Chemicals

Report faults professor, UCLA in death of lab assistant

2012-01-21 00:00:00

Ever since Sheri Sangji was fatally burned in a December 2008 lab fire, UCLA officials have cast it as a tragic accident, saying the 23-year-old staff research assistant was a seasoned chemist who was trained in the experiment that went awry. But...

Daughter searches Downey for father missing since 2007

2012-01-11 00:00:00

Blood-thinning drug linked to heart attack risk

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Statins raise risk of Type 2 diabetes in older women, study finds

2012-01-10 18:22:00

State convicts arrive in L.A. County with costly mental illnesses

2012-01-08 21:16:00

MannKind stock drops 15% on plan to sell more shares

2012-01-31 17:18:00

Costly turf war on men's balding heads

2012-01-29 00:00:00

Vin Diesel has embraced his baldness. And it's doubtful Michael Stipe spends much time browsing for toupees. But not all of the 40 million American men with follicularly challenged scalps are going quietly into that bald night. They're raging — with...

Wishing for the right to make that final exit

2011-12-18 00:00:00

Colleen Kegg hasn't worked out the details of her exit plan yet. But about one thing, Kegg is clear: When she can no longer feed herself or go to the bathroom without assistance, she will take steps to end her life. A rare and incurable neurological...

Medicare: Saving it is the only option [Most commented]

2011-12-28 21:36:05

Irvine doctor loses medical license after patient dies of overdose

2012-01-08 16:35:12

Selena Gomez granted restraining order against alleged stalker

2012-01-06 21:38:52

Does Paula Deen have diabetes?

2012-01-13 16:33:14

. The revelation is of course notable because Deen is the queen of high-fat, high-calorie traditional Southern cooking. So why did she wait so long?

2012-01-18 10:05:37

Turnaround began when Lake Forest pharmaceutical company sharpened its focus on what it believes are its core competencies. Its robust stock price growth in 2011 followed a 239 percent increase, to $6.07 a share, a year earlier.

2012-01-13 21:41:25