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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Eating disorders plague teenage boys, too

    Bryan Piperno was just 9 years old when he began keeping his secret.
    Bryan Piperno was just 9 years old when he began keeping his secret. The Simi Valley youngster tossed out lunches or claimed he ate elsewhere. As he grew older, he started purging after eating. Even after his vomiting landed him in the emergency room...

    Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Vomiting, Physical Conditions, Anorexia, Health and Safety at School

    2. May 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Immigrants help Medicare stay solvent

    WASHINGTON — Immigrants in the United States both legally and illegally are helping sustain Medicare, contributing about $14 billion more a year to the federal health program for the elderly than they use in medical services, a new study indicates.
    WASHINGTON — Immigrants in the United States both legally and illegally are helping sustain Medicare, contributing about $14 billion more a year to the federal health program for the elderly than they use in medical services, a new study indicates....

    Tags: Medicare, Health Insurance Cost, Medicaid, Immigration, National Government

    3. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Health law led to $2.1 billion in savings for consumers, report says

    A new report estimates that U.S. consumers who purchase their own health insurance saved $2.1 billion last year due to tougher rules in the federal healthcare law.
    A new report estimates that U.S. consumers who purchase their own health insurance saved $2.1 billion last year due to tougher rules in the federal healthcare law. Thursday's report by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that individual...

    Tags: Health Insurance, City University of New York, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance

    4. May 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Superbug study: 'Universal' MRSA control may make the most sense

    Using antibacterial soap and ointments to treat all patients in an intensive care unit &mdash; not just those who test positive for methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, or MRSA &mdash; reduced presence of the antibiotic-resistant superbug by 37% and blood-borne infections in general by 44%, researchers said.
    Using antibacterial soap and ointments to treat all patients in an intensive care unit — not just those who test positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA — reduced presence of the antibiotic-resistant superbug by 37%...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, MRSA, Health and Safety at School, Virginia Commonwealth University, Science and Technology

    5. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Infertility due to old eggs? An anti-aging pioneer ponders solutions

    One of the many ways in which humans' evolved characteristics clash with a fast-changing post-industrial society can be seen in the female egg.
    One of the many ways in which humans' evolved characteristics clash with a fast-changing post-industrial society can be seen in the female egg. Even before a woman passes the age of 30, the quality of the oocytes she carries begins a downturn in...

    Tags: Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Physical Conditions, Research, GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers

    Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the disease -- are pointing to ways to target cancer treatment.
    Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...

    Tags: Endometrial cancer, Colleges and Universities, St. Louis, Leukemia, Health and Safety at School

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath

    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital in Boston. <div style="padding: 18px 0px 8px 8px; float: right;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/lanow/la-me-robin-abcarian-perspective-20130402,0,101211.storygallery"><img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-51673417/turbine/la-me-robin-abcarian-20130323/600" /></a></div>
    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Hospitals and Clinics, Internal Medicine, Jihad, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

    8. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Yoga might help boost mental health

    As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety.
    As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety. Yoga...

    Tags: Science, Anxiety, Stress, Science and Technology, Depression

    9. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Saving precious memories: Experts talk brain breakthroughs [Live]

    Got burning questions about how memories are made and stored in the brain? You are in luck: Two prominent neuroscientists are taking questions from the public about memory and the brain on Google Chat today and you can watch it live, here. The hangout...

    Tags: Medical Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Alzheimer's Disease

    10. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Food as medicine? What to make of the claims.

    What's a healthful food and what's a healing food? Is there a difference? At least since the mid-19th century, when the Battle Creek Sanitarium opened its doors and people flocked there to follow John Harvey Kellogg's regime of whole grains, nuts and frequent enemas, many Americans have sought food as medicine.
    What's a healthful food and what's a healing food? Is there a difference? At least since the mid-19th century, when the Battle Creek Sanitarium opened its doors and people flocked there to follow John Harvey Kellogg's regime of whole grains, nuts and...

    Tags: Coconut, Spirulina (dietary supplement), Whole Foods Market, Health Treatments, Philosophy

    11. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Hearing loss partially reversed in noise-damaged ears of mice

    Anyone who&rsquo;s gone to too many rock concerts or worked with loud machinery for too long &nbsp;(or listened to too many kazillion-decibel advertisements at a movie theater) may eventually pay the price: hearing loss caused by damage to tiny, sound-transmitting cells in the inner ear.
    Anyone who’s gone to too many rock concerts or worked with loud machinery for too long  (or listened to too many kazillion-decibel advertisements at a movie theater) may eventually pay the price: hearing loss caused by damage to tiny, sound-...

    Tags: Hearing Impairment, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Science and Technology

    12. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Multibillion-dollar map of human brain might not be worth it

    The Obama administration is reportedly considering funding a multibillion-dollar effort to map the human brain. This so-called Brain Activity Map project is inspired by the success of the Human Genome Project in mapping the genetic code. The proposal was outlined in the journal Neuron last summer by a group of leading researchers, among them geneticist George Church of Harvard Medical School, one of the originators of the genome project. This is an endeavor with exciting potential, but we should think about the pros and the cons before proceeding.
    The Obama administration is reportedly considering funding a multibillion-dollar effort to map the human brain. This so-called Brain Activity Map project is inspired by the success of the Human Genome Project in mapping the genetic code. The proposal...

    Tags: Genetics, European Union, Diseases and Illnesses, Autism, Biology

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