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Self-tanning products have come a long way
Los Angeles TimeThe deleterious effects of self-tanning products — streaky brown or Oompa-Loompa orange skin — have faded considerably over the past couple years, due in large part to advances in formulations and delivery methods that make a DIY tan easier to...Tags: Health, Environmental Pollution, Food and Drug Administration, Physical Conditions, Skin
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The California Cook: How to grill the perfect steak
Ah, the first warm days of summer, when some mysterious force compels even the most hapless cooks to start a fire and burn some meat. Walking around my neighborhood last weekend, the smell of flaming beef fat was everywhere.
It made me wonder: Really,...Tags: Steaks, Kosher Salt, Salads, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers
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Greece's soothing hot springs
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA fly landed on my nose, and I wanted to sneeze, but I didn't dare. Muscled masseur Manoli, who had just caked my face with a slime-ball of stinking sludge, warned me not to move a muscle if I wanted this sulfurous mud pack's miraculous properties to...Tags: Human Body, Health, Back Pain, Arts and Culture, Euripides
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Botox blunts emotional understanding, study finds
Botox injections can erase the effects of years of emotional expression on a person's face. But the cosmetic procedure that unfurrows brows, smoothes laugh lines and unwrinkles crinkles appears to come with an unseen price: an impaired ability to read...Tags: Botox (drug), Health, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology
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Weighing in on the Shake Weight
Of the hundreds of exercise gadgets that have graced TV airwaves over the years, only a handful ever become big-time sellers and even fewer become cultural phenomenons. The Shake Weight is definitely in that rarified category. Over 3.6 million people have...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science, YouTube, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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'House, M.D.' season finale
"House, M.D.", season finale
Fox, Monday, May 17, 8 p.m.
Episode: "Help Me"
The premise: A crane collapses onto a building in Trenton, N.J. Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) and Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie) arrive with a team of doctors to help the...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Health, Building Material, University of Southern California, Procedural Sedation
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A Botox gap in understanding emotion
Botox may be famous for erasing frown lines, but it also may disrupt an important chain of communication between the face and the brain.
Not only do our facial expressions reflect our emotional ups and downs, they appear to send crucial feedback to our...Tags: Botox (drug), Health, Colleges and Universities, Depression, Brain
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Surviving the holiday season in good form
The holidays burst upon us every year with a veneer of joyousness, yet that bubbling of good cheer masks a series of rather dire seasonal warnings: Don't eat too many rich, fatty foods; don't drink to excess; don't forsake your exercise routine; and,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Southern California, Health and Safety at School, Education, Toes
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Even the most common medications pose threats
Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...Tags: Social Issues, Levothyroxine (drug), High Blood Pressure, Symptoms, Health Organizations
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Therapies' benefits unclear
Los Angeles TimesIn a quest to look younger, be healthier and feel more vital later in life, increasing numbers of men, just like Jeffry Life, are turning to testosterone and human growth hormone. Use of both hormones is controversial. Read on: Testosterone: "Older men ....Tags: Tumors, Health, Prostate, Aging, Obesity
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Muscles may get a boost from cool palms
You're going for one last set of bench presses, but fatigue is setting in. Do you reach for a sports drink? Look to your trainer for motivation? A new study suggests you may want to cool your palms. Cooling muscles between weight-lifting sets has shown...Tags: Health, Heart and Circulatory System, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, Internists
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The myth of ripped muscles and calorie burns
Whenever I hear about some amazing way to boost resting metabolism, my male-bovine-droppings detector goes berserk. Take the perennially popular one stating that 1 pound of muscle burns an extra 50 calories a day while at rest — so if you gain 10...Tags: Aerobics, Colleges and Universities, Science, Arts and Culture, Foods and Beverages
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