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On different wavelengths over EMFs

On different wavelengths over EMFs

Three years ago, at the age of 48, Camilla Rees had to leave her apartment in downtown San Francisco. Not because of the rent, she says, but because of the radiation.

St. Louis company strikes deal with Poland for isotope that is crucial to medical tests

As U.S. physicians face an impending crisis caused by lack of a crucial isotope used in many diagnostic procedures, a U.S. company said...

Scientists find great genetic differences among southern Africans

Scientists have long known that natives of southern Africa are genetically quite distinct from people in the rest of the world, but a new...

Health study ranks L.A. County 26th of 56

Health study ranks L.A. County 26th of 56

In a new survey, Los Angeles County ranks 26th for health outcomes and 44th for health factors of the 56 California counties studied.

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L.A. County slashes doctors' reimbursement rate

L.A. County slashes doctors' reimbursement rate

Emergency room doctors and on-call specialists treating poor, uninsured patients at private hospitals in Los Angeles County saw their...

Electromagnetic field studies reach different conclusions

Electromagnetic field studies reach different conclusions

How could respectable scientists armed with the same data on electromagnetic fields end up on opposite sides of the spectrum? The studies...

How strong are different magnetic fields?

How strong are different magnetic fields?

It's probably a good thing that the human eye can see only a small slice of the energy spectrum. If we could see microwaves, radio waves and...

Victims of electrosensitivity syndrome say EMFs cause symptoms

Victims of electrosensitivity syndrome say EMFs cause symptoms

The explosive spread of electromagnetic fields across the world has undeniably spawned at least one disorder: electrosensitivity syndrome....

Individual mandate: A sticking point in the healthcare debate

Individual mandate: A sticking point in the healthcare debate

Should the government force everyone to purchase health insurance? Few topics in the healthcare debate are more controversial than the so-...

At Bellevue, a hospital reflects its changing world

At Bellevue, a hospital reflects its changing world

Yuzuro Yamamoto (not his real name) was a quiet Japanese man who knew only a handful of words in English, despite 30 years in America. He...

Sauerkraut as a remedy for canker sores

Sauerkraut as a remedy for canker sores

Q: If I feel a canker sore coming on, I put a wad of chopped sauerkraut on the area, hold it there for a minute, then chew and swallow. I...

Avenues to correct medical billing problems

Avenues to correct medical billing problems

Ever had a claim denied by your insurer because of something like a RAD Code 0022? If so, you're not alone.

Decode your medical bills

Decode your medical bills

People with health insurance who get a medical bill this early in the new year may also get some sticker shock. Few will have satisfied...

The basic facts of calories

The basic facts of calories

A calorie is . . .

For flat, firm abs, just roll with it

For flat, firm abs, just roll with it

This is a safe and effective way to train your abdominal muscles to stay flat and firm when you stand. Don't try to touch your feet to the...

Billi Gordon couldn't fit into an MRI  -- until now

Billi Gordon couldn't fit into an MRI -- until now

Gordon, who was profiled in The Times last fall, had entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in September weighing 701 pounds and lugging around...

FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans

FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from...

Bill Clinton gets stents in artery after having chest discomfort

Bill Clinton gets stents in artery after having chest discomfort

Former President Clinton, who underwent major surgery to clear blocked arteries six years ago, suffered chest discomfort Thursday and was...

Study disputes concerns over plasma from female donors

Three years after the U.S. blood-banking industry recommended against transfusing plasma from female donors because of a potentially life-...

Genes linked to stuttering identified

Genes linked to stuttering identified

Government researchers have discovered the first genes linked to stuttering -- a complex of three mutated genes that may be responsible...

Revising the book on mental illness

Revising the book on mental illness

After years of research, professional infighting and maneuvering from various interest groups, the nation's psychiatrists Tuesday...

Scientists try to measure love

Scientists try to measure love

Leave it to science to take all the fun out of something as cosmically pure as love.

'Extraordinary Measures' gets some parts of true story right

'Extraordinary Measures' gets some parts of true story right

'Extraordinary Measures'

Foods fortified with extra vitamins could prove costly

Foods fortified with extra vitamins could prove costly

These days, it's not difficult to consume 600% of your daily recommended value of B vitamins or 2,000% of the recommended amount of...