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Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk
The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted. That...
Tags: Prostate Cancer, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer
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FDA panel backs a new sleep drug
An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug, called suvorexant, lower than that proposed by...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Elections
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Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him
A cardiologist testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave his famous patient incorrect treatment when he noticed the singer had stopped breathing as a result of a powerful anesthetic the physician had administered. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter,...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Heart Disease, Medical Specialization, Propofol (drug), Witnesses
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Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses
In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Cephalon Incorporated, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Alprazolam (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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New courtroom drama over Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's death nearly four years ago has been the subject of intense curiosity, endless media speculation and even a dramatic courtroom drama in which the King of Pop's doctor was found guilty of causing his death. But all that may end up being...
Tags: Concerts, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Witnesses, Finance
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Dr. Oz insomnia remedy results in third-degree burns, viewer says
For those who need further evidence that you can’t believe everything you see on TV, along comes the tale of a New Jersey man who says he sustained third-degree burns on his feet after following an insomnia remedy touted by Dr. Mehmet Oz on his...
Tags: Diabetes, Vaccines, Newspapers, Swine Flu, Harpo Productions, Inc.
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‘Excalibur,’ Bela Lugosi feature in Nuart’s Midnight Movies salute
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesStock up on coffee and adjust your sleep schedules SoCal movie fans, L.A.'s Nuart Theatre has some real springtime treats ...... -
Jet lag: What the tired traveler needs to know
Question: My wife and I travel to Israel at least twice a year to visit children and grandchildren. There is a 10-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Because of time constraints, we can stay only about seven days. Even though we take...
Tags: Travel, Food and Drug Administration, Family, Trips and Vacations, Pharmaceuticals
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Man About Town: At sea with a crew of fourth-grade insomniacs
All went well on the recent school outing to the tall-masted ship, which I helped chaperon. I only had to pull three kids from the water, and two of them were easy because the shark had just spit them out — pit-ewwwwwey — and I was able to...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Trichinosis, Hot Cocoa, Frostbite
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Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.
Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Science, Disc Jockeys, Music, Talk Shows (genre)
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Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health
The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to sell a prescription drug for any purpose other than what's listed on the label. Nevertheless, a divided federal appeals court this week tossed out the conviction of a former drug sales rep who was...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals, Capron, Human Rights, U.S. Congress
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Music keeps minds active and memories alive
My name is Bob, and I know what it's like to be flat on your back for more than two months.
My first encounter was for a form of arthritis called Reiter's syndrome — a three-month stay in a Veterans Affairs hospital marked by boredom and...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis, Health, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics
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