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    Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Flu season hits U.S. early and hard

    The flu season has gotten off to its quickest start in nearly a decade, a sign that it could be a bad year for the illness, officials said on Monday.
    The flu season has gotten off to its quickest start in nearly a decade, a sign that it could be a bad year for the illness, officials said on Monday. Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urged people to get...

    Tags: Asthma, Heart Disease, Flu, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  2. Nobel winner Joseph Murray dies; performed first successful kidney transplant

    BOSTON — Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93.
    BOSTON — Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93. Murray suffered a stroke at his suburban Boston home on Thanksgiving and died at Brigham...

    Tags: Surgery, World War II (1939-1945), Plastic Surgery Centers, Cosmetic Procedures, Hospitals and Clinics

    3. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant

    Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was impossible.
    Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...

    Tags: Boston, Colleges and Universities, Surgery, World War II (1939-1945), Cosmetic Procedures

    4. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Travel medicine for the zero-gravity set

    Virgin Galactic is already offering $200,000 tickets to intrepid tourists who want to <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/" target="_blank">take a suborbital flight </a>on a craft called SpaceShipTwo. Start-up <a href="http://goldenspikecompany.com/" target="_blank">Golden Spike</a> announced earlier this month that it would offer round trips to the moon for two starting at $1.4 billion.
    Virgin Galactic is already offering $200,000 tickets to intrepid tourists who want to take a suborbital flight on a craft called SpaceShipTwo. Start-up Golden Spike announced earlier this month that it would offer round trips to the moon for two...

    Tags: Asthma, Heart Disease, Trips and Vacations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Space Programs

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

  5. The gut and its bacteria a growing focus of research

    The yards of dank tubing in our midsections form a complex, amazing and absolutely pivotal foundation for human health. And the more that scientists come to appreciate this, the more they anticipate that future medical discoveries will come from the lowly gut.
    The yards of dank tubing in our midsections form a complex, amazing and absolutely pivotal foundation for human health. And the more that scientists come to appreciate this, the more they anticipate that future medical discoveries will come from the lowly...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Symptoms, Probiotics, Allergies, Crohn's Disease

    6. Jul 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Baby beluga -- first rescued in U.S. -- 'not out of the woods'

    The two Alaskan fishermen had stopped to examine a bald eagle when they noticed something sleek and gray in the Bristol Bay surf: a baby beluga whale in the shallows, faintly whistling and clicking.
    The two Alaskan fishermen had stopped to examine a bald eagle when they noticed something sleek and gray in the Bristol Bay surf: a baby beluga whale in the shallows, faintly whistling and clicking. The whale, already dehydrated and disoriented, soon...

    Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Shedd Aquarium, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure

    7. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The Cutting Edge

    When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center <span>&mdash;</span> the first procedure of its kind in Orange County <span>&mdash;</span> it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics.
    When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center — the first procedure of its kind in Orange County — it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics. The minimally...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Blood, Intuitive Surgical Incorporated, Preventative Medicine, Lung Cancer

    8. Oct 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Probiotics: A gut-check on bacterial health

    A fascinating, if disconcerting, fact: More than 100 trillion so-called good bacteria thrive in or on the human body. A sizable chunk of them maintain residence in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, live microorganisms that benefit their human host, are among these beneficial bacteria.
    A fascinating, if disconcerting, fact: More than 100 trillion so-called good bacteria thrive in or on the human body. A sizable chunk of them maintain residence in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, live microorganisms that benefit their human host,...

    Tags: Probiotics, Symptoms, Flu, Dietary Supplements, Crohn's Disease

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

  9. Genetics to determine cancer treatments

    The war on cancer is poised to enter a new phase that promises more precise treatments, fewer side effects and, most of all, more survivors.
    The war on cancer is poised to enter a new phase that promises more precise treatments, fewer side effects and, most of all, more survivors. And none too soon. Although death rates from many cancers have slowly but steadily declined over the decades,...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy, Breast Cancer, Peter Kuhn, Pancreatic Cancer

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

  10. Designer antibodies, nanoparticles, bacteria

    When you pop a pill in the future, don't expect old-fashioned results. Thanks to new advances in the lab and a deeper understanding of the human body, drugs are becoming highly personalized and precisely targeted.
    When you pop a pill in the future, don't expect old-fashioned results. Thanks to new advances in the lab and a deeper understanding of the human body, drugs are becoming highly personalized and precisely targeted. And the hope is they'll also be more...

    Tags: Blood, Asthma, Viral Diseases and Infections, Mark Davis, Ecosystems

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

  11. Fighting diseases with genetic therapy

    Genes make us who we are &mdash; in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by prescribing some new snippets of DNA.
    Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by...

    Tags: Heart Disease, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Viral Diseases and Infections, University of Washington, HIV

    12. Jul 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Treating HIV and preventing it at the same time

    Treatment drugs can do more than improve the health of people with HIV: If administered early, medications can also reduce the spread of the disease to sexual partners and may help stem the AIDS epidemic. But many logistical hurdles stand in the way of making this strategy feasible, affordable and effective, according to experts writing in Tuesday's edition of the journal PLoS Medicine.
    Treatment drugs can do more than improve the health of people with HIV: If administered early, medications can also reduce the spread of the disease to sexual partners and may help stem the AIDS epidemic. But many logistical hurdles stand in the way of...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Allergies, AIDS

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