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Los Angeles Times Medical and Health News Headlines
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All Recent Los Angeles Times Medical News Headlines |
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HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal
The Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida is becoming the latest big medical provider swept up in a consolidation wave triggered by federal government efforts to tame rising healthcare costs.
HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and clinics.
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POSTED 05/22/2012 at 03:00 AM -- 
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Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rules
Pom Wonderful used insufficient evidence to back claims that its products could treat or prevent serious diseases, the chief administrative law judge at the FTC says.
A federal administrative judge ruled that pomegranate juice maker Pom Wonderful used deceptive advertising when it implied its products could treat or prevent serious diseases and other medical conditions.
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POSTED 05/22/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
An expert advisory panel argues that needless treatments hurt many more men than are helped by early detection, but some doctors take issue.
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection of cancers.
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POSTED 05/22/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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L.A. Unified a rare haven for health teachers
The school district still has dedicated health classes while many others have ended theirs, largely for fiscal reasons.
The school district still has dedicated health classes while many others have ended theirs, largely for fiscal reasons.
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POSTED 05/21/2012 at 12:11 AM --
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Critic's Notebook: TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
Take it from someone who knows: The struggle with childhood obesity, illustrated vividly on television, is a battle of both the mind and the mouth for an overweight kid.
Take it from someone who knows: The struggle with childhood obesity, illustrated vividly on television, is a battle of both the mind and the mouth for an overweight kid.
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POSTED 05/20/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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McManus: A campaign bombshell
If the court upholds the healthcare reform law, the president wins; if it declares the law unconstitutional, he loses. Right? Well, not so fast.
If the court upholds the healthcare reform law, the president wins; if it declares the law unconstitutional, he loses. Right? Well, not so fast.
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POSTED 05/20/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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Fitness: Exercise apps for your smartphone
IPhone, iPad and Android apps can help you boost your fitness level. Reviewed: Yoga With Janet Stone, Endomondo Pro, Nike Training Club, Zombies, Run!, Fleetly.
Forget Angry Birds. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool for improving your overall fitness if you give it half a chance.
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POSTED 05/19/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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Are raspberry ketones a 'miracle' fat burner? Dr. Oz weighs in.
Sales took off after the supplement was touted on 'The Dr. Oz Show.' But does it really work?
Until recently, very few people had ever heard of raspberry ketones, the aromatic compounds that give the berries their distinctive smell. Today, health food stores have trouble keeping the capsules or drops of the stuff on their shelves. Almost overnight, an obscure plant compound became the next big thing in weight loss — and all it took was a few words from Dr. Oz.
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POSTED 05/19/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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AIDS researchers sideline women
Although they account for 25% of those living with HIV in the U.S., women are significantly underrepresented in clinical trials.
At any one time, hundreds of clinical trials are underway in the U.S. to test simpler and more effective ways to treat and prevent HIV infection, which afflicts more than 1 million people in this country. Most of those in the U.S. with HIV — and with AIDs in its full-blown stage — are men. So, understandably, men make up the majority of the participants in the trials.
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POSTED 05/18/2012 at 03:00 AM --
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It's time to serve up some big incentives to curb obesity
To combat the alarming obesity rate, the Institute of Medicine says the U.S. needs to overhaul everything from farm policies to zoning laws. Clearly, doing nothing isn't an option.
Americans eat too damn much. And we all pay a rising cost for this gluttony in the form of higher insurance premiums and lost productivity.
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POSTED 05/15/2012 at 12:33 AM --
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