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    Mar 1, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The hope of music's healing powers

    Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake). But researchers are finding that music may be an effective balm for many other afflictions: the isolation of conditions such as autism and Alzheimer's disease, the disability that results from stroke, the physical stress of entering the world too early.
    Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake). But researchers are finding that music may be an effective balm for many other afflictions: the isolation of conditions such as autism and Alzheimer's...

    Tags: Music, Autism, Entertainment, Nursing, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. May 17, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Strokes can occur in younger people too

    The news that Delaware Atty. Gen. Beau Biden, age 41, recently suffered a mild stroke probably came as a surprise to many people, considering that the son of Vice President Joe Biden is relatively young, trim and in seemingly good health. It shouldn't have.
    The news that Delaware Atty. Gen. Beau Biden, age 41, recently suffered a mild stroke probably came as a surprise to many people, considering that the son of Vice President Joe Biden is relatively young, trim and in seemingly good health. It shouldn't...

    Tags: Symptoms, Education, Entertainment, Celebrities and Health Issues, Health

    3. Feb 1, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Her husband's heart quit on him, but she didn't

    My husband left me. He didn't mean to, but he did.
    My husband left me. He didn't mean to, but he did. The day before my son's birthday, he was just gone. Lying on the couch, he looked like he was crying, and foam was coming out of his mouth. I thought he was having a seizure. I wasn't sure. I panicked....

    Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Health, Heart Failure, Hospitals and Clinics

    4. Jan 11, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. After stroke, antidepressants aid in regaining mobility

    Stroke victims who took the antidepressant Prozac for three months following the interruption of blood flow to the brain regained more mobility, and showed lower rates of depression, than those given a placebo pill, a new study has found. The European...

    Tags: Placebo, Medical Research, Stroke Rehabilitation, Human Body, Health

    5. May 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Sex and coffee may raise risk of brain hemorrhage in some people

    The rupture of a brain aneurysm is a relatively rare event but, as it causes bleeding in the brain, that event is a potentially devastating one. Now researchers have attempted to identify possible triggers for such ruptures, also known as hemorrhagic strokes, finding that sex, coffee and losing one’s temper -- among other things -- may raise the risk.
    The rupture of a brain aneurysm is a relatively rare event but, as it causes bleeding in the brain, that event is a potentially devastating one. Now researchers have attempted to identify possible triggers for such ruptures, also known as hemorrhagic...

    Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, Health, Hemorrhaging

    6. Apr 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Coffee studies should warm your heart

    Looking for a reason to not give up your coffee habit? Here's one possibility: heart health.
    Looking for a reason to not give up your coffee habit? Here's one possibility: heart health. Numerous studies in recent years have reported that drinking coffee may be good for the cardiovascular system and might even help prevent strokes. Just last...

    Tags: Education, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Attack, Heart and Circulatory System

    7. Apr 3, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Discoveries

    The Paper Garden
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    The Paper Garden An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 Molly Peacock Bloomsbury: 416 pp., $30 Mary Delany was born in 1700 to an upper-class family in England that would fall out of favor with the court and use its lovely young daughter, as so many...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Health, Human Body, Physical Conditions

    8. Mar 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. A Critical Choice

    Steve Garelick of West Hills needed surgery to fix his leaking heart valve — and right away. It was already late February and the 54-year-old certified public accountant knew he couldn’t wait until after tax season, the busiest time of year for him. What to do?
    Steve Garelick of West Hills needed surgery to fix his leaking heart valve — and right away. It was already late February and the 54-year-old certified public accountant knew he couldn’t wait until after tax season, the busiest time of year...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Medical Services, Cardiologists, Diseases and Illnesses

    9. Mar 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Strokes: A Primer

    Strokes are much in the news these days after the release of a study that determined that their occurrence is rising rapidly among young and middle-aged Americans, probably as a result of increasing obesity and bad eating habits.  
    Strokes are much in the news these days after the release of a study that determined that their occurrence is rising rapidly among young and middle-aged Americans, probably as a result of increasing obesity and bad eating habits.   A stroke is...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Weight

    10. May 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. PASSINGS: John Walker

    John Walker, 67, a guitarist and singer who was one of the founding members of <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-walker-brothers-p21303/biography">the Walker Brothers,</a> a 1960s rock band whose biggest hit was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=2eAxCVTMJ-I">"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore),"</a> died of liver cancer Saturday in Los Angeles, according to his personal assistant, Polly Klemmer.
    John Walker, 67, a guitarist and singer who was one of the founding members of the Walker Brothers, a 1960s rock band whose biggest hit was "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)," died of liver cancer Saturday in Los Angeles, according to his personal...

    Tags: Entertainment, Lawyers, Diseases and Illnesses, Japan, Mexico

    11. May 9, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. PASSINGS: Lionel Rose, Gunter Sachs, Thomas G. Nelson

    <b>Lionel Rose</b>
    Lionel Rose 1st Aborigine to a win world boxing title Lionel Rose, 62, the first Australian Aborigine to win a world boxing title, died Sunday near Melbourne after being ill for several months, his family said. He had a stroke in 2007 that left him...

    Tags: Documentary (genre), Lawyers, Japan, Boxing, Mexico

    12. May 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. After brain damage, the creative juices flow for some

    Artist Katherine Sherwood was just 44 when a hemorrhage in her brain's left hemisphere paralyzed the right side of her body &#8212; forever changing her artwork.
    Artist Katherine Sherwood was just 44 when a hemorrhage in her brain's left hemisphere paralyzed the right side of her body — forever changing her artwork. Before the stroke in 1997, her mixed-media paintings featured strange and cryptic images:...

    Tags: Music, Education, Autism, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses

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