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    Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost

    In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery works so well in helping people lose weight is because it causes changes in the mix of bacteria in our bellies.
    In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...

    Tags: Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Obesity, Weight Loss

    2. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Workplaces can be good weight-loss sites, researchers say

    Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report.
    Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report. Among the people who signed up for a six-month program at two Boston-area workplaces, the average weight loss was more than 17 pounds; among...

    Tags: Overweight, Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, Weight, Obesity

    3. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Wait a minute: Is that patient really unconscious?

    For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she doesn’t retain any memory of the procedure taking place.
    For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she...

    Tags: Propofol (drug), Electroencephalography, Fainting, Heart Surgery, Procedural Sedation

    4. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sumner Redstone donates $10 million to USC Cinematic Arts

    Billionaire Sumner Redstone has donated $10 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The gift will be earmarked to help further the media production education programs at the school, including a state-of-the-art production facility.
    Billionaire Sumner Redstone has donated $10 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The gift will be earmarked to help further the media production education programs at the school, including a state-of-the-art production facility. Redstone is...

    Tags: Sumner Redstone, Autism Speaks, Boston, Global Expansion, Viacom Inc.

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

  5. Meditation apps let the peace flow through the phone

    When it's time to meditate, sit comfortably, focus your attention … and reach for your smartphone?
    When it's time to meditate, sit comfortably, focus your attention … and reach for your smartphone? More and more people are doing just that, ifApple's iPhoneApp Store is any indication — a search for "meditation" results in more than 1,000...

    Tags: Apple iPad, High Blood Pressure, Lungs and Airways, Apple iPhone

    6. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The doctor-patient relationship is evolving

    Until now, doctors have pretty much called the shots in the doctor-patient relationship. But change is on the way. Patients, say ahhhhh — it's about to be all about you.
    Until now, doctors have pretty much called the shots in the doctor-patient relationship. But change is on the way. Patients, say ahhhhh — it's about to be all about you. The new approach is called patient-centered care, and it's a very good thing,...

    Tags: Diabetes, Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, Boston, Stanford University

    7. Aug 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Got more belly than you'd like?

    -- It's worth noting that no exercises or diets specifically target belly fat—despite the promises of many infomercials. As Dr. Samuel Klein, professor of medicine and nutritional science at Washington University School of Medicine, explains, you can't shed any fat from your mid-section unless your entire body is losing weight.
    -- It's worth noting that no exercises or diets specifically target belly fat—despite the promises of many infomercials. As Dr. Samuel Klein, professor of medicine and nutritional science at Washington University School of Medicine, explains, you...

    Tags: Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, HIV

    8. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999

    The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999.
    The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999. Once it is cleared by the Drug Enforcement...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Meridia (drug)

    9. Jul 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Nonsurgical cosmetic treatments growing in popularity

    Dr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a smorgasbord of the latest nonsurgical cosmetic procedures.
    Los Angeles Times
    Dr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a...

    Tags: Facelift, Plastic Surgeons, Surgery, Human Interest, Boston

    10. Aug 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?

    Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the physician who&nbsp;recommends the treatment, says a new study. And among primary care provider as well as specialists who are not psychiatrists, the practice of prescribing these medications without diagnosing depression is rising steeply, <a title="Health Affairs abstract" href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1434.abstract" target="_blank">the study</a> finds.
    Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Columbia University, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Safety at School

    11. Feb 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Seeking the right recipe for food labels

    You can give people all sorts of useful information, but that doesn't mean they'll use it.
    You can give people all sorts of useful information, but that doesn't mean they'll use it. Case in point: the Nutrition Facts panels inscribed on nearly every can, box, jug, carton and plastic wrapper in which food has been sold since 1994. These small,...

    Tags: Consumers, Vitamin C, Nutrition, Weight, Walmart

    12. Oct 17, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Robotic surgery grows, but so do questions

    These days, some surgeons have four arms and are made of metal and plastic.
    These days, some surgeons have four arms and are made of metal and plastic. Use of a robotic assistant called the Da Vinci Surgical System has quadrupled in the last four years, and the machine now helps with incisions and sutures in 2,000 hospitals...

    Tags: Prostate, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Hospitals and Clinics, Hands, Boston

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