and Technology, Cataracts

    11. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Stem cell transplant boosts function slightly in Parkinson's monkeys

    In a small but hopeful step for researchers working on therapies to treat Parkinson&rsquo;s disease, a team in Japan has used stem cells harvested from bone marrow to restore function in monkeys with the debilitating condition.
    In a small but hopeful step for researchers working on therapies to treat Parkinson’s disease, a team in Japan has used stem cells harvested from bone marrow to restore function in monkeys with the debilitating condition. The cell transplants...

    Tags: Stroke, Science and Technology, Bone Marrow, Science, Diseases and Illnesses

    12. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. A promising technology to prevent HIV and unwanted pregnancy

    It has been decades since the last major breakthrough of a popular, easy-to-use and effective form of birth control. The pill has been available since 1960 and the IUD since 1965. Condoms have been around for centuries, although today&rsquo;s latex versions are improvements over those fashioned from sheep guts.
    It has been decades since the last major breakthrough of a popular, easy-to-use and effective form of birth control. The pill has been available since 1960 and the IUD since 1965. Condoms have been around for centuries, although today’s latex...

    Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Viral Diseases and Infections, Pregnancy and Childbirth, University of Washington

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