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Skin transplants improve color in vitiligo patients
Transplants of healthy skin from a patient's own body can improve discoloration caused by vitiligo, researchers from the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit reported Thursday. The procedure was developed in Saudi Arabia, and the Ford researchers are...
Tags: Dermatology, Henry Ford, Medical Specialization, Immune System, Science and Technology
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Kings' Colin Fraser strikes first with his first playoff goal
NEWARK, N.J. — Colin Fraser scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal Wednesday.
It was a monumental moment, one that started the Kings on the path to a 2-1 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final opener.
Yet, after...Tags: Ice Hockey, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Martin Brodeur, Western Conference (NHL), Phoenix Coyotes
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New NASA X-ray telescope to bring black holes into sharp focus
NASA will be launching a new telescope expected to bring black holes and supernovae into unprecedented focus, mission scientists announced Wednesday. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, a mission to hunt for black holes, is scheduled to launch...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Health, Explosions
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Nurse manages her pain and young cancer patients one song at a time
Barbara Britt has a song in her head, a campfire tune that she learned years ago.
I'm a little piece of tin.
Its silliness, she knew, would keep her upbeat for the appointment she had with James Lee, the 12-year-old with a tumor in his brain stem....Tags: Astrocytoma, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Biotechnology, Chemicals
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USC's Steve Johnson wins NCAA singles tennis title
USC tennis player Steve Johnson extended his winning streak to 72 matches Monday and won his second consecutive NCAA singles title at Athens, Ga. Johnson, a senior from Orange, defeated Kentucky's Eric Quigley, 6-4, 6-4, to finish the season 32-0. Last...
Tags: Mardy Fish, Baseball, USC Trojans, Loyola Greyhounds, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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For Antelope Valley African Americans, a lower life expectancy
Life is shorter for African Americans in the High Desert.
Antelope Valley residents of all races face higher mortality rates than in the rest of Los Angeles County, but the rates for black residents are even more pronounced. African Americans in the...Tags: Communicable Diseases, Diabetes, Poverty, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses
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Many hospitals, doctors offer cash discount for medical bills
A Long Beach hospital charged Jo Ann Snyder $6,707 for a CT scan of her abdomen and pelvis after colon surgery. But because she had health insurance with Blue Shield of California, her share was much less: $2,336. Then Snyder tripped across one of the...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Healthcare Policies, Career and Workplace, Orange County Superior Court, Employment
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Facebook group helped with cancer support, mourning
Apryl Lundsten was, in her own words, "not a good Facebook user." "Facebook made me uncomfortable. I'd post something, and somebody would answer, and I'd be like, 'Oh, my God, do I have to answer them?' I just had performance anxiety. I didn't see the...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, David Letterman, Colon Cancer, Social Media
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Prostate cancer and the PSA test: It's hard to understand risk
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for prostate cancer screening — urging doctors not to use the popular PSA test to detect the disease. The new recommendations, which were published in the journal Annals of...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine, General Practitioners, Health
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Al Qaeda affiliate urges Mali fighters to form Islamist nation
World NowAn Al Qaeda affiliate urged rebels in northern Mali to use their “historic opportunity” to make their would-be-state an Islamic nation, in another sign of how Islamists have tried to capitalize on tumult in the West African nation.... -
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection...Tags: Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, University of Missouri , Urinary Incontinence
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Analysis: Are the new Gallup numbers on abortion meaningful?
Gallup received considerable attention Wednesday for new poll numbers showing that the share of Americans who call themselves “pro-choice” on the abortion issue has hit a record low of 41% while 50% now call themselves “pro-life.”...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Democratic Party, Social Issues, University of Chicago
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