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Bone marrow transplant 'gets rid of' sickle cell anemia
Researchers have for the first time performed a successful bone marrow transplant to cure sickle cell disease in adults, a feat that could expand the procedure to more of the 70,000 Americans with the disease -- and possibly some other diseases as well....Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Children
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Whooping cough still with us, still dangerous
Two days after her second son, Dylan, was born in 2005, Mariah Bianchi let out yet another deep-chested cough, this time in the hospital, where she was recovering from the delivery.
She had been coughing for two weeks; she had coughed so badly that her...Tags: University of California, Pneumonia, Pediatrics, Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles
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Facts about whooping cough
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial disease that infects the respiratory system. It is most dangerous to infants, particularly those who are too young to be vaccinated.
Symptoms: Children and adults suffer from severe coughing,...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Preventative Medicine, Infants, Coughing
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Sex and risk among people in their 20s
Over the last few decades, the period between the time when young adults leave their parents' house and when they settle down to start families has grown substantially. In 1970, 21% of 25-year-olds were unmarried; by 2005, the percentage had jumped to 60%...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Demographics, Sex, Health and Safety at School
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To be a well-adjusted adult, it helps to be a well-loved baby
Feeling stressed-out? Anxious? Overly sensitive to things other people say? You can blame your mother. (As if you weren't doing that already.)
A growing body of scientific evidence points to the long-lasting effects of maternal nurturing while children...Tags: Stress, Hormones and Metabolism, Brown University, Science and Technology, Heart Disease
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Soupy Sales dies at 83; slapstick comic had hit TV show in 1960s
Soupy Sales, a comic with a gift for slapstick who attained cult-like popularity in the 1960s with a pie-throwing routine that became his signature, has died. He was 83.
Sales had numerous ailments and died Thursday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, said...Tags: Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945), Cleveland, Ku Klux Klan, Bars and Clubs
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Rodent of the Week: Having a bunch of sisters might make you less sexy
Pity the poor boy--in the United States at least--wedged in the midst of a bevy of sisters. When he's little, he'll certainly be dressed and made up like a doll. He will doubtless spend time cooling his heels at the bathroom door. He'll likely pine for...Tags: Entertainment, Hormones and Metabolism, Science and Technology, Sex, Family
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Travel info: Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Kennedy Space Center
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFrom LAX, Delta, American, United and Virgin America offer nonstop service to Orlando, Fla.; US Airways and Southwest offer direct service (stop, no change of planes) and Continental and Southwest offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted...Tags: U.S. Airways, Science and Technology, Children, Space Programs, Cocoa Beach
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Family, Education, Pediatrics, Foods and Beverages
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Hiking the Sierra with three llamas and a baby
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI wouldn't call it a vacation, exactly. Any time you have three pet llamas and a 3-year-old and you're covering 30 miles in less than a week, it's like, well, let's call it an adventure. My wife, Amber, and I and our high-energy daughter Ediza spent a...Tags: John Muir, Human Interest, Forestry and Timber, Travel, Lakes and Ponds
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Summer camps aren't just kids' stuff
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIn my youth, nothing spelled summer more than my box of stationery, stashed in a trunk next to my insect repellent, shorts, towels and bathing suit. Summer camp was the pinnacle of the illusion of freedom, albeit in a controlled environment. There I...Tags: Travel, Children, Family, Tourism and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Antidepressants linked to major personality changes
Antidepressant medications taken by roughly 7% of American adults cause profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond simply lifting the veil of sadness, a study has found.
Researchers saw strong drops in neuroticism and...Tags: Depression, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Education, Depression Therapy
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