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Medical screenings: Time is of the essence
Deep down inside, we all know it: It's inevitable, this living, breathing, beautiful, multipart machine, the human body, is — at some point, somewhere — going to break down.
We've all heard the warnings, the doctors' admonitions to get...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Organizations, Cardiologists, Colonoscopy, Hysterectomy
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In Practice: The risk of a cry unheeded
Mike didn't talk much. After all, I was a stranger, another one of the guardians in a white coat that kept him imprisoned in the locked ward of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
The hospital needed a medical resident to do basic physicals on...Tags: Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Northridge, Psychiatry, Hospitals and Clinics
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Concerts, Crime, Law and Justice, Drew Pinsky, Laws
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Harbor-UCLA medical chief placed on leave amid investigation
L.A. NOWThe chief medical officer at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance has been placed on leave amid an ongoing investigation, sources said late Wednesday. Gail V. Anderson Jr., who also is an associate dean at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine,... -
Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...Tags: TBS (tv network), Celebrities, Human Rights, Harry Potter (fictional character), Peter Fonda
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Two nights, two honorees: Jane Fonda and Wallis Annenberg
All The RageBefore she could present Jane Fonda with a UCLA Longevity Center Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda’s lofty achievements -- actress; fitness guru; author; and activist for environmental, human rights, health,... -
The Unreal World: Some bad fixes on 'Nurse Jackie'
The premise
Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) is having trouble managing her growing addiction to painkillers. Nevertheless, she continues to snort an opiate in the supply room and pop pills in the bathroom during shifts at the hospital. Jackie works in...Tags: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (tv show), University of Southern California, Behavioral Conditions, Health and Safety at School
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Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
Tribune staff reporterLike a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...Tags: Medical Specialization, Overweight, Obstetrics, Testosterone, Progesterone
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Deep cleaning
The road to good health is littered with controversial body-detox strategies promising to melt pounds, boost energy and suck out toxins wrought by poor diet and modern living.
It makes sense that a cleaner body is healthier than a toxic one. But does a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Liver, Annapolis, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Safety at School
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With children and food allergy diagnoses, thoroughness is key
More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools.
In trying to characterize the apparent increase, scientists have identified two distinct trends. The first is that...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Peanuts, Pediatrics, Throat
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Exercise may reduce chronic pain
Tribune NewspapersFor more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...Tags: Physical Therapy, Newspaper and Magazine, Cancer, Science, Drugs and Medicines
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In effort to rescue troubled Drew medical school, two new boards are named
L.A. NOWTop leaders at prominent universities, hospitals and a foundation are taking control of the governing board of the beleaguered Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, stepping in to try to rescue the South Los Angeles school from financial.......
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