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    Apr 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery

    Like it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Like it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...

    Tags: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Groupon, Inc., Plastic Surgery, Dolly Parton, Medical Specialization

    2. Apr 12, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Do claims for tinnitus supplements ring true?

    For millions of people, the quietest room is never quiet enough. Even when surrounded by silence, they can hear a ringing or buzzing in their ears that drives them to distraction. The sound is called tinnitus, and sufferers — often people with hearing trouble thanks to advanced age or loud sounds — are willing to go to great lengths to stop the noise.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    For millions of people, the quietest room is never quiet enough. Even when surrounded by silence, they can hear a ringing or buzzing in their ears that drives them to distraction. The sound is called tinnitus, and sufferers — often people with...

    Tags: Henry Ford, Head, Health and Safety at School, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology

    3. Oct 6, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Convertibles may be hazardous to your hearing

    Up to Speed
    Love to drive with the top down and hear the wind whipping past you? Well, you may not be putting your ears at risk, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head......
    4. Oct 6, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Cruising with the top down? Cover your ears

    Booster Shots
    Riding in a convertible with the windows down appears to expose people to noise levels that, over time, can damage hearing, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery......
    5. Aug 8, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Dr. Antonio De la Cruz dies at 65; neurotologist performed ear surgery on Rush Limbaugh

    Dr. Antonio De la Cruz, a renowned neurotologist at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles who performed cochlear implant surgery on conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, has died. He was 65.
    Dr. Antonio De la Cruz, a renowned neurotologist at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles who performed cochlear implant surgery on conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, has died. He was 65. De la Cruz, who also was the director of education...

    Tags: University of Miami, Medical Services, Death, Electronics, Science and Technology

    6. Oct 12, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution

    It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and bronchitis in susceptible individuals.
    It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Heart Attack, Death, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology

    7. Aug 11, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. More options available to help stop snoring

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    YOU'RE ON the verge of falling asleep, and then it starts. The snorting. The choking sounds. Sometimes there's even a little whistle to it. A family member or roommate sleeping nearby has launched into an all-night bout of snoring, and you're the one...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Heart Attack, Weight Loss, Physiology, Science and Technology

    8. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Children's Medical Center Welcomes Four New Physicians

    Hartford
    Connecticut Children's Medical Center is pleased to announce the recent appointment of four new physicians to its Divisions of Otolaryngology, Endocrinology and Emergency Medicine. Valerie Cote, MD, FRCSC, has joined the Division of Otolaryngology at...

    Tags: Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Disasters and Accidents, Human Body, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    9. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Hopkins to begin performing face transplants

    <a href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins</a> doctors have received approval from the university&rsquo;s institutional review board to begin doing face transplant surgeries, becoming the second hospital in Baltimore to offer the complex procedure.
    Johns Hopkins doctors have received approval from the university’s institutional review board to begin doing face transplant surgeries, becoming the second hospital in Baltimore to offer the complex procedure. There have been only 22 such...

    Tags: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Personal Service, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    10. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Hopkins provost to become dean of Stanford medical school

    The No. 2 academic official at Johns Hopkins University is leaving to become dean of Stanford University's School of Medicine.
    The No. 2 academic official at Johns Hopkins University is leaving to become dean of Stanford University's School of Medicine. Lloyd B. Minor, who has served as Hopkins provost for three years, will leave the university at the end of August. Minor said...

    Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Education, Drugs and Medicines, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities

    11. Aug 9, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  11. Spider Found Living in Woman's Ear Canal

    Doctor's made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation.
    KTLA News
    Doctor's made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation. To the surprise, and no doubt, horror of all, doctor found that a spider had crawled inside the woman's ear canal and lived there for five days. The woman,...

    Tags: China

    12. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Spider Lives Inside Woman's Ear Canal for Five Days

    Doctors made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation.
    KTLA News
    Doctors made a nightmarish discovery in the ear of a woman complaining of an itchy sensation. To the surprise, and no doubt, horror of all, doctor found that a spider had crawled inside the woman's ear canal and lived there for five days. The woman,...

    Tags: China

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