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    Sep 22, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. FDA approves first oral drug to slow multiple sclerosis progression

    A failed anti-rejection drug got a new purpose and a new lease on commercial life Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved the medication fingolimod -- to be marketed as Gilenya -- to slow the progression of disability in multiple...

    Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Novartis AG, Los Angeles Times, Litigation, Human Body

  2. Sep 28, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Be slow my hurting heart: The pain of social rejection drives down heart rate

    You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together,&nbsp;leaving you out of their plans. This kind of <a title=&quot;study by Eisenberger" href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/302/5643/290" target="_blank">social rejection</a> prompts&nbsp;your&nbsp;brain to send warning signals&nbsp;to your body&nbsp;that there's been a sudden tear in your personal social fabric, says a new study.
    You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together, leaving you out of their plans. This kind of social rejection prompts your brain...

    Tags: Science, Los Angeles Times, Human Body, Sociology, Depression

  4. Mar 3, 2010 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  5. Keeping Fit for a Healthy Pregnancy

    Many pregnant women know that maintaining a moderate exercise routine and a nutritionally sound diet provide both short- and long-term benefits to the mother and baby. But routines and regimens that may be helpful during one stage of gestation may be detrimental during another.
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel
    Many pregnant women know that maintaining a moderate exercise routine and a nutritionally sound diet provide both short- and long-term benefits to the mother and baby. But routines and regimens that may be helpful during one stage of gestation may be...

    Tags: Herring, Hot Dogs, Trout, Brain, Sardines

  6. Aug 19, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. FDA panel gives a qualified nod to antidepressant for chronic pain

    As the advertisement for the antidepressant Cymbalta says, "Depression hurts. Cymbalta can help." Chronic pain hurts too. And the makers of the drug duloxetine -- commercially known as Cymbalta -- argue that Cymbalta can help with that, as well. Chronic...

    Tags: Cymbalta (drug), Companies and Corporations, Los Angeles Times, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines

  8. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  9. Exercise may reduce chronic pain

    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief &#8212; but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came from exercise.
    Tribune Newspapers
    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Yoga, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Rheumatoid Arthritis

  10. Jul 19, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  11. Oct 20, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  12. Aug 17, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
  13. Gulf oil spill: scientists assess health effects

    Greenspace
    Days after a vacationing President Obama swam in gulf waters and tasted fish caught off the coast of Florida, scientists with the Natural Resources Defense Council said the gulf oil spill probably still will have far-reaching health effects on both......
  14. Sep 20, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel
  15. Train to Tri kits – a good cause

    The Chain Gang - Orlando Sentinel
    Joy von Werder, a USAT Triathlon Coach and owner of Train to Tri LLC, is donating a portion of the proceeds of her Train to Tri kits to the CMT Association.  Joy was diagnosed earlier this year with CMT, which stands for Charcotte Marie Tooth condition.&...
  16. Oct 5, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel
  17. UCF offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe talks about moving from coaching box to sidelines for UAB game

    Knights Notepad - Orlando Sentinel
    UCF offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe talks about moving from coaching box to sidelines for UAB game...
  18. Oct 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
  19. Rabid bat discovered in south Orange County

    L.A. NOW
    Orange County health officials issued a warning to the public Thursday after a rabid bat was discovered in a residential area of San Juan Capistrano. Anyone who might have had contact with a bat in the vicinity of Village and......
  20. Feb 24, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services
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