Heart Problems

The Supreme Court rules out some -- but not all -- gene patents

2013-06-13 13:16:00

This post has been corrected, as noted below. When it took up the issue of patents on human genes, the Supreme Court seemed torn by two conflicting interests: the long-standing principle that products of nature can't be patented, and the commercial...

Review: Tyler Adams amplified at Steve Turner Contemporary

2013-06-13 16:00:00

After dazzling your eyeballs at LACMA’s James Turrell exhibition across the street, do something similar for your ears at Tyler Adams’ solo debut at Steve Turner Contemporary. Adams uses sound — low droning tones — and the...

Walt Arfons dies at 96; brother Art nabbed his land speed record

2013-06-14 09:19:00

When Walt Arfons first strapped a jet engine onto a hot rod, experts thought the car would melt, explode or spin wildly out of control. They were wrong. Working in his family's old feed mill and hardware store on Pickle Road in Akron, Ohio, Arfons...

Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced at pharmacies. But that, of course, isn't the case. Generic drug prices can be all over the map, depending on...

Alan Trounson, California's Dr. Stem Cell

2013-05-29 00:00:00

In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it. Voters made stem cell research a state constitutional right, and endorsed $3 billion in bond sales for 10 years to cement the deal. CIRM,...

Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers

2013-05-21 08:36:00

A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the�...

Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...

Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers

2013-05-20 16:05:00

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's�planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The�unions�must maintain�a minimum�level of staffing�among certain units,...

Champions League losses give Spain pause

2013-05-04 14:45:00

If there are lessons to be learned from last week's Champions League semifinals they may not be fully understood until next summer's World Cup. But Vicente del Bosque, consider yourself warned. Because while the losses of Barcelona and Real Madrid to...

Jackson trial: AEG missed the warning signs

2013-05-07 19:06:00

Michael Jackson’s doctor showed warning signs that should have led concert promoter AEG to raise serious questions before letting him sign on as the singer’s physician for an anticipated comeback tour, a cardiologist testified Tuesday. �� ...

Wichita State's Carl Hall is at heart of Shockers' surge

2013-04-02 18:37:00

From passed out on a floor to the Final Four — it has been a pulse-rate ride for Carl Hall. "Oh man, it's been a long journey for me," Hall said. Wichita State's senior forward, who overcame a heart condition that sidelined him for two years,...

Missing Olympic diving champ Sammy Lee was in Studio City

2013-04-02 21:23:00

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sammy Lee, who suffers from dementia and was reported missing after leaving his Huntington Beach home, was in Studio City on Tuesday evening to gas his Mercedes after traveling earlier in the day to Mojave, authorities...

Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulele (above)i, one of the top draft prospects, wasn't allowed to work out after a heart condition was discovered at the combine. Lotulelei will return to Salt Lake City to undergo more tests.

2013-02-25 00:00:00

After retiring from wrestling due to a heart condition, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is reduced to working behind a supermarket deli counter. The deli scenes are both some of the film's funniest and saddest.

2013-02-19 12:11:26

Pregnancy can exacerbate some heart conditions and alleviate others.

2013-02-18 18:15:26