Abdominal Pain

For a dying patient, a prescription of silence

2013-05-16 00:00:00

His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty...

Patient is out of network, out of luck

2013-05-10 21:26:00

A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. The Pasadena resident and Kaiser member had lived for years with a rare condition known as Castleman's disease, which affects the lymph...

Unsolved mystery of woman's poisoning stokes passions in China

2013-05-10 06:00:00

BEIJING — She was a promising student at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, a talented musician who loved to swim and dreamed of studying German and computer science. But in her sophomore year, Zhu Ling began suffering acute stomach...

LAFD chief presses ahead with firefighter reassignment plan

2013-04-25 14:53:00

Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings vowed Thursday to press ahead with a controversial plan to reassign dozens of city firefighters from fire engines to ambulance duty, despite an outcry from groups representing� city firefighters and the department's...

Scientists map dengue, estimate 390 million infections per year

2013-04-08 04:00:00

An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low. It estimated there are 390 million dengue...

Magnet swallowing a potentially deadly threat to children, study says

2013-03-11 12:58:00

A new breed of powerful magnets found in toys and jewelry poses a growing and potentially deadly risk to small children who swallow them, according to a study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Assn. Journal. Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are...

$1,079.28 worth of reasons to celebrate Obamacare

2013-01-16 15:01:00

I recently got a medical bill that reminded me just how much I’m looking forward to when all of Obamacare’s provisions kick in. In December, I found myself suddenly doubled over with abdominal pain. My physician couldn’t see me right...

Report on Burbank police: Deficiencies in use-of-force investigations

2012-11-24 13:03:55

Wheat for people allergic to gluten: Possible?

2012-11-26 12:30:00

Can scientists create gluten-free wheat plants to make bread with? �Writing in the journal PNAS, a team of scientists concludes that it’s quite possible. People with serious gluten allergies such as celiac disease now have only one tried-and-...

Yosemite cabins cleaned, inspected after second hantavirus death

2012-08-28 13:34:13

Yosemite hantavirus outbreak "unprecedented,"officials say

2012-08-28 15:53:10

Hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite considered 'unprecedented'

2012-08-29 07:22:22

, J-Wow, Sammi and Deena took a turn for the gross before the female video award was presented. While talking about the cast's wild times in Florence, Italy, for the latest season, Leachman joked that she might have gotten a booty call or two from fellow cast member Pauly D.

2011-08-28 20:44:15

or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms.

2011-06-07 06:55:31

May 17, 2011 - Blackman Industries, Inc. of Kansas City, KS is recalling all PrimeTime brand 2 ct. and 5 ct. Premium Pig Ears and all KC Beefhide brand 20 ct.

2011-05-20 06:45:38