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Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLike 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: Jennifer Grey, Cosmetic Procedures, Dolly Parton, Facelift, Medical Specialization
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Do claims for tinnitus supplements ring true?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor 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: Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Drugs and Medicines, Television, University of California, Irvine, Elections
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Convertibles may be hazardous to your hearing
Up to SpeedLove 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...... -
Cruising with the top down? Cover your ears
Booster ShotsRiding 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...... -
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.
De la Cruz, who also was the director of education...Tags: Electronics, Drugs and Medicines, Costa Rica, Career and Workplace, Rush Limbaugh
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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...Tags: Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Children
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More options available to help stop snoring
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYOU'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: Heart Attack, Drugs and Medicines, Stanford University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Overweight
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Hopkins to begin performing face transplants
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...
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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.
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, Drugs and Medicines, Education, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities
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Spider Found Living in Woman's Ear Canal
KTLA NewsDoctor'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
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Spider Lives Inside Woman's Ear Canal for Five Days
KTLA NewsDoctors 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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Music makes your brain function in unique ways
Michael Jackson was on to something when he sang that "A-B-C" is "simple as "Do Re Mi." Music helps kids remember basic facts such as the order of letters in the alphabet, partly because songs tap into fundamental systems in our brains that are...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Music, Arts and Culture, Michael Jackson, Music Theater
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