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Famous physicians
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHere's a sampling of top celebrity doctors — whether authors, journalists, TV show hosts or all of the above — who are influencing what we eat, how we live and whom we love. DR. MEHMET OZ Claim to fame: Oz's good looks, plain talk and...Tags: Television, 20 (tv program), Weight Loss, Medical Research, Head Injuries
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More options available to help stop snoring
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYOU'RE ON the verge of falling asleep, and then it starts. The snorting. The choking sounds. Sometimes there's even a little whistle to it. A family member or roommate sleeping nearby has launched into an all-night bout of snoring, and you're the one...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physiology, Science, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Attack
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Misuse of pain drug linked to hearing loss
Times Staff WriterA powerful and potentially addictive painkiller used by millions of Americans is causing rapid hearing loss, even deafness, in some patients who are misusing the drug, according to hearing researchers in Los Angeles and elsewhere. So far, at least 48...Tags: Westport, Hospitals and Clinics, Science, Physiology, Symptoms
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More children are keeping their tonsils
Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, Jamie's older sister began complaining about the then 3-year-old's loud snoring. Because Jamie's tonsils seemed enlarged, her parents took her to an otolaryngologist at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, who confirmed that the tonsils...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, National Institutes of Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Difficulty Swallowing
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Brain Surgery Performed Via Eyelid
The Baltimore SunWhen Liane Lefever complained to her doctor about a persistent ear ache, an examination found a much more serious problem: a brain tumor. For many Americans, that diagnosis could have led to invasive surgery — including slicing open her skull &#...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Colleges and Universities, Gaming, Plastic Surgeons
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Keep your ears a 'swab-free' zone
The American Academy of Otolaryngology is urging you not to use cotton swabs to clean their ears. With the public going to the pool or the beach, keeping ears in a "swab-free zone" may be easier said than done. Dr. Howard W. Francis, an associate...Tags: Heart Attack, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Swimmer's Ear, Health and Safety at School
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Dr. Antonio De la Cruz dies at 65; neurotologist performed ear surgery on Rush Limbaugh
Dr. Antonio De la Cruz, a renowned neurotologist at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles who performed cochlear implant surgery on conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, has died. He was 65.
De la Cruz, who also was the director of education...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Electronics, Medical Services, Hearing Impairment, Drugs and Medicines
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Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution
It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics
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