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Brazilian Blowout might be dangerous to your health
Special to the Los Angeles TimesControversy is swirling around a pricey and much-heralded hair-straightening treatment after researchers in Oregon announced recently that they had found that the formula contained the dangerous chemical formaldehyde, even in packages labeled...Tags: Asthma, Personal Service, Education, California, Oregon
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Health care prices can double from one South Florida hospital to the next
Need your appendix out? Go to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis and the bill is $65,500, on average. But at West Boca Medical Center, it's $27,500.
Got pneumonia? Recuperate at Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes and the bill is $41,200. But at...Tags: Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Lauderdale Lakes, American Medical Association, California, Florida Hospital
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Using CT scans to see plaque in coronary arteries
It seems like the pinnacle of medical science: For just a few hundred dollars, you can walk into just about any hospital in Southern California and ask a doctor to check your arteries for buildup of heart-attack-inducing calcium plaque. Most of the time,...Tags: Texas, Social Issues, Family, Medicare, Los Angeles
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Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue
A high-profile scientific paper that gave enormous hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and even prompted some to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, has been largely discredited by subsequent research.
Evidence is mounting that a...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Columbia University, Education, California, Fatigue
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Validity of hospital rankings
Special to the Los Angeles TimesEven if you're the kind who never reads a review before heading to the car lot or the movie theater, you probably want to know how your hospital stacks up before you walk through the door. You definitely wouldn't want to find out after the fact that...Tags: Television, Mayo Clinic, Los Angeles Times, Health and Medical Professionals, Yale University
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Virus discovery called breakthrough in fight against chronic fatigue syndrome
In what may prove to be the first major breakthrough in the fight against the mysterious and controversial disorder known as chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers reported Thursday that they had found traces of a virus in the vast majority of affected...Tags: Nevada, Immune System, Diseases and Illnesses, Illnesses, Symptoms
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Mowry-Pugh
Julie Lynn Mowry of Greenville and Justin Tyler Pugh of Somerset are announcing their engagement.
Miss Mowry is the daughter of Jeff and Linda Mowry of Greenville. She is a 2003 graduate of Reynolds High School, Greenville, a 2005 graduate of Penn...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, The Pennsylvania State University
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Push and Pull Over Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chicago TribuneGood news is rare for sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome, so when a team of researchers reported last fall that the mysterious condition was associated with a retrovirus, it made a splash. The paper, published in the prestigious journal Science,...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Columbia University, Fatigue, Chicago Tribune, Colleges and Universities
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Recalled medical devices had expedited reviews
WASHINGTON - A disproportionate number of medical devices recalled because of links to serious health problems or deaths were approved under an abbreviated regulatory process that does not require advance testing on patients, according to a five-year...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Medicine, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System
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Keeping kids safe on the playground
The Baltimore SunSpring brings trips to parks and playgrounds; and slips, falls, bruises and burns that can land children in the emergency room. But doctors say there are steps parents can take to keep their children injury-free, and many involve common sense. "Don't...Tags: Perry Hall, Children, Health and Safety at School, Surgery, Healthcare Provider
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"Dukan Diet" Causing Buzz after Kate Middleton, J-Lo Slim Down
FOX40 NewsHer Royal Highness Catherine Duchess of Cambridge slimmed down so much before the Royal Wedding, she had to get her ring refitted. Her secret to dropping the pounds? Reportedly, the Dukan diet, with results many envy. The diet--also linked to celebs...Tags: Penelope Cruz, Diseases and Illnesses, Jennifer Lopez, Heart Disease, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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