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Anthem Blue Cross should reimburse California man for transplant, jury says
A Los Angeles jury concluded Monday that Anthem Blue Cross should cover the cost of an out-of-state liver transplant that a California man paid for after the insurer balked.
In addition, the jury ordered Blue Cross to pay plaintiff Ephram Nehme's legal...Tags: Corporate Crime, California, Los Angeles, Liver Transplants, Insurance
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Coffee in moderation may offer health benefits
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the current thoughts on coffee as to how it affects one's health, good or bad? ANSWER: Over the past several years, research has busted some health myths about coffee. It doesn't contribute to heart attacks, cancer or reduced...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Asthma, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes
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FDA Puts Black Box Warning on Plavix
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. The FDA said in a statement Friday that certain patients with...Tags: Medical Services, Drugs and Medicines, Pfizer Inc., Plavix (drug), Companies and Corporations
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Pfizer: More Lipitor Cuts Heart Complications More
The Associated PressA reanalysis of research data found a high dose of popular cholesterol pill Lipitor lowers risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients with both heart disease and kidney disease, the drug's maker said Monday. Pfizer Inc. said the new analysis, which...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pfizer Inc., Lipitor (drug), Weaponry, Kidney
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'Crazy Heart's' Addictive Hero
Los Angeles Times"Crazy Heart" Butcher's Run Films Currently in theaters The premise: Otis "Bad" Blake ( Jeff Bridges) is a 57-year-old country singer and songwriter who has fallen on hard times. He's an alcoholic and chain smoker. He's experiencing frequent...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, California, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment, Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Milk, grapes and other dangerous 'people foods'
Q: Can you provide a list of foods and other items that, if eaten, will make a dog sick ( diarrhea, vomiting, minor hives, etc.) or die. I don't have the Internet and would appreciate a written list. -- Linda Blattenberger, Harrisburg A: The most...Tags: Liver Failure, Cat (animal), Dog (animal), Earthquakes, Emergency Incidents
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Banish Holiday Hangovers Naturally
Naturally SavvyWhile that last tequila shooter with the co-workers seemed like a good idea at the time, the next morning might prove otherwise. The holidays provide endless justifiable excuses for overindulgence, particularly for food and alcohol, and hangovers are just...Tags: Headaches, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hormones and Metabolism, Holidays, Potassium (chemical element)
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Prayers in the Pot Wars
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES- Cheryl Shuman is an activist and a survivor who's staring down her own mortality. It has truly been a difficult road for the medical marijuana user. Before she began her work to reform marijuana laws, Cheryl was known as the 'Optician to...Tags: Tumors, Drugs and Medicines, California, Los Angeles, Liver Transplants
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Culinary SOS: Pizzeria Mozza's chicken liver pate
Dear SOS: Pizzeria Mozza has fabulous pizza. But their chicken liver bruschetta is out of this world. I'd love to have the recipe.
Lorri Jean
Hollywood
Dear Lorri: We love the rustic texture of this chicken liver pate, which is coarsely chopped by...Tags: Parsley, Los Angeles Times, Foods and Beverages, Lemons, Breads
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A Measure of Risk
McClatchy TribuneThe scene plays out repeatedly in Dr. George Griffing's Brentwood, Mo., office: big round bellies come through his exam-room door well before the rest of his patients' bodies. That's when Griffing, professor of internal medicine at St. Louis University...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Overweight, Legs, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes
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When it Comes to Vitamins, More Not Necessarily Better
Los Angeles TimesThese days, it's not difficult to consume 600 percent of your daily recommended value of B vitamins or 2,000 percent of the recommended amount of vitamin C - all before lunchtime. Many energy bars, juices and other products are crammed with sky-high...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Arizona, Maine, University of Southern California, Colleges and Universities
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Boy's unique liver transplant gives hope of a life free of anti-rejection drugs
The New York TimesJonathan Nunez was 8 months old when a liver transplant saved his life. Three years later, his body rejected the transplant, attacking it so fiercely that it wasted away and vanished, leaving barely a trace. That result, seemingly a disaster, was exactly...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Liver Failure, Surgery, Liver Transplants, Children
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