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Genetic tests can unravel the mysteries of your DNA
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA patient came to Elizabeth Kearney with a dilemma: whether to go to medical school. There were a lot of physicians in his family and he wanted to be a doctor, but medicine was not the only thing in his genes — one of his parents had Huntington's...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Sickle Cell Disease, Los Angeles Times, Minority Groups
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Recommendations for cancer screening are under review
You'd think there could be no downside to widespread screening for cancer. But that's not always the case. Studies on Pap smears, for example, show that atypical cells can disappear if they're left alone, while interventions can cause scarring and...Tags: California, Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Hemorrhaging
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Gauging a gas tackler
Whether you're still plowing through Thanksgiving leftovers or easing back to your normal fare, billions of bacteria in your digestive tract are eagerly awaiting their next meal. And if you feed them well enough, they'll thank you by producing gas....Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Entertainment, Flatulence, Disasters, Washington (U.S. state)
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Think healthy: Learn to decipher food labels
If you followed my column last week it included the beginning of deciphering food labels. This week we will continue with sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, protein, vitamin A and C, calcium and iron. Sodium Sodium, a component of...Tags: Health Treatments, Vitamin A, Dietary Supplements, Economy, Business and Finance, High Blood Pressure
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What berries can do for you
Berries are nutritional powerhouses whether they're eaten fresh, frozen, dried, freeze-dried or powdered. But can they protect our brain and memory, melt fat and prevent urinary tract infections?
Though emerging research is juicy, scientists know less...Tags: Health Treatments, Potassium (dietary supplement), Weight, Diseases and Illnesses, Dietary Supplements
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Eddie Brandt dies at 90; Hollywood's go-to guy for film history, memorabilia
Eddie Brandt's obsession with the movies was evident in his North Hollywood home, which he transformed into an indoor-outdoor theater by installing a film projector on a tiny loft with windows and pointing it toward his yard.
Saturday night was movie...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945), Video Supplies and Services
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves, 11 a.m. (FXSP) Tennis-ATP-WTA Tour, Sony Ericsson Open, Noon and 6 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey-New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 6 p.m. (VERSUS) NBA Basketball-New Jersey Nets at New...Tags: Athletes, Cleveland Indians, Mat Latos, National Basketball Association, Minor League Baseball
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Breathing as one
Veterans and those new to yoga gathered Sunday to unite in the fight against lung cancer and breathe as one.
The inaugural Free to Breathe Yogathon at Descanso Gardens raised funds for the National Lung Cancer Partnership to support research,...Tags: California, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Lake Minchumina Teen Wins February Scholarship
Channel 2 NewsA 14-year-old from Lake Minchumina, Josephine “T.J.” Hytry, has earned February’s Fund the Future Scholarship. Lake Minchumina is considered a small retirement community that rests a few miles outside Denali National Park. The...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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Two universities teaming up in fight against cancer
![<span style="font-size: small;">Two universities are teaming up in the fight against cancer. Notre Dame and the IU School of Medicine put the finishing touches on their partnership for cancer research. The building dedication for Harper Hall and tour was Tuesday afternoon. Researchers and scientists will work together, in the labs, to study major cancers.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/59959542-08153743.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">Two universities are teaming up in the fight against cancer. Notre Dame and the IU School of Medicine put the finishing touches on their partnership for cancer research. The building dedication for Harper Hall and tour was Tuesday afternoon. Researchers and scientists will work together, in the labs, to study major cancers.</span>")
Two universities are teaming up in the fight against cancer. Notre Dame and the IU School of Medicine put the finishing touches on their partnership for cancer research. The building dedication for Harper Hall and tour was Tuesday afternoon. Researchers...Tags: Medical Research, University of Notre Dame, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Drugs and Medicines
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All Health's Breaking Loose: Don't call me late for supper
When asked what his name was, old Uncle Lester used to respond, “Call me anything but late for supper.” Once in a while Uncle Lester came up with a good idea but looking back, this might have been one of his best. Many of us eat dinner late...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hormones and Metabolism, Sumo Wrestling, Health, Wrestling
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Test linked to fewer colorectal cancer deaths
A single sigmoidoscopy between ages 55 and 64 can reduce deaths from colorectal cancer by at least 43%, British researchers reported Tuesday. The results from the first large randomized trial of sigmoidoscopy show that it is a more effective tool than...Tags: Medical Research, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Los Angeles Times
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