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More options available to help stop snoring
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYOU'RE ON the verge of falling asleep, and then it starts. The snorting. The choking sounds. Sometimes there's even a little whistle to it. A family member or roommate sleeping nearby has launched into an all-night bout of snoring, and you're the one...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Science, Neck, Surgery, Stanford University
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Step by surgical step, a life is transformed
When the nurses wheeled Ana Rodarte into the operating room at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, she was already dopey from the sedative she'd been given in pre-op.
A heart monitor began to capture her drowsy rhythms. The anesthesiologist covered...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Crime, Law and Justice, Neck
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Talk about passing the sniff test ...
Want to know if that tuna salad from yesterday's picnic is still any good? For now, you'll have to use the nose on your face, but in the near future more sensitive "electronic noses" may be able to tell you whether to keep the fishy leftovers or chuck...Tags: Science and Technology
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How do we come up with words?
We live in an age in which you can Google, BlackBerry, blog, podcast and spam -- yet none of these words existed (at least in their current senses) just a few years ago. The addition of vocabulary to the English language is, of course, nothing new....Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Bacon, Invention and Innovation, Marilyn Monroe, Gaming
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Distinctive bottles without the (price) burn
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIT would take weeks (and a small fortune) to taste all the hundreds of tequilas on today's market. But we thought we'd make a bold effort to find some good ones. The challenge, we learned, is not finding excellent tequilas, but finding them at a...Tags: Recipes, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Happy daze
Special to The TimesThe Attic warbler pours her throat, Responsive to the cuckoo's note, The untaught harmony of spring: While, whisp'ring pleasure as they fly, Cool Zephyrs thro' the clear blue sky Their gathered fragrance fling . Thomas Gray, "Ode on the Spring" *...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Behavioral Conditions, Science, Sex, Poetry
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Outside the U.S., businesses run with unproved stem cell therapies
Times Staff WriterAt the junction of desperation and the fantasies of science is a business opportunity. Stem cell clinics offering unproven therapies for a range of diseases have become a multimillion-dollar industry, operating in Mexico, Ukraine, Barbados, China and...Tags: Surgery, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Television Stations, Television Industry
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Strep Throat, Marriage, Robin Williams, Karate, Afghanistan
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Redness and pimple-like bumps may indicate rosacea
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Over the past few months the skin on my cheeks has become slightly red, and I have what looks like acne on my cheeks. Could this be rosacea, and if so, is there a way to treat it? ANSWER: Changes such as the ones you describe may...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Chemical Industry, Skin Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Rosacea
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceTOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS ON RISE, DESPITE COST The demand for total knee replacements in the Medicare population is increasing significantly, according to a 20-year analysis of demand for the procedure, also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The...Tags: American Medical Association, Pharmaceuticals, Pain, Education, Medical Research
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Parents should take kids' flu symptoms seriously
In households with small children, flu symptoms are as routine as dirty socks. Take them seriously, though, warns a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), because the flu can kill healthy children within days. Among the...
Tags: Ear Infection, Obesity, Swine Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes
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Schools make flu shots available
The school district is offering free flu shots Wednesday. Flu vaccinations will be available from 1 to 3 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Rea Elementary School, 661 Hamilton St. The vaccination is open to anyone 2 years of age or older on a first-come,...Tags: Flu, Health and Safety at School, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines
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