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    Sep 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. MacArthur 'genius' tackles concussions in football

    Kevin Guskiewicz, one of the winners of the MacArthur Foundation award announced Tuesday, was long a thorn in the side of the National Football League.
    Kevin Guskiewicz, one of the winners of the MacArthur Foundation award announced Tuesday, was long a thorn in the side of the National Football League. Since 1999, he has wired the helmets of about 700 college football players with accelerometers to...

    Tags: Entertainment, Pittsburgh Steelers, Depression, Behavioral Conditions, College Football

    2. May 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Fashion News: Hair industry legend Vidal Sassoon dies

    All The Rage
    Hair styling legend Vidal Sassoon dies. Cameron Diaz's Met Gala gown was a burden. And people are wondering if Kim Kardashian was snubbed by fashion elite....
    3. Jul 6, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Coming soon in the medical arsenal against cancer: vaccines

    It's a deceptively simple idea: What if doctors could recruit the body's own immune system to fight cancer? The complexities of the immune system have kept this from becoming reality, until now. Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and lymphoma -- have achieved positive results in so-called Phase 3 clinical trials -- the kind of studies that the Food and Drug Administration requires for a medicine to gain approval.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    It's a deceptively simple idea: What if doctors could recruit the body's own immune system to fight cancer? The complexities of the immune system have kept this from becoming reality, until now. Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and...

    Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Johns Hopkins University, Donald Morton, Crime, Law and Justice, Viral Diseases and Infections

    4. Sep 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Scene & Heard: 'What a Pair!' revue gets boost at Library Alehouse

    <a href="http://www.whatapair.org/">"What a Pair!"</a> organizers Jody Price and Ruth Stalford paired up with "the beer chicks," Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune, and the Library Alehouse in Santa Monica on Tuesday for a class in "Beer Pairing 101." "What a Pair!" is an annual musical revue, slated for Sept. 25, that features celebrity duets and benefits breast cancer research at the <a href="http://www.jwci.org/"> John Wayne Cancer Institute</a>.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    "What a Pair!" organizers Jody Price and Ruth Stalford paired up with "the beer chicks," Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune, and the Library Alehouse in Santa Monica on Tuesday for a class in "Beer Pairing 101." "What a Pair!" is an annual musical revue,...

    Tags: Entertainment, Children, Susan Harris, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages

    5. Nov 17, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Mammogram guidelines spark heated debate

    A government panel's recommendation Monday that women under the age of 50 do not need regular mammograms set off a furious debate about the importance of the routine screening tool, leaving many women confused about how best to protect their health.
    A government panel's recommendation Monday that women under the age of 50 do not need regular mammograms set off a furious debate about the importance of the routine screening tool, leaving many women confused about how best to protect their health. In...

    Tags: Biopsy, Corruption, Breast Cancer, Prostate, U.S. Public Health Service

    6. Apr 28, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Moles' split personality

    We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of those differences are not really understood. However, scientists are making progress on several fronts.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...

    Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Lymphatic System, Boston, Science, Novartis AG

    7. Jan 9, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Cheryl Holdridge dies at 64; popular Mouseketeer

    Cheryl Holdridge, the beautiful blond actress who first gained fame as a Mouseketeer on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, has died. She was 64.
    Cheryl Holdridge, the beautiful blond actress who first gained fame as a Mouseketeer on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, has died. She was 64. Holdridge died Tuesday at her home in Santa Monica after a two-year battle with lung cancer, said...

    Tags: Television, Democratic Party, Entertainment, Obituaries, George Balanchine

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