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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...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Aneurysm, Diseases and Illnesses, Coffee
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In tsunami's wake, top priorities are treating trauma, ensuring clean water and limiting infections
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded from that country's northeast coast, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted. Over the next several days, physicians and public health officials in Japan can...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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My Turn: Bill Hillman thanks chest compressions for helping to save his wife
It was 4:05 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2009. I heard my wife, Dianne, say, "I think I'm having a heart attack."
I opened my eyes and saw her standing in the bathroom doorway. She grabbed her chest, took one step and collapsed on the bed.
Two weeks earlier, a...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Tucson, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Health Procedures
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Recommendations for cancer screening are under review
You'd think there could be no downside to widespread screening for cancer. But that's not always the case. Studies on Pap smears, for example, show that atypical cells can disappear if they're left alone, while interventions can cause scarring and...Tags: Health, Family, Prostate Cancer, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses
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The Unreal World: Some bad fixes on 'Nurse Jackie'
The premise
Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) is having trouble managing her growing addiction to painkillers. Nevertheless, she continues to snort an opiate in the supply room and pop pills in the bathroom during shifts at the hospital. Jackie works in...Tags: Heart Failure, Emergency Planning, Health, Addiction, University of California, Los Angeles
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Mosley vs. Mora: Judges disagree and fight ends in a draw
The Fabulous ForumShane Mosley and Sergio Mora staged a dull bout Saturday night at Staples Center, packed with holding, hugging and inside fighting where it appeared there were more missed punches than those landed. The deserved winner was neither. A draw was...... -
Tonight's music pick: Jimmy Eat World at the Wiltern
Brand XEarly ambassadors of the '00s emo movement, this quartet from Mesa, Ariz., found mainstream success with their untimely titled 2001 LP âBleed American.â Touring in support of their brand-new release, âInvented,â this will be JEW's o... -
UFC 121 live results (Lesnar vs. Velasquez)
The Fabulous ForumUFC 121 takes place in Anaheim, featuring a UFC heavyweight title match between Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar. Check back for results through the night. Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel Yvel has a reputation for being the dirtiest fighter in...... -
Man killed by aggressive mountain goat in Washington park was an experienced hiker
OutpostsA 63-year-old man described by authorities as an experienced hiker died from injuries he sustained during an encounter with an aggressive mountain goat Saturday in Washington's Olympic National Park. According to the Peninsula Daily News, Bob Boardman, of... -
Student on school bus describes crash that killed 1, injured dozens [Updated]
L.A. NOWA school bus filled with children struck at least one other vehicle in Boyle Heights on Monday afternoon, killing the driver of a car and injuring dozens of students on the bus, which overturned. Marco Valdez, 17, a passenger on...... -
'Dexter' recap: What a night!
Show TrackerA lot happened on Sunday nightâs episode, but the one thing that stuck with me was a desire to implore the writers of âDexterâ to please give Deb Morgan a break already. I was half laughing, half groaning when she......
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