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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Compton's Omar Bradley leaves hospital, goes to candidates forum

    Hours after checking out of the hospital, former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley -- who is running for a third term after serving prison time on public corruption charges that were later overturned -- walked into a mayoral forum Saturday and declared that Compton "is in an emergency situation" and "needs someone who knows the road to the hospital."
    Hours after checking out of the hospital, former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley -- who is running for a third term after serving prison time on public corruption charges that were later overturned -- walked into a mayoral forum Saturday and declared that...

    Tags: Punishment, Politics, Elections, Primaries, Hospitals and Clinics

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. For a dying patient, a prescription of silence

    His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty swallowing. I told her to make an appointment for him with me.
    His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Abdominal Pain, David Geffen School of Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Los Angeles

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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: Pneumonia, Yale University, Hospitals and Clinics, Conservation, Medical Procedures and Tests

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will likely widen the divide between the nation's healthiest and sickest states.
    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Cancer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Consumers, Social Issues

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

  5. 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: Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Gastric cancer, Heart Failure

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

  6. 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: Burger King, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Food Industry, Science and Technology

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

  7. Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction.
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products -- SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...

    Tags: Product Recalls, Erectile Dysfunction, Prescription Drugs, Heart Disease, Health Treatments

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

  8. 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: Litigation, Consumer Goods Industries, Crime, Law and Justice, Energy Drinks, Food and Drug Administration

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

  9. Stressed out? Try thinking of something you value

    Feeling so stressed you can't concentrate? Try stepping back a moment and thinking about what's important to you.
    Feeling so stressed you can't concentrate? Try stepping back a moment and thinking about what's important to you. That's the conclusion of a study published recently in the journal PLOS One that examined the beneficial qualities of self-affirmation in...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Values, Medical Research

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

  10. How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

    For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints.
    For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...

    Tags: Stroke, Health Treatments, Physical Therapists, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Arthritis

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

  11. 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: Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Justice System

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

  12. College binge drinking raises risk of heart disease

    Step away from the beer pong table! College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers.
    Step away from the beer pong table! College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found that four...

    Tags: Heart Disease, Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Therapy

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