John Wayne Cancer Institute

MacArthur 'genius' tackles concussions in football

2011-09-20 05:30:00

Kevin Guskiewicz, one of the winners of the MacArthur Foundation award announced Tuesday, was long a thorn in the side of the National Football League. Since 1999, he has wired the helmets of about 700 college football players with accelerometers to...

Fashion News: Hair industry legend Vidal Sassoon dies

2012-05-10 16:32:13

Coming soon in the medical arsenal against cancer: vaccines

2009-07-06 00:00:00

It's a deceptively simple idea: What if doctors could recruit the body's own immune system to fight cancer? The complexities of the immune system have kept this from becoming reality, until now. Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and...

Scene & Heard: 'What a Pair!' revue gets boost at Library Alehouse

2010-09-05 00:00:00

"What a Pair!" organizers Jody Price and Ruth Stalford paired up with "the beer chicks," Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune, and the Library Alehouse in Santa Monica on Tuesday for a class in "Beer Pairing 101." "What a Pair!" is an annual musical revue,...

Mammogram guidelines spark heated debate

2009-11-17 00:00:00

A government panel's recommendation Monday that women under the age of 50 do not need regular mammograms set off a furious debate about the importance of the routine screening tool, leaving many women confused about how best to protect their health. In...

Moles' split personality

2008-04-28 00:00:00

We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...

Cheryl Holdridge dies at 64; popular Mouseketeer

2009-01-09 00:00:00

Cheryl Holdridge, the beautiful blond actress who first gained fame as a Mouseketeer on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, has died. She was 64. Holdridge died Tuesday at her home in Santa Monica after a two-year battle with lung cancer, said...

Experts Warn of Cancer Threat from Spray-on Tans

2012-06-13 06:40:00

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- People who get spray-on sun tans are being warned that their faux glow could be harmful to their health, and possibly even deadly. The active chemical used in spray tans -- called dihydroxyacetone, or DHA -- has been shown in...

Melrose Salon Offers Organic Alternative to Spray Tans

2012-06-15 06:23:00

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The active chemical used in spray tans -- called dihydroxyacetone, or DHA -- has been shown in scientific studies to cause genetic mutations, according to a recent ABC News report. That report hit home for salon owner Vered Valensi,...

Paddling against cancer

2011-09-08 21:02:00

Though he overcame cancer, Jack Marshall Shimko was no match for the recent large ocean swells and rough seas off the Southern California coast. The Newport Beach native had to divert his quest to paddle to each of the eight Channel Islands —...

Surgeons optimistic on lymph node study

2011-02-16 11:18:27

Local surgeons are cautiously optimistic about a new study that finds that many women with early stage breast cancer do not need a procedure that has long been routine: Removal of all cancerous lymph nodes from the armpit. “This is a major change,&...

Playing for a good cause

2010-10-27 13:01:04

Digs trumped kills at La Ca�ada High girls' volleyball match against Rio Hondo League opponent South Pasadena. The Oct. 21 game was about more than just volleyball — it involved the Spartans' second annual Dig for the Cure. Leading up to the match,...

Performer Kathleen Wilhoite and Patrick Wayne, chairman of the board of John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.

2009-10-02 15:47:14