Macular Degeneration

Stephen J. Ryan dies at 73; longtime dean of USC medical school

2013-05-05 17:55:00

While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as...

Goji berry: Plant your own backyard superfruit

2013-04-23 10:00:00

Michelle Wong tried to hold back the tears after learning that her landlady had ripped out the goji berry planted in the backyard of her apartment in Koreatown. The shrub was head-high and starting to put out little purple and white flowers where the...

Remove Medicare's straitjacket

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

Tiny telescopes implanted into eyes help elderly patient see better

2012-06-27 16:37:48

Chronic conditions' toll tallied

2012-01-31 17:05:00

The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic illnesses that are not only a drag on sufferers' time and energy, but on the nation's pocketbook. The Institute of Medicine on...

Dame Judi Dench: Vision problems, yes; going blind, not so much

2012-02-20 16:40:50

Harper Lee letter for sale: 'Please don't put this on the internet'

2011-11-07 16:34:46

Avastin: There's the truth and then there's the politics behind the cancer drug [The conversation]

2011-06-28 16:35:19

Memorial for Yvette Vickers only adds to Hollywood mystery

2011-06-03 21:35:24

Alone in life, Yvette Vickers is somewhat less alone in death

2011-06-04 00:00:00

If she hadn't starred in the 1950s cult horror films "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" and "Attack of the Giant Leeches," if she hadn't posed nude for Playboy, few would have asked how 82-year-old Yvette Vickers could have died in her Benedict Canyon home and...

Jane Russell dies at 89; screen siren had sensational debut in 'The Outlaw'

2011-02-28 20:30:00

Jane Russell, the dark-haired siren whose sensational debut in the 1943 film "The Outlaw" inspired producer Howard Hughes to challenge the power and strict morality of Hollywood's production code, died Monday at her home in Santa Maria, Calif. She was 89....

University of California President Mark Yudof: The BMOC

2011-01-15 00:00:00

Mark Yudof became president of the University of California in 2008. Some timing. Since then, the university has seen its state funding, which accounts for about 13% of its operating budget, cut again and again. Now Gov. Jerry Brown wants another $500...

Dame Judi Dench went public recently with news that she's suffering from age-related macular degeneration . The condition won't lead to blindness but it has had a significant impact on her vision. These days she uses lenses, glasses and bright light to see and requires a friend, relative or agent

2012-02-23 18:32:47