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    May 16, 2013 |Story| LAT Brand Publishing

  1. Justice for Carousel

    Royalene Fernandez thought her dream had come true when she bought her house on Panama Avenue in Carson. Palm trees lined the street just a few miles from the beach.
    Royalene Fernandez thought her dream had come true when she bought her house on Panama Avenue in Carson. Palm trees lined the street just a few miles from the beach. Royalene and her husband had saved every dime to buy their home and were thrilled when...

    Tags: Homes, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Crime, Law and Justice, Leukemia

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Letters: Vietnam today

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-snepp-lessons-of-vietnam-20130505%2C0%2C5276212.story">Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5</a>
    Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Iraq, Central Intelligence Agency, George W. Bush

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

  3. FDA warns pregnant migraine sufferers against anti-seizure drugs

    The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing those taking the drugs during pregnancy have children with lower IQ scores than women who do not take them.
    The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing...

    Tags: Headaches, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Epilepsy

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Not so fast on Syria

    Re "A 'red line' on Syria," Editorial, April 25 The lessons of our disastrous invasion of Iraq have been ignored. Syria presents no direct threat to the U.S., and yet the foreign policy elite and the media are increasingly saying we may have to...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Letters: The language of Justice Scalia

    Re "Scalia's poison pen," Opinion, April 14 Bigoted as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's views on homosexuality seem, he makes a valid legal point by intimating that equal protection claims asserted to support gay marriage similarly support...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Values, Ethics, Gays and Lesbians

    6. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill

    SACRAMENTO &mdash; Let the political games begin.
    SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...

    Tags: Lawyers, New England Patriots, Punishment, Cincinnati Bengals, Mike Gatto

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

  7. Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'

    About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility &ndash; the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to society by keeping the birthrate down.
    About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...

    Tags: Infertility, Nobel Prize Awards, Cambridge (England), Ethics, In Vitro Fertilization

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

  8. FDA approves an old drug for morning sickness

    The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the severe nausea and vomiting that some women experience during early pregnancy. The Canadian-made medication will be marketed as Diclegis. It is the only prescription medication approved for pregnant women experiencing "morning sickness" that does not go away with a bland diet of small meals that are low in fat.
    The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the severe nausea and vomiting that some women experience during early pregnancy. The Canadian-made medication will be marketed as Diclegis. It is the only prescription medication...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Antihistamines, Pharmaceuticals, Vomiting, Placebo

    9. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says

    The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan&rsquo;s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller risk for populations outside of Japan, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.
    The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...

    Tags: United Nations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cancer, Health, Japan

    10. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Air pollution linked to birth defects in San Joaquin Valley, study says

    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among&nbsp;pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine.
    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine. The study looked at women between 1997 and 2006, including 806 whose pregnancies were...

    Tags: Stanford University, Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution

    11. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Emily Rapp writes her way through grief in 'Still Point of the Turning World''

    Emily Rapp is not one to sugarcoat hard truths, including the brutal diagnosis she and her husband received in January 2011 when they took their then-9-month-old son to a pediatric ophthalmologist because of concerns about developmental delays. Ronan, they were told, had Tay-Sachs disease, which was untreatable and always fatal, usually by age 3.
    Emily Rapp is not one to sugarcoat hard truths, including the brutal diagnosis she and her husband received in January 2011 when they took their then-9-month-old son to a pediatric ophthalmologist because of concerns about developmental delays. Ronan,...

    Tags: Christopher Hitchens, Religion and Belief, Amputation, Emily Dickinson, NPR

    12. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general

    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of homosexuals for the AIDS virus and a host of other measures that would victimize patients and keep the disease and the diseased hidden from public light.
    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...

    Tags: Coney Island, Brooklyn (New York City), Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Pennsylvania

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