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Tumor DNA studies help explain cancer genetics
As it has become more efficient and less expensive to analyze the DNA in normal cells, it has also gotten a whole lot easier to analyze the mutated DNA in tumors — a project scientists hope will help explain why cancer behaves as it does and what...
Tags: Biology, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Medical Research
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The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare
"In Scotland, death is considered imminent; in Canada, it's considered inevitable. In California, death is considered optional." Ian Morrison, a Scottish-born futurist and healthcare consultant, was joking when he said those words. But not entirely....
Tags: Environmental Issues, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, MRI (imaging), General Practitioners
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'Call the Midwife's' Pam Ferris talks birthing positions, fake babies
Pam Ferris, who plays the cantankerous nun Sister Evangelina on PBS’ “Call the Midwife,” is deep in conversation about her admiration for Anglican sisters (portrayed on the series) during a recent trip to Los Angeles — “they&...
Tags: Downton Abbey (tv program), PBS (tv network), Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, United Kingdom
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UCI Medical Center suit settled for $1.2 million
The University of California has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a federal whistle-blower lawsuit charging falsification of records and poor supervision of patients by UC Irvine anesthesiologists. The suit said anesthesiologists at the university&...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Procedural Sedation, Anesthesiology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of California, Irvine
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L.A. County hospitals, clinics conduct disaster drill
Less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, several Los Angeles County hospitals and clinics conducted a disaster drill to test whether healthcare officials are prepared for such an emergency. At Providence Little Company of Mary Medical...Tags: Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports, University of California, Los Angeles, Broken Bones
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Allan Arbus, wise psychiatrist on TV's 'MASH,' dies at 95
Allan Arbus, an actor best known for his recurring role as the wise, caring psychiatrist who ministered to shellshocked surgeons and troops on the hit television series "MASH," died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. He was 95. The...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chicago Fire (tv program), Psychiatrists, Heart Failure, Psychiatry
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Petraeus apologizes for affair, hints at return to public life
After Gen. David H. Petraeus apologized in Los Angeles for engaging in an extramarital affair, he signaled he is ready to move beyond the scandal and perhaps back into the public eye. Before about 600 guests in a hotel ballroom in downtown L.A. on...
Tags: Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus, Adultery, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army
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Too many babies start eating solid foods too soon, CDC study says
Four out of 10 mothers surveyed began feeding their infants solid food when they were only 4 months old and their still-developing bodies weren’t able to process it -- and more than half the moms said they had been advised to do so by a medical...
Tags: Gynecology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology
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Rosaline L. Zukerman
Rosaline L. Zukerman is an AV rated attorney with over 32 years of experience. Her firm of family law mediators and litigators has over 140 years of combined experience. With a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling, family law was a natural...
Tags: Psychology, Litigation, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Sale of possessions may not generate much cash
Dear Liz: We are in our 60s and looking to downsize. We're living in an apartment now and don't like it, so we want to buy a small house. Also, our finances took some serious hits in the recent economy and we're trying to rebuild. But in trying to sell...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Loans, Education
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Planning a home birth? Here's some advice from pediatricians
The nation’s pediatricians have some advice for expectant parents who are considering giving birth to their child at home: Don’t. Home birth is not very common in the United States – fewer than 1% of babies are born outside of a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pediatrics, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics
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Humans' love for robots may be hard-wired in the brain, studies say
Have you loved R2-D2 and C-3PO since you were a kid? Do you have a soft spot in your in your heart for WALL-E? Did you used to play with Furbies and care for a Tamagotchi digital pet? Can the sight of a Roomba roaming your living room bring a tender smile...
Tags: Long Term Care, Nursing, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Autism
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