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    Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. A meeting of hearts if not minds

    Christina Blouvan-Cervantes had been battling aggressive leukemia when her blood count plummeted and she landed in the emergency room in Fresno. Her doctors told her a blood transfusion was her only hope. But her faith wouldn't allow her to receive one.
    Christina Blouvan-Cervantes had been battling aggressive leukemia when her blood count plummeted and she landed in the emergency room in Fresno. Her doctors told her a blood transfusion was her only hope. But her faith wouldn't allow her to receive one....

    Tags: Human Body, Health, Pneumonia, Oncology, Hospitals and Clinics

    2. Dec 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Singer Etta James terminally ill: What is chronic leukemia?

    News came today that singer Etta James is terminally ill with chronic leukemia; the <a href=&quot;http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20111215-etta-james-live-in-doctor-says-singer-terminally-ill.ece" target="_blank">Riverside Press-Enterprise</a> also reports that the 73-year-old is suffering from kidney failure and dementia.
    News came today that singer Etta James is terminally ill with chronic leukemia; the Riverside Press-Enterprise also reports that the 73-year-old is suffering from kidney failure and dementia. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where blood...

    Tags: Human Body, Health, Leukemia, Blood, Health Treatments

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

  3. My Turn: A bumbling dance with Dr. Web

    My doctor recently suggested that a diminishing number of my white blood cells might signal a serious condition. After eliminating all the usual suspects, he referred me to an oncologist. I wondered whether anyone is ever happy to see the doctor whose...

    Tags: Human Body, Oncology, High Blood Pressure, Medical Specialization, Entertainment

    4. Feb 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Dr. Ernest McCulloch dies at 84; he and research partner were first to isolate and identify a stem cell

    Dr. Ernest McCulloch, who with biophysicist James E. Till was the first to isolate and identify a stem cell, opening the door immediately to bone marrow transplants and eventually to what researchers believe will be a host of treatments for a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from spinal cord injuries to Alzheimer's, died Jan. 20 in Toronto, just two weeks shy of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the pair's seminal discovery. He was 84.
    Dr. Ernest McCulloch, who with biophysicist James E. Till was the first to isolate and identify a stem cell, opening the door immediately to bone marrow transplants and eventually to what researchers believe will be a host of treatments for a broad...

    Tags: Toronto (Canada), Human Body, Health, Research, Cancer

    5. Aug 19, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Rehabilitated sea turtles rescued from Gulf oil spill are released in Florida waters

    L.A. Unleashed
    CEDAR KEY, Fla. — The first rehabilitated turtles oiled by BP's massive leak were released back into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, with scientists saying that animals taken in by rescuers -- including birds -- appear more resilient than......
    6. Apr 29, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. FDA approves immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer

    The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer on Thursday, the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer ever approved by the agency. The approval opens the door to a whole new approach to cancer therapy, adding a unique weapon to the arsenal of oncologists.
    The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer on Thursday, the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer ever approved by the agency. The approval opens the door to a whole new approach to cancer therapy, adding...

    Tags: Health, Companies and Corporations, Immune System, Oncology, Skin Cancer

    7. May 3, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Dr. Helen M. Ranney dies at 89; pioneering female physician explored sickle cell genetics

    Dr. Helen M. Ranney, a pioneering female physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, including being the first to head a department of medicine at a U.S. medical school, has died. She was 89, a week short of her 90th birthday.
    Dr. Helen M. Ranney, a pioneering female physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, including being the first to head a department of medicine at a U.S....

    Tags: Columbia University, Biology, Health, University of California, Blood Disorders

    8. Nov 6, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. High hopes for a malaria vaccine

    Each year, malaria kills more than 1 million people -- 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 80% of them younger than 5 -- and makes 300 million people seriously ill. Major progress in controlling the disease has been made by the widespread adoption of...

    Tags: Health, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Immune System, Malaria

    9. Apr 18, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Gregory Cochran has always been drawn to puzzles. This one had been gnawing at him for several years: Why are European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? Tay-Sachs disease. Canavan disease. More than a dozen more. It offended Cochran's sense...

    Tags: Health, Biology, Education, Genes and Chromosomes, Sex

    10. Jun 27, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Dr. Jean Dausset dies at 92; scientist's discovery made tissue typing for transplants possible

    Dr. Jean Dausset, the French Nobel laureate who discovered the human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, system on human tissue that made tissue typing for transplants possible, died June 6 in Mallorca, Spain. He was 92. The HLA antigens are molecules on the...

    Tags: Health, Immune System, Paris (France), Blood, Drugs and Medicines

    11. Sep 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Cocaine laced with veterinary drug causing serious illness

    Booster Shots
    A federal agency warned this week that cocaine laced with levamisole, a veterinary anti-parasitic drug, has caused 20 cases of a serious medical disorder. Officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration say they expect to see...
    12. Sep 23, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Old blood raises death risk in trauma patients receiving transfusions

    Booster Shots
    A victim of severe trauma who gets as little as a single unit of blood that's been stored for more than a month is twice as likely to die as an equally injured patient who gets transfused with fresher blood,......
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