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California a cornucopia of natural beauty products
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs families sit down at the table Thursday to give thanks for a bountiful feast, we can also give thanks for the bounty of California, where the harvest is diverse and year-round. And — more thanks — many of California's abundant crops and...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Grapes, Butter, Calcium, Real Estate
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Vaccine approved for anal cancer prevention
Gardasil, the vaccine that can prevent most cases of cervical cancer in girls, has won the FDA's blessing as a vaccine to prevent anal cancer, a rare but growing diagnosis in the United States. The drug agency's approval for Gardasil as an anal cancer...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Internists, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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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: Insomnia, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Heart Attack, Food and Drug Administration, Chiropractors
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Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to survive
Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to surviveThere may be few pregnancy nightmares worse than finding a lump in one’s breast, given the dueling fears that if it’s cancer, treatment could harm the developing fetus, while delay and pregnancy hormones could fuel a tumor’s growth....Tags: Physical Conditions, Internists, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer, Tumors
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Medical marijuana inspires strong opinions, but what does science say?
Depending on whom you ask, marijuana is a dangerous drug that should be kept illegal alongside heroin and PCP, or it's a miracle herb with a trove of medical benefits that the government is seeking to deny the public -- or something in between: a plant...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Marijuana Use, Juvenile Delinquency, University of California, Los Angeles, AIDS
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Kim Hill dies at 44; woman's childhood cancer battle inspired creation of Ronald McDonald House
Kim Hill, whose childhood battle with leukemia was the catalyst for the creation of the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia in 1974, has died. She was 44.
Hill died Saturday at UCI Medical Center in Orange, said her father, Fred Hill. Radiation...Tags: McDonald's, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, High School Sports, Hospitals and Clinics
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Healthy Indulgences
If you think hospitals are all lumpy beds, chicken broth and wall-to-wall linoleum, think again.
A new wave of extraordinary medical facilities, many of them right here in Southern California, are redefining the healing process. In addition to their...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nursing, Human Interest
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Rosie Flores' Kickstarter campaign for new album from '50s rockabilly heroine Janis Martin* [Updated]
Pop & HissRoots rocker Rosie Flores producing new album from 1950s rockabilly heroine Janis Martin.... -
Hitchens will appear at Alabama debate Tuesday
Jacket CopyChristopher Hitchens, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer this summer, forcing the cancellation of his book tour, will appear in Birmingham, Ala., for a debate on Tuesday. The event will be held by the Christian Fixed Point Foundation, which has........ -
Source debunks rumors of Pat Burns' death -- and he should know
The Fabulous ForumThankfully, like the famous Mark Twain quote about a report of his death being inaccurate, reports Friday that former NHL coach Pat Burns had died are inaccurate. Burns, who has terminal cancer and ended chemotherapy treatments, is in Quebec and...... -
At Showtime House, 'Weeds' bloom and 'Dexter' gets a dark room
L.A. at HomeCreated to promote designers and products, burnish the tastemaker reputation of magazines and raise money for charities, decorator show houses are rarely exercises in restraint. Giving designers carte blanche may result in some dazzling, if not... -
'House' recap: the children's hour
Show TrackerEnter the diaper brigade: The theme this week is kids, or as I like to call them, replacement humans. Our Patient of the Week is a newborn baby girl who comes squirting out of her mom in a hypoxic state......
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