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PASSINGS: Edward G. 'Ted' Jones, David Baldus, Kathryn Tucker Windham

2011-06-15 00:00:00

Edward G. 'Ted' Jones Scientist studied brain anatomy, schizophrenia Dr. Edward G. "Ted" Jones, 72, a former UC Irvine neuroscientist who was an expert on brain anatomy and the causes of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, collapsed and...

'Men of a Certain Age' recap: Don't let bad Joe win

2011-06-30 16:35:50

Friday's Talk Shows

2011-06-09 21:36:28

The best weight-loss strategy

2009-09-28 00:00:00

As a nation, we are obviously getting fatter and fatter. Not only are we ever more confused about how to lose weight, we're particularly fuzzy on the question of how big a role exercise plays and whether we just have to count calories. So, here's the...

Marshall Lumsden dies at 88; founding editor of West magazine

2010-11-17 00:00:00

Marshall Lumsden, the founding editor of West, a Sunday magazine the Los Angeles Times introduced in 1966, died Friday at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 88. His death was caused by complications from colon cancer, said his wife, Wini....

Getting into shipshape on a macrobiotic cruise

2010-01-24 00:00:00

Recently, a kid named Sandy Pukel, whom I haven't seen since high school, tracked me down through Facebook. Turns out he is no longer a kid (surprise!); in fact, he is a health food guru, and he mentioned he was running his annual Holistic Holiday at...

Gut Bacteria May Affect Your Weight

2010-06-21 00:00:00

Something in your gut could be making you fat — and it isn't just last night's pizza. The vast, diverse community of microbes inhabiting the intestines, scientists are finding, can influence metabolism and weight. Between 10 trillion and 100...

Genetic tests can unravel the mysteries of your DNA

2010-04-12 00:00:00

A patient came to Elizabeth Kearney with a dilemma: whether to go to medical school. There were a lot of physicians in his family and he wanted to be a doctor, but medicine was not the only thing in his genes — one of his parents had Huntington's...

Recommendations for cancer screening are under review

2009-12-28 00:00:00

You'd think there could be no downside to widespread screening for cancer. But that's not always the case. Studies on Pap smears, for example, show that atypical cells can disappear if they're left alone, while interventions can cause scarring and...

Gauging a gas tackler

2009-11-30 00:00:00

Whether you're still plowing through Thanksgiving leftovers or easing back to your normal fare, billions of bacteria in your digestive tract are eagerly awaiting their next meal. And if you feed them well enough, they'll thank you by producing gas....

Eddie Brandt dies at 90; Hollywood's go-to guy for film history, memorabilia

2011-03-10 00:00:00

Eddie Brandt's obsession with the movies was evident in his North Hollywood home, which he transformed into an indoor-outdoor theater by installing a film projector on a tiny loft with windows and pointing it toward his yard. Saturday night was movie...

Test linked to fewer colorectal cancer deaths

2010-04-27 19:04:00

A single sigmoidoscopy between ages 55 and 64 can reduce deaths from colorectal cancer by at least 43%, British researchers reported Tuesday. The results from the first large randomized trial of sigmoidoscopy show that it is a more effective tool than...

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2013-01-23 18:31:00

cancer. Overcooking isn't just the problem. Undercooked meat can be an issue, too. The Department of Agriculture lowered the safe cooking temperature for pork to 145 degrees from 160. Check out these Food finesse tips for other cooking tips.

2011-07-12 13:04:46

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2011-02-21 00:00:00

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