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Stem cells created without destroying embryos
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterScientists reported Thursday that for the first time they have made human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that the government's top stem cell official said would make the controversial research eligible for federal funding....Tags: Genetics, Biology, University of Southern California, Values, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Going gluten-free -- for many reasons
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt the Whole Foods Market in El Segundo, two women stand scanning a refrigerator case filled with packages of gluten-free food -- carrot cake, rice flour bread, scones, ginger cookies, pecan pie and chocolate chip muffins. Judy Beckett, a retired...Tags: Gluten-free Diet, Google Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Symptoms, Autism
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Breast cancer changes their lives but not their strength and courage
Daily PressLaurie Davis is a photogenic calendar girl for '09 -- but not by choice. A diagnosis of breast cancer on March 4 catapulted her into a special sisterhood called Beyond Boobs!, a local support group for young women diagnosed with breast cancer before...Tags: Radiology, University of Florida, Biotechnology, Health Treatments, Business Trips
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A Picture of Health: The Worried Well
Medical private practice in Los Angeles has some unique features. We Angelenos fear the occasional earthquake, drought and fire, along with the more frequent wrinkles, subcutaneous fat and less than perfect health. Since we can’t do much about the earth’s...Tags: Colon, Radiology, Mammogram, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture
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Repeated concussions lead to severe brain disease, research shows
The headbanging collisions that thrill sports fans have lifelong effects on the athletes, with impairments in movement and thinking skills showing up 30 years or more after the concussions, researchers reported Tuesday.
The slight deficits resulting from...Tags: National Hockey League, Athletes, Head Injuries, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Baltimore Colts
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Managing common vulvar skin conditions
The vulva is subject to a range of skin problems, many of them inadvertently self-inflicted.
You may routinely pamper your face and work hard to keep it moisturized and irritation-free, but what have you done lately for the more sensitive skin of your...Tags: Yeast Infection, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvard Medical School, Symptoms, Obstetrics
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Let patients weigh in on treatment decisions
Special to The TimesMr. L. greeted me with a strong handshake. He seemed like a very fit fellow, particularly for a 90-year-old. His nephew and nephew's wife accompanied him to the consultation. As he spoke, unknowingly, Mr. L. was telling me the diagnosis. He reported...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Death, Education, Plastic Surgeons, Cancer
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The excessive focus on mammography
Now that we've spent the month of October scaring women about breast cancer, isn't it time for a month scaring them about mammography? If not a month, a week? A day? It's not right to scare people, but it's also not right to leave them in the dark...Tags: Science and Technology, Mammogram, Medical Research, Google Inc., Breast Cancer
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The job of getting well
As Darby Steadman steps out of her champagne Volvo station wagon, the valet parking attendants at the Johns Hopkins garage warmly welcome one of their regulars. She'll make the 30-minute trip from her Severna Park home every day this week and more than...Tags: Biotechnology, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Breast
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That's cancer veteran, conqueror or activist to you
Special to The Times"Since you are a cancer survivor, it would be wise to run a few tests," said the neurologist I recently visited. I cringed when I heard his words. The thought of a few tests didn't bother me: I like it when a doctor pays attention to my history. However,...Tags: Colon, Mammogram, Los Angeles, Breast Cancer, Manhattan (New York City)
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Grace Bender's Breast Cancer Story
Armed with Information If watching her mother have a radical mastectomy, her father suffer from kidney cancer and her brother struggle with multiple myeloma taught Grace Bender anything, it was to pay attention to her health and ever-evolving medical...Tags: Mastectomy, Medical Research, Arts and Culture, History, Medical Procedures and Tests
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