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Dr. Margaret Billingham dies at 78; Stanford heart pathologist
Dr. Margaret Billingham, a Stanford University pathologist who developed criteria by which surgeons could tell if a transplanted heart was thriving or being rejected, died of kidney cancer July 14 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, Calif....Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Pathology, Heart Transplants, Grass Valley (Nevada, California), Nevada
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'Real Housewives of Orange County': Vicki Gunvalson, the working girl
Show TrackerShe might be considered the Ryan Seacrest of the insurance world with all the hours she's putting in. The last remaining original housewife in the O.C. clan, Vicki Gunvalson has watched as a revolving door of ladies have picked up...... -
A threat of cancer, a drastic decision
My dad did everything he could to look his best that morning. He shaved, brushed his hair and changed into a clean shirt. I stepped into his room, where he lay on his bed, propped up with pillows. His face was pale and his eyelids heavy; an oxygen...
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When early screening leads to risks
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRadio talk show host Don Imus has plenty of company in his recent prostate cancer diagnosis: The disease strikes 1 in 6 American men. You'd think early screening would be a key preventive tool, but two large studies, published in the New England...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Los Angeles Times, University of Southern California, Surgery, Cancer
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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: San Francisco, Education, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Government, Ethics
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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: Pasta, Colleges and Universities, Education, Symptoms, Vitamin Therapy
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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: Mastectomy, Stranger Than Fiction, Nursing, Biotechnology, Vehicles
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Radiology, Cancer, Breast, Rectum
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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: Massachusetts General Hospital, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Colleges and Universities, Symptoms, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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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: Vagina, Gynecology, Colleges and Universities, Education, Symptoms
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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: Plastic Surgeons, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cancer, Surgery
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