WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't be afraid to question your doctor and ask, "Do I really need that?"That's the advice from leading medical groups who came up dozens of tests and treatments that physicians too often prescribe when they shouldn't.No worrisome stroke signs? Then don't screen a healthy person for a clogged neck artery, the family physicians say. It could lead to risky surgery for a blockage too...
Bulgari shows off Liz Taylor's gems
Label: Business It isn't easy sometimes to be an ordinary person in Los Angeles, so near to and yet so far from the city's glamorous events.You...
Feb
19
India Ink: Irene Genovese, the Traveler from Italy
Label: WorldWhy do millions of people, from entire Indian villages to urbane middle managers to foreign tourists, brave the crowds at the Kumbh Mela? During this year’s 55-day pilgrimage, to Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, an estimated 100 million Hindus and others are expected to take a holy dip in the Ganges River to wash away their sins. India Ink interviewed some of them. Irene Genovese, 55, a traveler from Tuscany,...
What's Next for Mindy McCready's Two Young Boys?
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling 02/19/2013 at 07:00 PM EST Mindy McCready's apparent suicide on Sunday has left her two young sons in custodial limbo.The boys – Zander, 6, and Zayne, 10 months – had been in state custody since Feb. 7, when McCready called police to ask for help in making her father and stepmother leave her...
Jan Perry attack mailers seek to siphon votes from Wendy Greuel
Label: Business Jan Perry occasionally lets loose a subtle swipe at her rivals in the Los Angeles mayor's race. But for the most part she has...
Feb
18
Japan Finds Swelling in Second Boeing 787 Battery
Label: WorldTOKYO (Reuters) - Cells in a second lithium-ion battery on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner forced to make an emergency landing in Japan last month showed slight swelling, a Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) official said on Tuesday. The jet, flown by All Nippon Airways Co, was forced to make the landing after its main battery failed. "I do not know the exact discussion taken by the research...
Mindy McCready: Under Police Scrutiny at Time of Suicide?
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling and Mike Fleeman 02/18/2013 at 06:00 PM EST Mindy McCready and David Wilson Courtesy Mindy McCready When Mindy McCready talked to police in recent weeks, her account of how her boyfriend came to be found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head...
Hip implants a bit more likely to fail in women
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It's not known which models...
Complaint alleges racial bias in Palmdale elections
Label: Business Latinos and African Americans make up about two-thirds of the population of Palmdale. But since the city's incorporation in...
Feb
17
The Lede: Spectacular Videos of Meteor Over Siberia
Label: WorldVideo posted on YouTube on Friday appeared to catch an explosion caused by a meteor streaking over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.Last Updated, 5:40 p.m. As our colleagues Ellen Barry and Andrew Kramer report, Russians recorded video of a bright flash, apparently debris from a meteor, “streaking through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across...
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