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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. How to avoid a return to the hospital

    The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often.
    The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Dwayne Johnson, Medical Procedures and Tests

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Study casts doubt on some findings about sodium

    Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded.
    Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded. The Institute of Medicine panel...

    Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney Disease, Heart Disease, Gastric cancer

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Restaurant meals overloaded with salt, fat, calories, study says

    Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal.
    Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal. After an exhaustive analysis of 3,507 possible ways to order 685 meals at 19 restaurants chains in Canada, researchers found that the...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Foods and Beverages, Food Industry, Heart Attack

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices

    Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics.
    Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....

    Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Government, Overweight, Weight, Obesity

    5. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Monster Beverage sued by San Francisco

    San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp., accusing the company of pitching highly caffeinated drinks to minors as young as 6 years old.
    San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp., accusing the company of pitching highly caffeinated drinks to minors as young as 6 years old. The lawsuit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, is the latest twist in a...

    Tags: Energy Drinks, Consumer Goods Industries, Starbucks Corp., Food and Drug Administration, Consumers

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

  6. S.F. city attorney, Monster in legal fight over energy drinks

    San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is lashing back at Monster Beverage Corp. with his own lawsuit a week after being sued by the Corona energy drink maker.
    San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is lashing back at Monster Beverage Corp. with his own lawsuit a week after being sued by the Corona energy drink maker. The root of the legal barbs: Herrera’s attempts to curb caffeine content in Monster...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Science and Technology, Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  7. Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay

    Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his family said. He was 77.
    Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...

    Tags: The Second City, Entertainment, Science and Technology, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Manufacturing and Engineering

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 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.
    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: Futurama (tv program), Chicago Fire (tv program), Psychiatrists, MASH (tv program), Psychiatry

    9. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying

    In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis.
    In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis. For better or worse,...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Palliative Care, Values, Ethics, Health Treatments

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

  10. Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent

    Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76.
    Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Northwestern University

    11. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Allan Arbus dies at 95; played psychiatrist on 'MASH'

    As the wise, dryly humorous psychiatrist caring for shellshocked surgeons and troops in the hit television series "MASH," actor Allan Arbus was so convincing that at least one colleague assumed he had expertise in the medical specialty.
    As the wise, dryly humorous psychiatrist caring for shellshocked surgeons and troops in the hit television series "MASH," actor Allan Arbus was so convincing that at least one colleague assumed he had expertise in the medical specialty. In 1973, the...

    Tags: Photography, MASH (tv program), Robert Downey Jr., Health and Medical Professionals, Korean War (1950-1953)

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

  12. Officials: Boston Marathon bombing suspect died at hospital

    WATERTOWN, Mass. -- The first suspect in the Boston marathon bombings, who was shot in a confrontation with police early Friday, was in cardiac arrest by the time he reached Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, officials said.
    WATERTOWN, Mass. -- The first suspect in the Boston marathon bombings, who was shot in a confrontation with police early Friday, was in cardiac arrest by the time he reached Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, officials said. Doctors labored...

    Tags: FBI, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Deval Patrick

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