Health and Medical Professionals

Doctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patient

2012-02-04 00:00:00

The Medical Board of California has faulted a doctor in the 2010 death of a Lap-Band patient who had surgery at a clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign, filing charges that could cause him to lose his license to practice. The board has...

Letters: Many views of 'alternative' treatment

2012-01-30 00:00:00

The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New...

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

U.S. survey finds respondents' stress level far from ideal

2012-01-12 00:00:00

Market Watch: Hothouse tomatoes from Ridgecrest, flavor included

2012-02-03 00:00:00

The desolate, scrubby plain around Ridgecrest, where the Sierra Nevada meets the Great Basin and the Mojave desert, might seem an incongruous source for tomatoes, especially in the middle of winter. Nevertheless, Scott and Gale Shacklett, who go by the...

Rick Santorum wants to be God's chosen one in South Carolina

2012-01-15 22:03:00

Reporting from Florence, S.C. -- In the race to be the most sincere Christian candidate for president, Rick Santorum looks like the front-runner. Out on the edge of town here Sunday afternoon, out among the big box stores and strip malls, at a family...

A terrible choice to ponder

2011-12-11 00:00:00

The day after hip surgery, my father asked me to bring him a frozen coffee and something sweet the next morning. I returned to the hospital with a Frappuccino and a doughnut, one or both of which nearly killed him. He began choking and then turned...

Dutch scientist accused of falsifying data

2011-11-05 19:09:00

Social psychologist Diederik Stapel made a name for himself by pushing his field into new territory. His research papers appeared to demonstrate that exposure to litter and graffiti makes people more likely to commit small crimes and that being in a messy...

Blood clot that killed Rapper Heavy D is a ‘silent killer’

2011-12-27 16:35:12

How did prime-time TV become an adulterer's paradise?

2011-12-28 16:36:09

Moms stage 'nurse-in' to back breast-feeding in public [Video]

2011-12-28 16:37:03

Registered Nurse Aida Valdez goes through an emergency backpack used for people sick at Imperial Valley College.

2012-02-06 14:37:15

Florida Medical Center nurses including Wavney Rouse (left, holding honk if you love nurses sign, rally outside the hospital to push management to expand nurse-patient ratio.

2012-02-06 08:49:23

Avera Medical Group Pediatrics sponsored a name-the-panda contest in conjunction with its holiday open house in December. The winning name, Penelope, was submitted by 23month-old Olivia Reinbold.

2012-02-06 07:35:09