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Transplantable organs lost to delays, outdated practices [Updated]
With more than 110,000 people awaiting the gift of an organ in the United States, health professionals know they can ill afford to squander the chance that a grieving family will say "yes" to organ donation. And yet, in this season of gift-giving, two new...Tags: Chiropractors, Social Issues, Mayo Clinic, Heart Failure, Family
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For long life, reach for the pumpkin, carrots and squash
As you gaze across the bountiful Thanksgiving offerings on your table this year, be grateful for the life-extending benefits of orange. Orange as in alpha-carotene. Orange as in pumpkin, carrots and squash, the foods richest in this phytonutrient. A study...Tags: Lung Cancer, Carrots, Diseases and Illnesses, Internal Medicine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Duck DNA might shield farm chickens from flu
Influenza has for years ravaged domesticated chickens. Now scientists suggest that a small piece of duck DNA might protect the farm birds against the virus -- saving commercial flocks and lessening the possibility that humans could be exposed to dangerous...Tags: Wildlife, Science, DNA, Throat, Diseases and Illnesses
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Alleviating season allergy symptoms naturally
It's hard to feel upbeat about spring weather if you suffer from seasonal allergies. While other people can spend all day outside without a sniffle, you can barely look at a field of grass or an oak tree without turning into a watery, miserable mess....Tags: Dietary Supplements, Drugs and Medicines, Vitamin B12, Chiropractors, Symptoms
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Over-the-counter devices probably won't help sleep apnea
Big-time, bed-rattling snoring is more than just a detriment to good sleep or happy relationships. It's also a sign that airways aren't open and clear. In extreme cases, snorers spend chunks of the night gasping for breath, a dangerous condition called...Tags: Jaw, Drugs and Medicines, Elections, Mouth, Health
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LAX flights canceled because of Japan earthquake
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJapan earthquake: Flights to and from Japan canceled at LAX due to disaster Fifteen Friday and early Saturday flights to and from Tokyo's Narita and Haneda airports were canceled Friday at Los Angeles International Airport due to the devastating Japanese...Tags: Japan, American Airlines, Inc., Tokyo (Japan), Human Body, Los Angeles International Airport
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Asia travel: Five trends to watch
Special to the Los Angeles TimesGeopolitics. Rhinoplasty. Who knew those would be among the hottest topics in Asia for 2011? It was news to me, and I've been going back and forth to Asia for a quarter-century, with trips to Japan and China last year alone. To see what the Asia...Tags: Burma, Cruises, Seoul (South Korea), Plastic Surgery, Trips and Vacations
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Dr. Thomas L. Petty dies at 76; pioneering lung specialist
Dr. Thomas L. Petty, the Colorado lung specialist who pioneered the use of continuous oxygen therapy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other lung disorders, died at his home in Denver on Dec. 12 from pulmonary hypertension. He...Tags: Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Issues, COPD, Health and Safety at School
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Planning your trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
THE BEST WAY TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM From LAX, All Nippon, JAL, Asiana, Korean, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, United, EVA Airways, Thai Airways, China Southern, Singapore and Philippine Airways offer connecting service (change of plane) to Ho...Tags: China, Human Body, Los Angeles International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
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PASSINGS: Christoph Schlingensief, Franz Schurmann
Christoph Schlingensief
Controversial German theater director
Christoph Schlingensief, 49, a controversial German theater director and performance artist, died of lung cancer Saturday. His death was announced by organizers of the Ruhr Triennale cultural...Tags: Trinity College, Government, Diseases and Illnesses, World War II (1939-1945), Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York)
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Federal authorities investigate threat on Thai Airways flight at LAX
L.A. NOWLaw enforcement authorities Tuesday night were investigating a written threat that was found on a Thai Airways aircraft that landed at Los Angeles International Airport, the FBI said. After landing shortly before 9 p.m., Flight 794 was taken to a...... -
Threatening note found on Thai Air flight was hoax
L.A. NOWA threatening note found on a Thai Airways jet that landed at Los Angeles International Airport was a hoax, federal authorities said Wednesday. The note found in a lavatory on Flight 794 said a bomb was on the plane. Investigators......
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