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Hopkins' medical students learn to use their stethoscopes
The stethoscope may be an icon of the medical profession to most patients. But it's more of a relic to many doctors.
The device used to listen to the heart, lungs and other body parts — invented nearly 200 years ago — has been overtaken by...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Hospitals and Clinics, Lab Tests, University of California, Los Angeles, Health and Medical Professionals
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For a dying patient, a prescription of silence
His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of California, Los Angeles, Abdominal Pain, Diseases and Illnesses, Esophageal cancer
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Obama outlines private-public project to study the brain
Making good on a promise first hinted at during his State of the Union speech in February, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled the broad outlines of a scientific initiative aimed at mapping the human brain. The project's ambitious goals include...
Tags: Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Research, Government, U.S. Department of Defense
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Genetically engineered tomato mimics good cholesterol
Researchers at UCLA have genetically engineered tomatoes that, when fed to mice, mimic the beneficial qualities of good cholesterol, according to a new study. In a paper published Tuesday in the Journal of Lipid Research, authors used bacteria to insert...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Tomatoes, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Genetic Engineering, Drugs and Medicines
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Pope Francis has only one lung. Is it enough?
His predecessor was the first pope to retire due to deteriorating health -- a condition no doubt exacerbated by frequent world travel and a demanding schedule. Yet at age 76, Pope Francis arrives at the Vatican with his own medical history....
Tags: Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, The Pope, Flu, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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How your skin can survive winter beautifully
Winter does a number on skin, from head to toe. But it's possible to resist letting the dry winter air wring every drop of moisture from your skin. "It's an environmental problem," says Nicholas Perricone, dermatologist and author of "Forever Young: The...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Beauty Products, Dermatology, Dermatologists, Skin Conditions
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Beauty metals: The 24-karat spin
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe holidays are the season of sparkle. And that goes for beauty treatments as well as for Christmas trees. Spas and beauty companies are capitalizing on the allure of jewels and precious metals, hoping to harness radiance and a feeling of indulgence by...Tags: Medical Specialization, University of California, Los Angeles, Allergies, Health and Beauty Products, Dermatology
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Range of clues, not just DNA, indicates bones are Richard III's
After centuries, it seems, the once-lost body of King Richard III of England has been identified. At a news conference Monday, a team from the University of Leicester reported that a skeleton unearthed last fall was "beyond reasonable doubt" that of...
Tags: Medical Specialization, University of California, Los Angeles, Biology, Imperial and Royal Matters, Biotechnology Industry
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The doctor's in, on Twitter
Twitter. A popular online social network? Yes. A vital tool for medical research? Maybe. "Until now, healthcare providers have primarily used online networks as a promotional tool," says Lee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. "We...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Elizabeth II, Twitter, Inc., University of California, Los Angeles, Research
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PASSINGS: Robert Morgan Fink, Gene Vollnogle, Dorothy McGuire Williamson
Robert Morgan Fink Biochemist at UCLA Robert Morgan Fink, 96, a retired UCLA biochemistry professor whose groundbreaking research with his biochemist wife included developing a new technique in the late 1940s to study the thyroid, died Wednesday of...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Arthur Godfrey, Lehigh University, Cancer, University of California, Los Angeles
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Weight, Drew Pinsky, Marketing, Companies and Corporations, Laws
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Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...Tags: Joan Van Ark, Celebrities, Harry Potter (fictional character), Jason Alexander, People (magazine)
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