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Many doctors hide the truth about medical errors, study finds
Some things are better left unsaid – and that includes certain aspects of your medical condition, doctors say.
In a nationwide survey of roughly 1,800 physicians, 17% had some level of disagreement with the notion that they should “never tell...Tags: Health, Internists, Psychiatry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Psychiatrists
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Of doctors and drug makers
Did your doctor prescribe that expensive drug solely because you need it, or in part because she has friendly feelings toward the pharmaceutical company that makes it, which treated her to a Hawaiian vacation-cum-"medical conference"? Patients may get...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health, Internists, General Practitioners, Pharmaceuticals
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Read President Obama's prepared State of the Union remarks
As Prepared for Delivery –
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we...Tags: Environmental Issues, Warren Buffett, Automotive Equipment, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, General Motors Corp.
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Lap-Band maker needs to step up
Like most big companies, Irvine pharmaceutical giant Allergan Inc. likes to project the image of an upstanding corporate citizen. Indeed, it devotes several pages of its website to its purported good works.
Yet it's still proper to ask: When will...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Obesity, Health, Manufacturing and Engineering, Marketing
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Health, Trials, Laws, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Weight Loss
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Weekly remarks: GOP's Pat Toomey says regs kill jobs; Obama says new jobs his top priority
Top of the TicketPat Toomey says Obama has made the bad economy worse with his policies; Obama blames Congress for fractious politics.... -
Dr. Max Harry Weil dies at 84: pioneer in critical care
Dr. Max Harry Weil, an influential pioneer of critical-care medicine and the founding president of the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine in Rancho Mirage, has died. He was 84.
Weil died of prostate cancer July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, said...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, University of Michigan, State University of New York, University of Pennsylvania
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FDA proposes regulation of mobile healthcare apps
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Food and Drug Admisitration has introduced a proposal that would allow it to regulate smartphone and tablet apps that relate to health and medical needs. The FDA on Tuesday said it would seek "input on its proposed oversight approach for certain... -
Nonsurgical cosmetic treatments growing in popularity
Los Angeles TimesDr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a...Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Entertainment, Plastic Surgery
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E-cigarettes will get FDA oversight as tobacco products
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it will act to ensure the government's right to impose marketing, manufacturing and safety restrictions on "electronic cigarettes," a nicotine delivery device widely billed as an alternative to...Tags: Health, Health Treatments, Tobacco Products, Electronics, Food and Drug Administration
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Not just rice cakes any longer for those who eat gluten-free
Daily DishWandering around the Natural Products Expo West this weekend in Anaheim was a little like walking through a supersize Whole Foods market where everything was available for sampling. That is to say, it was crowded and overwhelming. Among the trends...... -
Warby Parker’s affordable, vintage-inspired eyewear
All The RageIf you’re one of the millions of people in America who wears some sort of corrective eyewear to drive, read, watch a movie or simply tie your own shoe, you know how expensive a pair of new frames and lenses......
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