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Anthony Shadid and the risks journalists face; the rising price of gasoline; doctors, patients and end-of-life issues
A reporter's life
Re "Journalist portrayed life in hot spots," Obituary, Feb. 18
New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid's death puts in contrast the politicians and their radio and television talk-show cohorts who rail against the so-called liberal...Tags: Health, Petroleum Industry, Journalism, Pancreatic Cancer, Health Treatments
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Study works out kinks in understanding of massage
Everyone knows that it can feel really good to get a massage.
Now scientists may have figured out why, by identifying how massage switches genes on and off, thus reducing inflammation and coaxing muscle adaptation to exercise.
The discovery provides...Tags: Health, Physical Therapists, Medical Research, Physiology, Drugs and Medicines
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Statins raise risk of Type 2 diabetes in older women, study finds
Older women who take statin medications to ward off heart attacks are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who do not take the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, a study has found. The report, published Monday in the Archives of...Tags: Post Menopause, Health, Menopause, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure
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Resveratrol appears to make fat men fitter
The first clinical trial to test the effects of resveratrol -- the plant compound plentiful in red wine and grapes -- on humans has found that a small daily dose of a purified resveratrol supplement lowered blood pressure and improved a wide range of...Tags: Human Body, Health, Hormones and Metabolism, Cancer, High Blood Pressure
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Ryan Adams is out of the fire
Ménière's disease is an inflammation of the inner ear. Specifically, a swelling in the tubes of the ear canal that control the body's balance. No one knows its cause, but stress, exhaustion and substance abuse are among the factors thought to contribute....Tags: Health, Acupuncture, Mandy Moore, Human Interest, Symptoms
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Air pollution kicks into high gear in summer months
Along with the lazy and often hazy days of summer come some not-so-pleasant health risks from exposure to air pollution.
Ed Avol, a professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, has been studying the links between respiratory...Tags: Health, Human Body, Birth Defects, Heart Disease, Lungs and Airways
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Freeway air pollution linked to brain damage in mice
Greenspaceow, exposure to vehicle pollution particulates roughly one-thousandth the width of a human hair has been linked to brain damage in mice including signs associated with memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study to be published... -
Weight-loss regimens can harm skin
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start. But although the right diet may help you gain a svelte figure, the wrong one might be a...Tags: Human Body, Health, Acne, Immune System, Human Interest
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Holiday cocktails: A hangover for your skin
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThis time of year — pretty much from Halloween through New Year's Day — we're tempted at every turn by rich, sugary high-calorie foods, from candy corn to candy canes, with plenty of pumpkin pie, fruit cake and chocolate decadence in between....Tags: Health, Human Body, Vitamin B3, Physical Therapists, Vitamin C
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Obesity Risks Start Before Birth
Pam Levin's daughter weighed less than 5 pounds at birth. But by the time the child turned 3, Levin and her husband had begun to bristle at some of the comments about her. "People would say, ‘She's chunky' or ‘She's a big girl,'" Levin says....Tags: Health, Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Heart Disease, Drugs and Medicines
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Oh, snap: Beckham's Achilles injury is bad, but not uncommon
Booster ShotsNow that soccer legend David Beckham has had surgery to repair the Achilles tendon he ruptured Sunday, all he has to do now is heal, and heal well. While his may be the most recent and notable case of a...... -
A life of honor, one day at a time
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt happened again at a Taco Bell. The old way of thinking, the criminal voice, wouldn't shut up inside the head of Ken Layton. Yeah, take out that punk kid, beat the crap out of him, show that pimply faced idiot he ain't nothin' and you're still Folsom...Tags: Health, Sports, Crimes, Prisons, Society
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