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Soldiers' brains bear scars of emotional wounds
Eighteen months after they have returned from a war zone, soldiers bear an unmistakable sign of emotional trauma deep inside their brains. But in most, a key node of the brain's fear circuitry returns to normal, perhaps keeping mental illness such as...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Health, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Brain, Medical Research
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Hoarding, hand-washing and obsessive checking: Which of these is not like the others?
People with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often shake their family tree and find a relative who has also contended with obsessive thoughts, hoarding, repetitive hand-washing, behavior in which locks and stove burners are checked over...Tags: Psychotherapy, Twins, Genetics, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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Memorable male makeovers in movies
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAlthough the makeover movie genre often thrusts men into padded superhero suits, the silver screen has offered up a handful of memorable male metamorphoses that required little more than a change of clothes, a shift of the shoulder and an attitude...Tags: Groundhog Day (movie), Christopher Reeve, Steve Carell, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray
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Clothes make the man
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou may not have your own version of Ryan Gosling's Jacob Palmer character waiting in the wings to make you (or your fashion-challenged mate) over the way he did Steve Carell's Cal Weaver in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." But the movie's costume designer Dayna...Tags: Ermenegildo Zegna, Etro, Crazy, Stupid, Love. (movie), Converse, Inc., Ryan Gosling
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US Airways, American Airlines unions pushing hard for merger
US Airways Group Inc., with new backing by three unions representing nearly 55,000 American Airlines employees, is angling for a merger between the two airline companies, according to statements made Friday. Combining with bankrupt American Airlines...
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Economy, Business and Finance, American Airlines, Inc., Employees, U.S. Airways
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Insomnia: Can't sleep? Try cooling your brain
You can't sleep. You've tried counting sheep, drinking warm milk, maybe even taking medications like Benadryl or sleeping pills.
Maybe next you should try cooling your brain.
According to research presented Monday at Sleep 2011, the annual meeting of...Tags: Physiology, Health, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Insomnia
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Goldberg: Free healthcare? That's rich
"It's not about contraception," thundered GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum. "It's about economic liberty. It's about freedom of speech. It's about freedom of religion. It's about government control of your lives. And it's got to stop!"
He was...Tags: Justice and Rights, Freedom of the Press, MSNBC (tv network), Elections, Rachel Maddow
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How to avoid 'hat hair'
The best protection against skin cancer of the scalp is a hat, but it's tricky to wear one without collateral damage to your hairstyle. Caile Noble, hairstylist at Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon, offers tips on how to banish hat hair. Long and...Tags: Skin, Scalp, Human Interest
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Experts look at new high-tech, at-home beauty devices
Special to the Los Angeles TimesImagine having the fountain of youth as close at hand as the bathroom. We're not there yet — but there's a burgeoning number of at-home, high-tech beauty gadgets that claim to smooth wrinkles, whiten teeth and remove hair without the need to...Tags: Teeth, Surgery, Dermatologists, Elections, Somerville
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Drug speeds depression relief in mice and men: How does it do it?
The long-used (and abused) sedative ketamine appears to lift depression's dark veil almost instantaneously by boosting the production of a protein that helps protect and maintain brain cells and regenerate them after injury, a new study says.
Ketamine...Tags: Depression, Huntington's Disease, Procedural Sedation, Chemical Industry, Multiple Sclerosis
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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: Health Organizations, Cancer, Food and Drug Administration, University of Arizona, Breast Cancer
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New cigarette warning labels unveiled
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.
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FOR THE RECORD: An...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Quitting Smoking, Health, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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