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Lazarus: A roadblock to collecting travel insurance benefits
Barbara Butkus bought an airline ticket in November to fly from Palm Springs to Washington, D.C., a month later for a family reunion. Just to be on the safe side, Butkus, 80, also bought travel insurance while booking her flight through Orbitz, the...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Travel, Drugs and Medicines, High Blood Pressure, Cardiologists
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Working out obesity issues on 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'
"Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition"
10 p.m. June 13, ABC
Episode: "Dana"
The premise
Dana Baker is a 44-year-old gospel singer who weighs 498 pounds. He freely admits to a regular diet of cookies, Hawaiian Punch and donuts. He sweats when...Tags: Back Pain, Armed Forces, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Social Issues, Colleges and Universities
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When a valve wears out
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFormer First Lady Barbara Bush and actor-comedian Robin Williams this month joined the thousands of Americans who have come to need an artificial valve implanted to regulate the blood flow out of the heart to supply the rest of the body. Bush, 83, had...Tags: Robin Williams, Symptoms, New York University, Hospitals and Clinics, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
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Live chat: great expectations
Times Staff Writer2007-07-30 14:49:16.0 Administrator: The chat with Heidi Murkoff will start at 3pm. 2007-07-30 15:13:59.0 Administrator: Question from Tamara: how to beat the all-day sickness in the first tr-mester? my dr. wont see me till i'm 10wks. so i've stopped...Tags: Nursing, Bladder, Urinary System, Dry Mouth, Symptoms
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Outdoor buffs must exercise caution on smoggy days
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSMOG, shmog. Exercising outdoors is a way of life in Southern California, and die-hard runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters aren't going to let a brown layer of air stop them. But maybe they should. The Southland is heading into its roughest air...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Inflammation, University of California, Berkeley, Diseases and Illnesses
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Tim Russert: the details about what caused his death
Special to The TimesWHEN TV journalist Tim Russert died June 13, it was heartbreaking news for his family, friends and fans. Chief of the Washington bureau of NBC News and longtime moderator of "Meet the Press," Russert was known for asking tough questions. He leaves two...Tags: Family, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Symptoms, Heart Attack
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All patients deserve to be treated as family
Special to The TimesTwo years ago, after returning from an Alaskan cruise, Jean, a widow in her mid-70s, mentioned a disturbing new health problem: During the trip, she had started having severe episodes of neck pain. Although I was not her doctor, I put on my physician...Tags: Heart Disease, Neck, Entertainment, Symptoms, Spine
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